AOC Fires Back At Nikki Haley's 'Naughty List' After Voting Against Pro-Israel Resolution

Written By BlabberBuzz | Friday, 21 July 2023 12:00 PM
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AOC Fires Back At Nikki Haley's 'Naughty List' After Voting Against Pro-Israel Resolution

Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took to Twitter to respond after Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley included her name on a list of Democratic lawmakers who voted against a House resolution expressing support for Israel.

Ocasio-Cortez, along with Representatives Jamaal Bowman, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, Summer Lee, Ayanna Pressley, Cori Bush, Andre Carson, and Delia Ramirez, voted against the resolution, which ultimately passed with a vote of 412-9. Another Democrat, Representative Betty McCollum, voted "present."

In her response, Ocasio-Cortez sarcastically remarked, "Oooh, a list!" She then suggested alternative names for the list, such as "People in Congress who think apartheid is wrong" or "People in Congress who don't ignore human rights abuses against Palestinians."

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Haley's initial tweet stated, "We're taking names. These 9 members of Congress believe Israel is racist. We will remember this vote." The Republican-majority in the House of Representatives held the vote expressing support for Israel after Democratic Representative Pramila Jayapal referred to the Middle Eastern democracy as a "racist state" during an event over the weekend.

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Jayapal's comment received backlash from both Democrats and Republicans. Democratic leaders and over 40 Democratic House members released separate statements condemning her remark. In response, Republicans decided to introduce a resolution countering Jayapal's comments. The following day, Jayapal released a statement seemingly walking back her comment while continuing to criticize Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's administration. She ultimately voted in favor of Tuesday's resolution.

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Tlaib, the only Palestinian-American member of Congress, also used the term "apartheid" to describe Israel when she criticized the resolution on the House floor prior to the vote.

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She stated, "We're here again reaffirming Congress' support for apartheid. It's an attempt to deny the reality and to normalize violence of apartheid." Tlaib further emphasized that Congress had previously supported the South African apartheid regime in a bipartisan manner.

The vote took place just before Israeli President Isaac Herzog addressed a joint session of Congress on Wednesday.

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