Ocasio-Cortez made her controversial remarks during a Democratic Socialists of America event in Austin, Texas, last week.
“I don’t believe that a child should be in a cage on our border, and I don’t believe a child should be in a cage in the West Bank,” AOC announced in a videotaped comment after being heckled by pro-Palestinian protesters. Michael Nussbaum, President of the Queens Jewish Community Council, states Ocasio-Cortez was spewing a baseless smear against Israel.
The congresswoman represents parts of Queens and The Bronx. “The Queens Jewish community is concerned when a local elected official makes spurious and reckless suggestions aimed at Israel,” Nussbaum announced in a statement according to The Post.
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“Bombastic suggestions and lies are dangerous when spewed by sitting politicians anywhere on the political spectrum. When the far-Left mimics the far right in lies and exaggerations, democracy and dialogue suffers.” AOC’s Texas trip has become a public-relations headache for her, not just over her words.
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The Post exclusively reported over the weekend that the self-proclaimed socialist who is "down with working-class folks" was spotted flying first class on her plane trip back to New York. As for AOC’s comments in Texas, Nussbaum explained that her words matter because she is the face of the Democratic Socialists of America. The Left-leaning political group supports the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement against Israel.
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The DSA backs the BDS movement in terms of “ending [Israel’s] occupation and colonization of all Arab lands and dismantling the Wall; recognizing the fundamental rights of the Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel to full equality; and respecting, protecting, and promoting the rights of Palestinian refugees to return to their homes and properties as stipulated in UN Resolution 194.”
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Supporters of Israel announced that the BDS movement seeks to dismantle the Jewish State. Ocasio said, “With media, with all this stuff, Palestine is basically a banned word. It’s censored. We don’t talk about it. No one knows about it.”
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“Thank you for bringing it up, honestly, because we shouldn’t have to tiptoe around these things. We should be able to talk about it. And we shouldn’t allow people’s humanity to be censored,’’ she announced. “I want to be unequivocal, we are here to stand up for the rights of Palestinians and Palestinian children. One hundred percent. Don’t get it twisted. Because disinformation is not the vibe. “Believing in the basic human dignity and the ability for a person to not be jailed or beaten for who they are, it does not mean that you are bigoted against any other community,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “And we gotta call that for what it is.”
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