AOC decries discrimination against Jews, ‘weaponization’ of antisemitism in talk with Jewish leaders Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been an outspoken pro-Palestinian advocate in Congress.
In an unusual twist, AIPAC praises Bernie Sanders over his Israel-Hamas ceasefire stance Sanders later distanced himself from the pro-Israel lobby, in the latest example of how a fissure among progressives is affecting politics.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls AIPAC ‘racist and bigoted’ The New York lawmaker also called the pro-Israel group “an extremist organization that destabilizes US democracy.”
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