Posted on 07/11/2024 3:28:28 PM PDT by nickcarraway
AOC said some Israel criticism has crossed into antisemitism in conversation with Jewish experts
The Democratic Socialists of America on Wednesday pulled their conditional endorsement of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for reelection after she hosted an online panel discussion with two leading Jewish experts on antisemitism.
Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat from New York, acknowledged in a June livestream with Amy Spitalnick, chief executive of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, and Stacy Burdett, a former senior executive at the Anti-Defamation League, that there had been instances where criticism of Israel had crossed the line into the spectrum of antisemitism.
The DSA’s national political committee said the sponsorship of the virtual event was “a deep betrayal to all those who’ve risked their welfare to fight Israeli apartheid and genocide through political and direct action in recent months, and in decades past.”
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Spitalnick responded in a post on X, “The fact that our — nuanced, complex, and frank — conversation on antisemitism is somehow beyond the pale for DSA should tell you everything you need to know.”
The DSA’s issue with AOC
The group initially voted to back Ocasio-Cortez’s reelection two days before the Democratic primaries last month at the behest of the DSA’s New York City chapter. But it was made on the condition that she publicly opposed all funding to Israel and backed the Boycott, Divest, and Sanctions movement.
The NYC-DSA, which had endorsed Ocasio-Cortez without conditions, believed that a conditional endorsement was worse than no national endorsement and requested the organization to withdraw it. After concluding that the incumbent wouldn’t meet the conditions, the national DSA rescinded the offer.
In addition, the DSA took issue with some of the congresswoman’s recent votes on Israel.
The statement said that while it appreciated that Ocasio-Cortez supported a permanent ceasefire and accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, her vote — along with 411 House members — in favor of a resolution that condemned Hamas and equated the denial of Israel’s right to exist with antisemitism was unacceptable. Rep. Tom Massie, a far-right Republican from Kentucky, was the sole member to oppose the measure, while Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a progressive Democrat from Michigan, voted present. The group also objected to Ocasio-Cortez and 20 of her progressive colleagues expressing support for “strengthening the Iron Dome and other defense systems.”
Rep. Jamaal Bowman, a two-term incumbent who was defeated in last month’s primary in New York’s 16th District, has also drawn the ire of the DSA, for taking a trip to Israel with J Street three years ago and for voting for funds to replenish Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system. Several chapters across the country called for his expulsion. The DSA’s national leadership chose not to punish Bowman, but conveyed strong disapproval. The local chapter issued a late endorsement for Bowman weeks before the primary after he reached out and expressed remorse.
But maybe it shouldn't be a surprise:
Where Does the Left's Antisemitism Come From? Karl Marx (Money Is the Jealous God of Israel)
Just wow....
I can’t believe she was that stupid. Who does she think she’s with? Hint: they aren’t Baptists.
but that’s the party she’s really part of
I wonder if the Bowman loss clued her in.
Democratic Socialists, National Socialists - its all the same thing.
It’s funny because she’s a total anti-Semite.
Losing the treasured, esteemed, precious Democratic Socialists endorsement would make anyone burst into tears.
To be fair, this is courageous of AOC and a good thing.
She’s got this. She’s straddled plenty in her day. This little fence is nothing.
Well...an empty parking lot made her burst into tears, too. Maybe she took stock of what she’d be doing if she weren’t in Congress.
No. It was because she clapped instead of using Jazz Hands when she attended their conference.
Part of that illegal aliens sobbing scene had to do with her perfectly white pants getting an oil stain from a clumsy network crew member giving her a ride./S
Still one of my favorites. I’ve got jury duty next week. Must remember not to wear any “aggressive fragrances.” SMH....
Yeah, because it stops incoming rockets and missiles from hitting population centers. Objections to that are stupid. It saves lives, on both sides. Until the rampage on October 7 Iron Dome prevented Israel from having to use full force retaliation.
One could argue that because Iron Dome was so successful, Israel let its guard down believing that they could contain Gaza's problems to Gaza. The last 8 months or so shows what happens without systems like the Iron Dome. A barrage of rockets landing in Tel Aviv a decade ago would have resulted in the same thing happening to Gaza now. Iron Dome prevented it until that hoard came in rampaging, looting, raping, murdering innocent children, women and men. Gaza needs to suck it up and accept Israel's right to live in peace if they expect it to be reciprocated.
It makes no difference who recognizes a "Palestinian state" if that state is in perpetual war.
Hey, my girl likes expensive clothes, OK? Seriously, what’s she gonna do without the DC gig? Teach? Boring! She probably asked herself “If I wrote a book, would anyone color it?”
Could the DSA suck any harder? Jew hating Nazi’s that support Hamas. Consider that. Why are they here in the first place and who’s teaching them so much hate?
These questions are rhetorical.
The DSA’s issue with AOC
The group initially voted to back Ocasio-Cortez’s reelection two days before the Democratic primaries last month at the behest of the DSA’s New York City chapter. But it was made on the condition that she publicly opposed all funding to Israel and backed the Boycott, Divest, and Sanctions movement.
The NYC-DSA, which had endorsed Ocasio-Cortez without conditions, believed that a conditional endorsement was worse than no national endorsement and requested the organization to withdraw it. After concluding that the incumbent wouldn’t meet the conditions, the national DSA rescinded the offer.
No doubt. AIPAC threw millions at Bowman. AOC wants to keep her cushy job.
I always thought the socialists (Nazis) always hated the Communists(Jewish Bolshevism). 🤷♂️
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