The New York City Chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America under consideration Whether to criticize Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat, who voted in favor of a bill advocating Israel's right to exist.
“Recognition of the national DSA comes with a serious commitment to the movement for Palestine and our collective socialist project.”
Ocasio-Cortez has come under fire from the right for her criticism of Israel, but her own party is upset that she is not anti-Israel enough.
Among the bills Ocasio-Cortez sponsored was House Resolution 888, which affirmed that “the denial of Israel's right to exist is a form of anti-Semitism.”
The group claimed that her vote violated “DSA's democratically determined program of anti-Zionism and the liberation of Palestine.”
DSA also objected to Ocasio-Cortez signing a Congressional letter in April suggesting support for defense spending for Israel's Iron Dome rocket defense system.
socialist groups have already voted withdraw In July, he supported the politician unconditionally.
“Support for the national DSA comes with a serious commitment to the movement for Palestine and our collective socialist project,” the group said. “To build a socialist movement that can defeat capitalism, we must demand more from the movement's leaders.”
In August, many on the far left criticized Ocasio-Cortez for praising Democratic candidate Kamala Harris at the Democratic National Convention for “vigorously” calling for an end to Israel's war in the Gaza Strip. They heavily criticized Ocasio-Cortez and Harris for not opposing U.S. aid to Israel enough.
“It's disgusting! She has Palestinian blood on her hands. She has and continues to disappoint. Why are her supporters fooled by her hypocrisy? It shows how hypocritical and disgusting this is,” said one critic on social media.
She was also criticized by the right over her response to an Israeli operation in September to blow up pagers obtained by Hamas operatives in Lebanon. Although many praised the sophisticated attack on the terrorists, she demanded to know whether the United States supported the operation in any way.
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