Socialist Democratic Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez of New York was furious at protesters who demanded that the word “genocide” be used to describe Israel’s military operations in the Gaza Strip.
The protesters recorded the incident on video. chased At a movie theater in Brooklyn, Ocasio-Cortez becomes increasingly angry and frustrated.
“It’s wrong not to actively oppose genocide when it’s happening,” the protester said in the video.
“You’re lying!” she yelled back.
Ocasio-Cortez and her fiancé Riley Roberts quickly fled, but protesters continued to chase her.
“If you can’t say it, say it. Literally. We’re just talking to you like normal people. Say it’s genocide. Say it. Over 30,000 people died. AOC, you can’t just say that “just once?” ” the protesters demanded. “Just say one word. That’s it. That’s all we need you to say.”
The illustration is from suspicious report From the Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip, run by Hamas terrorists. President Joe Biden said in October that he had no confidence in the organization’s numbers.
Ocasio-Cortez accused the protesters of trying to deceptively edit the video they obtained.
“Are you going to cut it out and take it out of context, I already said that’s what it is!” she exclaimed. “And you guys just act like it never happened over and over again.”
The protesters continued to chase her to the sidewalk outside the theater, where she yelled at them again.
“You’re screwed, man! And you’re not helping these people!” she screamed. “You’re not helping them!”
Critics of the Socialist Democratic Party don’t seem to have much sympathy for her plight.at least one It pointed out She herself defended the protest tactics used by the left.
“The whole point of protests is to make people uncomfortable. Activists embrace that discomfort and advocate for concrete policy changes. Public support often starts small and grows.” she wrote on social media in December.
Ocasio-Cortez previously came under fire from the left when she voted “yes” instead of against a bill to fund Israel’s Iron Dome defense system in 2021.
“I am truly sorry to those I have disappointed. To those who think this reasoning is poor or cowardly, I understand,” she responded at the time.
Video of the altercation is below.
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