Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.) on Wednesday criticized Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) for questioning Sen. Bernie Sanders (R-Vt.)’s stance on anti-Semitism. He lashed out, calling the Florida Democratic Party’s comments “.” It’s embarrassing. ”
“Sen. Mr. Sanders’ family was murdered in the Holocaust. He dedicates every moment to making Tikkun Olam a reality. His commitment to protecting the innocent people of Gaza is derived from Jewish values. Ocasio-Cortez wrote on Wednesday. In a post on social platform X. “He and many other Jewish leaders deserve better than to be treated this way. This is embarrassing.”
Ocasio-Cortez was responding to Moskowitz’s comments about Sanders, who issued a statement Tuesday about efforts to end U.S. military aid to Israel’s wartime military operations.
“I am extremely disappointed that my amendment to end offensive military aid to Netanyahu’s war machine, which has killed and injured more than 100,000 Palestinians, two-thirds of them women and children, will not be considered. “I’m disappointed, but not surprised,” Sanders wrote.
sanders son of Jewish immigrants They emigrated from Poland in the 1920s to escape rising anti-Semitism.Amendments to a massive foreign aid package debated by the Senate on Tuesday include $26 billion in humanitarian aid worldwide, including to Israel and Gaza. I tried to add a suggestion.
The bill passed the Senate on a 79-18 vote on Tuesday and was signed by President Biden on Wednesday. Sanders voted against the bill, along with Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Peter Welch (D-Vermont).
Moskowitz, who is also Jewish, reposted Sanders’ remarks. I wrote it as a statement.“Bernie, do your anti-Semitism next time. Why are you so quiet?”
Moskowitz responded to Ocasio-Cortez’s criticism by pointing out his family’s death in the Holocaust.
“My family was also killed in the Holocaust, both in Germany and Poland. My grandmother was in the kindergarten pick-up car.” He said. “They instilled values in me. That’s why I voted for aid to Israel and aid to Gaza. We see each other at work, but we’re here. It’s better than working.”
Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, has been one of the most vocal critics of continued U.S. aid to Israel and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, given the rising number of civilian deaths in Gaza. I am one of those people.
is more than 34,000 Palestinians were killed This has been the case in Gaza since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that sparked the Israel-Hamas war, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health.
Anti-Semitism has been on the rise in the United States and other Western countries since the October 7 attack, which killed 1,200 people and kidnapped about 250.
More than 8,800 anti-Semitic incidents will occur in the United States in 2023, a record high, according to an annual study by the Anti-Defamation League. Moskowitz was one of several lawmakers to express concern about the increase.
The Hill has reached out to Moskowitz and Sanders’ offices for further comment.
Updated at 8:39pm ET.
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