{"id":2076275,"date":"2023-10-23T08:59:05","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T12:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-aoc-calls-for-ceasefire-despite-being-told-it-would-leave-hamas-in-place-in-gaza\/"},"modified":"2023-10-23T09:00:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T13:00:32","slug":"israel-war-aoc-calls-for-ceasefire-despite-being-told-it-would-leave-hamas-in-place-in-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-aoc-calls-for-ceasefire-despite-being-told-it-would-leave-hamas-in-place-in-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"AOC urges ceasefire in Israel war, despite concerns about Hamas in Gaza."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisrael-war-aoc-calls-for-ceasefire-despite-being-told-it-would-leave-hamas-in-place-in-gaza%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2076275&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Supports Ceasefire with Hamas as Gaza&#8217;s Governing Body<\/h2>\n<p>During \u200dan engaging interview on MSNBC&#8217;s Mehdi Hasan Show, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) expressed her willingness to accept a ceasefire that \u200bwould leave Hamas in\u2063 power in the Gaza Strip. When asked about the cost of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-aoc-calls-for-ceasefire-despite-being-told-it-would-leave-hamas-in-place-in-gaza\/\" title=\"AOC urges ceasefire in Israel war, despite concerns about Hamas in Gaza.\">saving civilian lives<\/a> in Gaza, \u2063Ocasio-Cortez emphasized \u200bthe need\u2062 for \u2064an immediate pause in the ongoing conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez acknowledged the horrific attacks by Hamas \u200cbut criticized Israel&#8217;s counterattacks as an inappropriate\u200b response. She questioned the acceptable price of innocent\u200c lives when\u200b targeting Hamas and highlighted the asymmetry and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-aoc-admits-hamas-attacks-were-horrific-while-accusing-israel-of-war-crime\/\" title=\"AOC acknowledges Hamas attacks as 'horrific,' accuses Israel of war crime in Israel war.\">collective punishment faced<\/a> by the Palestinian people.<\/p>\n<p>While Ocasio-Cortez and her\u2062 fellow &#8220;Squad&#8221; members have faced\u200c criticism for their support of Palestinians, she recently broke from the group to condemn antisemitism at pro-Palestine rallies. Ocasio-Cortez also criticized the Israeli government&#8217;s &#8220;total\u200b siege&#8221;\u2063 on Gaza, including the \u2064blockading of essential resources and the use of white phosphorous, which\u2064 she deemed \u200ba war crime.<\/p>\n<p>Highlighting the larger intergenerational cycle of violence \u2063between Hamas and Israel, Ocasio-Cortez emphasized the need to break this cycle\u200b and avoid dehumanizing both Palestinian and Israeli populations. She disagreed\u200c with Democrats who\u2062 have pledged unconditional support to Israel, stating that the political aim of violence should not justify an indiscriminate and violent approach.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s stance on the conflict aims \u200bto prioritize the protection of innocent lives and promote a more sustainable\u200d and peaceful resolution.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What\u200d is\u2062 Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s stance on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  In a recent interview on MSNBC&#8217;s Mehdi \u200dHasan Show, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) expressed \u2062her support for a ceasefire that would allow Hamas to remain in power in the Gaza Strip. Ocasio-Cortez \u2063emphasized the need for an immediate pause in the ongoing conflict in order to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taliban-enters-kabul-president-and-diplomats-flee\/\" title=\"Taliban Enters Kabul, President and Diplomats Flee\">save civilian lives<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While acknowledging the horrific attacks carried out by Hamas, Ocasio-Cortez criticized Israel&#8217;s counterattacks as an inappropriate response. She questioned the\u200d acceptable price of innocent lives when targeting Hamas \u200band drew attention to \u200bthe\u200c asymmetry and collective punishment \u2063faced by \u200bthe Palestinian people.<\/p>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez and her fellow &#8220;Squad&#8221; members have faced criticism for their support of Palestinians, but she recently broke from the group to\u2062 condemn antisemitism at pro-Palestine rallies. Ocasio-Cortez also criticized the Israeli government&#8217;s &#8220;total siege&#8221; on Gaza,\u200b including the blockading of \u2063essential resources and the use of white phosphorous, which she deemed\u2064 a\u2062 war crime.<\/p>\n<p>Highlighting the \u200dlarger intergenerational cycle\u2063 of violence between Hamas and Israel, Ocasio-Cortez stressed \u200bthe importance of breaking this cycle and avoiding the dehumanization\u2064 of both Palestinian and \u2064Israeli populations. She disagreed with Democrats who have pledged unconditional support to Israel, arguing that the political objective should not justify an indiscriminate and violent approach.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, \u200cOcasio-Cortez&#8217;s stance on the conflict centers around protecting innocent lives and advocating for \u2063a\u2062 more sustainable and peaceful resolution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) stated she would support a ceasefire that allows Hamas to remain in control of the Gaza Strip. In an interview on MSNBC&#8217;s Mehdi Hasan Show, Hasan questioned whether she would accept a ceasefire with Hamas in power, to which she responded affirmatively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2076276,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2076275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2076275","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2076275"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2076275\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2076276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2076275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2076275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2076275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}