{"id":2133859,"date":"2023-12-26T14:48:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-26T19:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-highly-criticized-over-christmas-post-about-israel-hamas-war-jew-hate\/"},"modified":"2023-12-26T14:49:41","modified_gmt":"2023-12-26T19:49:41","slug":"aoc-highly-criticized-over-christmas-post-about-israel-hamas-war-jew-hate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-highly-criticized-over-christmas-post-about-israel-hamas-war-jew-hate\/","title":{"rendered":"AOC faces backlash for Christmas post on Israel-Hamas conflict: Accused of &#8216;Jew Hate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Faoc-highly-criticized-over-christmas-post-about-israel-hamas-war-jew-hate%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=2133859&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--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez\u2063 (D-NY) speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on May 24, 2023 in Washington, DC.\u2063 The Congressional Progressive\u2062 Caucus (CPC) held a news conference to discuss the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-mitch-mcconnell-led-effort-to-trash-bob-dole-aides-career-over-peripheral-tie-to-january-6\/\" title=\"Exclusive \u2014 Mitch McConnell Led Effort to Trash Bob Dole Aide\u2019s Career over Peripheral Tie to January 6\">debt ceiling negotiations<\/a>. (Photo by Alex Wong\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Ocasio-Cortez Criticized for Controversial Christmas Post<\/h2>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/james-meyers\">James Meyers<\/a><br \/>11:39 AM \u2013 Tuesday,\u2062 December 26, 2023<\/p>\n<p>New York Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is \u200bfacing backlash for her recent Christmas post where she drew a comparison between Jesus Christ and the suffering of Palestine.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>In her Instagram story on Christmas Eve, Ocasio-Cortez\u2064 (D-N.Y.) shared \u2062an image of \u200da child amidst the rubble in the Gaza Strip and expressed her \u200cprayers for &#8220;the peace and protection of the innocent in Gaza and\u200d the occupied territories.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">AOC facing backlash over\u200b Christmas\u2064 message about Israel-Hamas war<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the story of Christmas, Christ was born in modern-day Palestine under \u2064the threat of a government engaged in \u2063a massacre of innocents,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Democrat used her Instagram Story to\u200b depict Israel as a right-wing\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SNSjpYTHxo\">pic.twitter.com\/SNSjpYTHxo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 HDMediaInsight (@HDMediaInsight) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HDMediaInsight\/status\/1739304274570473811?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIn the\u200d story of Christmas, Christ was born in modern-day Palestine under the threat of a \u200dgovernment \u200bengaged in a massacre of \u2063innocents, \u201d the Democrat wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cHe was part of a targeted population being indiscriminately killed to protect \u2062an unjust leader\u2019s power. Mary and Joseph, displaced \u200bby violence and forced to flee, became refugees \u200bin Egypt with \u2062a newborn waiting to one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-blasted-for-attacking-israel-in-explaining-her-version-of-the-story-of-christmas\/\" title=\"AOC criticized for attacking Israel while discussing her take on the 'Christmas Story\">day return home<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThousands of years later, right-wing \u2062forces are violently occupying Bethlehem as similar stories unfold\u200c for today\u2019s Palestinians, so much so that the Christian community in Bethlehem has canceled this year\u2019s Christmas\u2064 Eve celebrations out of both [fear for their] safety and respect,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAnd yet, also today, holy children \u200dare still being born in a place of unspeakable violence \u2014 for every child born, of any identity and from any place, is sacred. Especially the children of Gaza,\u201d\u200d AOC said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe entire story of Christmas and Christ himself \u200cis about standing\u2063 with the poor and powerless,\u2064 the marginalized \u2062and maligned, the refugees and immigrants, the outcast and misunderstood without exception,\u201d \u200dshe wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThis high Christian holiday is about honoring the precious sanctity of a family that, if the story were \u2062to unfold today, would be Jewish Palestinians,\u201d the Democrat said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cMerry Christmas. May there \u2063be peace on Earth, amen.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In her post, she neglected to mention anything \u2064about the Hamas terrorist attacks\u2062 on October 7<sup>th<\/sup>,\u200b in which the terrorist group\u2062 murdered 1,200 Israelis, wounded over 5,000, and took over 240 people hostage. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>Several users online criticized AOC, accusing\u2063 her of displaying anti-Semitic sentiments.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The controversial post by Ocasio-Cortez comes\u200b after \u200dher and 23 other Democrats called for President Joe Biden to de-escalate the war. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe \u2062reaffirm our unequivocal condemnation of the Hamas attacks on Israel that took place on October 7<sup>th<\/sup>, in which Hamas \u2064killed over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals, and captured over 200 hostages, who were subsequently taken to Gaza,\u201d the Democrats wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe also share dire concerns with the ongoing Israeli response, in which the Israeli Defense \u2063Forces \u200dhave killed over 11,078 Palestinians, nearly half of \u2064whom have been children,\u201d they continued, citing\u200c numbers provided by Hamas.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for\u200b free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\t\u200d \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A new autobiography \u2064tells the story of being a Jew under Hitler\u2019s dictatorship as the world experiences a disturbing new wave of anti-Semitism in the midst of Israel\u2019s war against Hamas.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Supreme Court rejects Jack Smith\u2019s expedition request while Joe Biden tries to boost his poll numbers with marijuana.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The majority of Republican leaders have \u2064spoken out against the Colorado State Supreme \u200cCourt ruling disqualifying former President Donald Trump from the ballot.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The president of the \u200bconservative activist group American Commitment says \u2062an anti-ESG lawsuit launched by the State of Tennessee against \u2064Blackrock comes\u200d as the popularity of the\u200b ESG investing trend \u2063begins to wane.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>December 22, \u20622023 \u2013 6:05 AM PST HONG KONG (Reuters) \u2013 Chinese regulators announced on Friday a wide range of rules aimed\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>One of the main bottlenecks for Tesla \u2063is the speed at\u2062 which it \u2064can produce the 4680 \u200cbatteries used in the Cybertruck \u2062with its new dry-coating\u2064 technology.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A group of 11 nonfiction authors have joined a lawsuit in Manhattan federal court that accuses\u2062 OpenAI and Microsoft of misusing books the authors \u200chave written \u200cto train their models.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>San Francisco\u200d police Sergeant David Radford contacted Tesla about data on an alleged \u200bstalker\u2019s remote access to a vehicle.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What criticisms have\u2064 been raised against Ocasio-Cortez for neglecting to mention the\u200b terrorist actions committed by Hamas in her post?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2062Ocasio-Cortez Criticized\u2064 for Controversial Christmas Post<\/p>\n<p>New \u2062York \u200bDemocrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez\u200c is facing \u2064backlash for her recent Christmas \u2063post \u200cwhere she\u200d drew\u2062 a comparison between Jesus \u2062Christ \u200band the suffering of Palestine.<\/p>\n<p>In her Instagram \u2064story on Christmas\u200d Eve, Ocasio-Cortez shared an image\u2064 of a child amidst the rubble \u2062in the \u200bGaza Strip and \u200cexpressed her prayers for &#8220;the peace and protection of the innocent \u200bin Gaza and the occupied territories.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The controversial \u2064post has sparked criticism from many \u2062online, with several users accusing her of displaying anti-Semitic sentiments. Critics argue that she neglected\u200d to mention \u200cthe Hamas\u200b terrorist \u200battacks on October 7th, in which the terrorist group \u200dmurdered 1,200 Israelis, wounded over 5,000, and took over 240 people hostage.<\/p>\n<p>The timing of Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s post is also\u200b notable, \u200das\u2064 she\u2064 and 23 other Democrats recently called \u2062for President Joe Biden\u200d to de-escalate\u200b the\u2062 war. In a statement, they affirmed \u2062their condemnation of the\u200d Hamas attacks on Israel \u200bbut expressed concerns about the ongoing Israeli response, citing numbers provided by Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>While it\u2063 is \u2062crucial to highlight and address the suffering of \u200dinnocent civilians in conflict-ridden areas, the \u200bmanner in\u2062 which Ocasio-Cortez made \u2064her statement has drawn \u200bcriticism for failing\u200b to provide a balanced perspective on\u200d the\u2062 complex Israeli-Palestinian \u200dconflict.<\/p>\n<p>By solely focusing on the plight of Palestinians and not acknowledging the terrorist actions \u200bcommitted by\u200b Hamas, Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s post has been deemed one-sided and divisive by her detractors.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy surrounding her Christmas post underscores the challenges of discussing\u200c and addressing conflicts in \u200ca nuanced and balanced manner, especially in the age of social media\u2062 where messages can quickly go\u2063 viral and spark heated debates.<\/p>\n<p>As a public figure \u200dand\u200c elected representative, it is important for\u200b Ocasio-Cortez to consider the implications of\u2062 her statements and strive for\u200c a more comprehensive understanding of the issues \u200cat hand. While advocating for justice and peace is\u2063 commendable,\u200d it is crucial to approach\u2062 these discussions with sensitivity, \u200bempathy, and a well-informed perspective.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2063 the \u2062spirit\u2064 of the \u2064holiday season, it\u200b is essential for individuals \u2062and\u200b leaders to\u200d foster dialogue\u200d that promotes understanding, empathy, and the search for \u200bpeaceful resolutions. By engaging in meaningful\u2063 conversations that consider multiple viewpoints, we \u200dcan work \u2062towards a more inclusive \u200band equitable world.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, \u200cthe controversy surrounding Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s\u200c Christmas post serves as a reminder of the importance \u200dof responsible communication and\u200d the need \u200cto approach \u200dsensitive topics\u200d with careful consideration. As the\u200b global community continues\u2064 to grapple with complex conflicts, it\u2063 is crucial for public figures to lead by \u200cexample and foster conversations that promote unity, understanding, \u200cand lasting peace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat, addresses debt ceiling negotiations at a news conference held by the Congressional Progressive Caucus at the U.S. Capitol. 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