{"id":2205070,"date":"2024-03-24T12:07:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-24T16:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-defends-using-genocide-to-describe-israel-hamas-conflict-crossed-the-threshold\/"},"modified":"2024-03-24T12:09:18","modified_gmt":"2024-03-24T16:09:18","slug":"aoc-defends-using-genocide-to-describe-israel-hamas-conflict-crossed-the-threshold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-defends-using-genocide-to-describe-israel-hamas-conflict-crossed-the-threshold\/","title":{"rendered":"AOC stands by using &#8216;genocide&#8217; to depict Israel-Hamas conflict, citing it as a critical point"},"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\">30<\/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-defends-using-genocide-to-describe-israel-hamas-conflict-crossed-the-threshold%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=2205070&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\u2063 Ocasio-Cortez Defends Use\u2062 of\u2063 &#8220;Genocide&#8221; \u200bTerm in Israel-Hamas Conflict<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We have crossed the threshold of intent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During a recent appearance\u2064 on CNN, Ocasio-Cortez addressed her controversial characterization of the Israel\u2013Hamas conflict as &#8220;genocide.&#8221; This marked the first\u2063 time she openly used this term, sparking a heated discussion.<\/p>\n<h3>A Serious Allegation<\/h3>\n<p>In response to Jake Tapper&#8217;s question regarding the Israeli government&#8217;s alleged intent to destroy \u2064the Palestinian people, Ocasio-Cortez emphasized that\u2063 her choice of words was deliberate and rooted in the \u2064stark reality of the situation. She referenced the &#8220;forced famine&#8221; affecting 1.1 million individuals in Gaza as a key factor in her \u200dassessment.<\/p>\n<p>She \u200bfirmly \u200dstated, &#8220;I \u200cbelieve \u200bwe have crossed\u200b the threshold of intent,&#8221; highlighting the severity of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-the-border-crisis-is-even-worse-than-you-think\/\" title=\"WATCH: Live Recording Exposes The Secret Atrocities Happening At The Border\">humanitarian crisis unfolding<\/a> in the region.<\/p>\n<h3>A Stark Reality<\/h3>\n<p>Addressing the pressing\u2062 issue of\u200b famine in Gaza, Ocasio-Cortez pointed out that \u200bthe dire circumstances \u200dtranscend\u200b political\u2062 rhetoric. She underscored the urgent need to address the rampant hunger and\u2063 suffering experienced by a significant portion of the population, particularly innocent children.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Israeli officials&#8217; assurances of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-to-re-designate-houthis-as-terrorist-organization-after-removing-them-from-list\/\" title=\"Biden Admin to Re-Label Houthis as Terrorists Again\">humanitarian\u2064 aid efforts<\/a>, Ocasio-Cortez stressed that the impact of \u2063the crisis \u200bcannot be downplayed or justified by geopolitical considerations. She challenged the notion that actions by Hamas should dictate the basic human right to food and survival.<\/p>\n<h3>A Call for Action<\/h3>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s stance reflects a broader call for accountability and action\u2062 to alleviate\u2063 the suffering of those caught in the crossfire of conflict.\u2063 By framing\u200b the situation in Gaza as a matter of basic human rights and ethical\u200c responsibility,\u200b she urges a reevaluation\u2064 of how\u200d the international community approaches such crises.<\/p>\n<p>As the debate continues, the\u2064 focus remains on\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/social-security-update-first-round-of-direct-payments-worth-up-to-4555-arrives-in-five-days\/\" title=\"Social Security update: ,555 direct payments coming in 5 days.\">finding sustainable \u200dsolutions<\/a>\u2063 and ensuring that the voices of \u200bthe most vulnerable are not drowned out in the political noise surrounding the conflict.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) defended labeling the Israel\u2013Hamas war as &#8220;genocide,&#8221; stressing that the situation has escalated significantly. In a CNN interview, she elaborated on her use of the term during a recent floor speech focused on the conflict in Gaza. Ocasio-Cortez emphasized the severity of the situation, stating that &#8220;genocide is&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2635,"featured_media":2205071,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24059643409564-1024x590.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2205070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24059643409564-1024x590.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2205070","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\/2635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2205070"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2205070\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2205071"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2205070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2205070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2205070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}