{"id":2333620,"date":"2024-08-29T15:05:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T19:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-rejects-criticism-she-isnt-hard-enough-on-israel-nefarious-stuff-getting-amplified-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-29T15:06:26","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T19:06:26","slug":"aoc-rejects-criticism-she-isnt-hard-enough-on-israel-nefarious-stuff-getting-amplified-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-rejects-criticism-she-isnt-hard-enough-on-israel-nefarious-stuff-getting-amplified-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"AOC rejects criticism she isn\u2019t hard enough on Israel: \u2018Nefarious stuff getting amplified\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">32<\/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-rejects-criticism-she-isnt-hard-enough-on-israel-nefarious-stuff-getting-amplified-washington-examiner%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=2333620&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>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez\u2063 (D-NY) has responded to criticism regarding her stance on the Israel-Palestine conflict, specifically allegations \u2064that she is not sufficiently supportive of Palestinian rights. She labels\u200d the\u200d ongoing war in \u2064Gaza as &#8220;genocide&#8221; and\u2062 advocates for an immediate ceasefire following the\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-dept-launches-probe-into-deadly-erbil-rocket-attack\/\" title=\"State Dept. launches probe into deadly Erbil rocket attack\">recent attacks<\/a> by \u200dHamas on October 7, 2023.\u2062 In a recent Instagram story, \u2063Ocasio-Cortez defended \u200dher record as an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-the-democrats-election-heist-too-big-to-fail\/\" title=\"Is the Democrats\u2019 Election Heist \u2018Too Big to Fail\u2019?\">elected official<\/a>,\u200d highlighting her\u2063 strong voting history on Palestinian human rights and opposition to \u200bexcessive U.S. military spending, including aid to Israel. She emphasized that misinformation fuels the criticism she faces, \u200dparticularly from \u2062the left, and\u2064 acknowledged the significant financial campaign by \u2064pro-Israel groups against members of Congress who support Palestinian rights.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">AOC rejects criticism she isn&rsquo;t hard enough on Israel: &lsquo;Nefarious stuff getting amplified&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1741266\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez\">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> (D-NY) is one of the most outspoken critics of <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Israel\">Israel<\/a> in Congress, and she is pushing back against what she says is misinformation that says otherwise.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez, who is in the &ldquo;Squad,&rdquo; has characterized the war in Gaza between Israel and <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Hamas\">Hamas<\/a> as a &ldquo;genocide&rdquo; and called for an immediate ceasefire in the conflict, which began after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. In an Instagram story on Thursday, she answered a question from a user and defended her stance on the war from those who said she wasn&rsquo;t pro-Palestinian enough.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AOC<\/a> addresses leftist criticism of her on Palestine, attributing it to her position as an elected official + disinformation (a protester accused her in a Chicago restaurant of not saying &#8220;genocide&#8221; when she did so months ago). <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZdTkkhg2cU\">pic.twitter.com\/ZdTkkhg2cU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; bryan metzger (@metzgov) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/metzgov\/status\/1829156068351750415?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am an elected official in the U.S. government. That is a fact. No matter how opposed I am to what is happening, criticism will be there. I get that. But you are correct. I have one of the strongest vote records in Congress on Palestinian human rights and voting against bloated U.S. military budgets (both overall and against unconditional aid to the Israeli gov),&rdquo; Ocasio-Cortez said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And in a time when AIPAC has dedicated $100 million to booting out members of Congress who stood for Palestinian human rights this year and successfully unseated two, that matters. We need to grow and defend our ranks to do more,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>She also said disinformation was the driving force behind why some pro-Palestinian activists believed she was not a strong advocate of their cause.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is a LOT of disinformation going around. A LOT of people are getting &lsquo;news&rsquo; from random viral social media posts (which given how censored this issue has been in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">mainstream media<\/a> for so long, I understand, but not all of it is legit). Please understand that there is a lot of nefarious stuff getting amplified along with the legitimate stuff too,&rdquo; Ocasio-Cortez said.<\/p>\n<p>The congresswoman also recounted getting accosted while in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention earlier this month for allegedly not labeling the war a &ldquo;genocide,&rdquo; which she has done publicly.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Disinformation hurts movements from the inside and discredits them from the outside. It&rsquo;s important to check. It&rsquo;s everywhere,&rdquo; Ocasio-Cortez said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The New York Democrat is the most mainstream member of the &ldquo;Squad,&rdquo; receiving a speaking slot at last week&rsquo;s DNC.<\/p>\n<p>She <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AOC\/status\/1826454738201661908\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"criticized\">criticized<\/a> the DNC for not allowing a Palestinian speaker to address the convention after the family of an American Israeli hostage being held by Hamas spoke before the DNC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1741266\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1741266\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AOC dismisses claims that she isn&#8217;t tough enough on Israel, stating, &#8220;There&#8217;s a lot of misleading information being spread.&#8221; Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), a prominent critic of Israel in Congress and member of the &#8220;Squad,&#8221; is addressing what she describes as misinformation regarding her stance. She has referred to the conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas as &#8220;genocide&#8221; and has called for an immediate ceasefire following Hamas&#8217;s attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. In an Instagram story on Thursday, she responded to a user&#8217;s question about accusations that she isn&#8217;t sufficiently pro-Palestinian. <\/p>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez emphasized her role as an elected official in the U.S. government and acknowledged that criticism is inevitable despite her strong voting record supporting Palestinian human rights and opposing excessive U.S. military funding, including unconditional aid to the Israeli government. She noted that AIPAC has invested $100 million this year to unseat members of Congress who advocate for Palestinian rights.<\/p>\n<p>She attributed some pro-Palestinian activists&#8217; misconceptions about her advocacy to widespread disinformation: \u201cThere\u2019s a LOT of disinformation out there&#8230; not all information circulating online is accurate.\u201d Ocasio-Cortez recounted being confronted at a Chicago restaurant during the Democratic National Convention for allegedly failing to label the war as genocide\u2014something she had publicly done before.<\/p>\n<p>She warned that disinformation can undermine movements from within while also damaging their credibility externally: \u201cIt\u2019s crucial to verify information; it\u2019s everywhere.\u201d As one of the more mainstream members of the &#8220;Squad,&#8221; Ocasio-Cortez received speaking time at last week&#8217;s DNC but criticized it for not allowing any Palestinian speakers after family members of an American-Israeli hostage addressed attendees<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2333621,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/aoc-dnc-gaza.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[8334,7375,4671,4188,5894],"class_list":["post-2333620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-aoc","tag-criticism","tag-israel","tag-media","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/aoc-dnc-gaza.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333620","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\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2333620"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333620\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2333621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2333620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2333620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2333620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}