{"id":2464933,"date":"2025-07-21T19:11:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T23:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-funds-genocide-graffiti-defaces-campaign-office-aoc-rebukes-lies-over-israel-vote\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T19:13:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T23:13:24","slug":"aoc-funds-genocide-graffiti-defaces-campaign-office-aoc-rebukes-lies-over-israel-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-funds-genocide-graffiti-defaces-campaign-office-aoc-rebukes-lies-over-israel-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;AOC funds genocide&#8217;: Graffiti defaces campaign office, AOC rebukes \u2018lies\u2019 over Israel vote"},"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-funds-genocide-graffiti-defaces-campaign-office-aoc-rebukes-lies-over-israel-vote%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=2464933&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>A campaign office for Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) was vandalized with red graffiti accusing her of funding genocide in Gaza. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wh-blames-wind-after-biden-stumbles-falls-while-boarding-air-force-one-staffer-i-almost-fell-coming-up-the-steps-myself\/\" title=\"WH Blames Wind After Biden Stumbles, Falls While Boarding Air Force One; Staffer: \u2018I Almost Fell Coming Up The Steps Myself\u2019\">incident occurred shortly<\/a> after Ocasio-Cortez opposed a Republican amendment proposed by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, which aimed to cut $500 million from Israel&#8217;s missile defence funding, specifically the Iron Dome system. Ocasio-Cortez defended her vote on social media, clarifying that she did not support military funding for Israel but opposed the amendment as it only cut defense capabilities while allowing offensive aid to continue. Despite her description and evidence posted online, she faced criticism from progressives, including the Democratic Socialists of America, who called for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abandon-biden-celebrates-shapiro-snub-but-says-harris-still-not-doing-enough-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Abandon Biden celebrates Shapiro snub but says Harris still not doing enough ... Washington Examiner\">full arms embargo<\/a> on Israel.Amid the controversy, Ocasio-Cortez continues to support progressive allies like New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, signaling alignment on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elliott-abrams-launches-group-to-chart-gop-foreign-policy\/\" title=\"Elliott Abrams Launches Group to Chart GOP Foreign Policy\">foreign policy views<\/a> that oppose U.S. military aid to Israel.  <\/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\">&lsquo;AOC funds genocide&rsquo;: Graffiti defaces campaign office as AOC rebukes &lsquo;lies&rsquo; over Israel vote<\/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_2096844\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A campaign office for Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3476476\/aoc-campaign-money-house-15-4-million-war-chest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez\">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> (D&ndash;NY) was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6375915290112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez\">vandalized<\/a> over the weekend with bright red graffiti that read &ldquo;AOC funds genocide in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3474792\/pope-leo-gaza-ceasefire-israeli-forces-hit-catholic-church\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Gaza\">Gaza<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Police responded to the scene around 1 a.m. Monday, after the slogan was discovered painted across the entrance. The vandalism comes in the wake of a contentious vote last week in which Ocasio-Cortez opposed a Republican-led amendment by Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3473451\/epstein-files-release-democrats-republicans-marjorie-taylor-greene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Marjorie Taylor Greene\">Marjorie Taylor Greene<\/a> (R&ndash;GA) that would have slashed $500 million from Israel&rsquo;s missile defense funding. Ocasio-Cortez, who has vocally condemned Israeli actions in Gaza, defended her vote, arguing the amendment would only defund the defensive Iron Dome system, while leaving offensive weapon support untouched.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3477152\/james-carville-democrats-civil-war-down-the-road\/\">James Carville demands Democrats push &#8216;necessary<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-how-involved-trump-can-get-in-the-commanders-stadium-deal-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Here\u2019s how involved Trump can get in the Commanders stadium deal ... 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If you&rsquo;re saying I voted for military funding, you are lying,&rdquo; the New York congresswoman wrote. &ldquo;Receipts attached. Drag me for my positions all you want, but lying about them doesn&rsquo;t make you part of the &lsquo;left.&rsquo; If you believe neo&#8209;nazis are welcome and operating in good faith, you can have them!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Google is free. If you&rsquo;re saying I voted for military funding, you are lying. Receipts attached.<\/p>\n<p>Drag me for my positions all you want, but lying about them doesn&rsquo;t make you part of the &ldquo;left.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>If you believe neo-nazis are welcome and operating in good faith, you can have them! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/leQo1cvXTD\">pic.twitter.com\/leQo1cvXTD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1947365083463467009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 21, 2025<\/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>She added in another post: &ldquo;Marjorie Taylor Greene&rsquo;s amendment does nothing to cut off offensive aid to Israel nor end the flow of US munitions being used in Gaza. Of course I voted against it. What it does do is cut off defensive Iron Dome capacities while allowing the actual bombs killing Palestinians to continue.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have long stated that I do not believe that adding to the death count of innocent victims to this war is constructive to its end,&rdquo; Ocasio-Cortez <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AOC\/status\/1946588421197046084\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"continued\">continued<\/a> on X. &ldquo;That is a simple and clear difference of opinion that has long been established. I remain focused on cutting the flow of US munitions that are being used to perpetuate the genocide in Gaza.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Marjorie Taylor Greene&rsquo;s amendment does nothing to cut off offensive aid to Israel nor end the flow of US munitions being used in Gaza. Of course I voted against it.<\/p>\n<p>What it does do is cut off defensive Iron Dome capacities while allowing the actual bombs killing Palestinians to&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1946588421197046084?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez attached screenshots confirming her &ldquo;no&rdquo; vote on both the amendment and the larger funding package, calling out critics for dishonesty.<\/p>\n<p>Despite her defense, Ocasio-Cortez has continued to face criticism from within the progressive movement. The Democratic Socialists of America, a group that helped launch her political career, condemned her vote against Greene&rsquo;s amendment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;An <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >arms embargo means keeping<\/a> all arms out of the hands of a genocidal military, no exceptions,&rdquo; DSA said. &ldquo;We were further deeply disappointed by her clarifying statement on her position on the Iron Dome.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Amid the fallout, Ocasio-Cortez continues to champion progressive allies. Last week, she welcomed New York City mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani to Washington, D.C., hosting a &ldquo;Communication and Organizing Skillshare Breakfast.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez was an early endorser of Mamdani, a self-described Muslim Democratic Socialist and state lawmaker from Queens. Mamdani has drawn criticism for his history of inflammatory rhetoric, including his past public calls to &ldquo;globalize the Intifada.&rdquo; The term &ldquo;Intifada&rdquo; &mdash; Arabic for &ldquo;uprising&rdquo; &mdash; has been used historically to describe violent Palestinian uprisings against Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez has not publicly commented on Mamdani&rsquo;s use of the phrase, but her continued support of him signals alignment on broader foreign policy views, including opposition to United States military aid to Israel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3477433\/zohran-mamdani-uganda-trip-nyc-mayoral-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"MAMDANI TRAVELS TO UGANDA DURING NYC MAYORAL CAMPAIGN\"><strong>MAMDANI TRAVELS TO UGANDA DURING NYC MAYORAL CAMPAIGN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On a CNN panel in June, Jonah Goldberg, editor-in-chief of <em>The Dispatch<\/em>, called Mamdani the &ldquo;Muslim AOC&rdquo; and warned that Democrats are making a grave political miscalculation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is fantastic news for the Trump administration &hellip; but disastrous for the city,&rdquo; Goldberg said.<\/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_2096844\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2096844\"}});<\/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 funds genocide&#8217; graffiti defaces office; she denies claims<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2464934,"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\/2025\/07\/AOC-2.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[8334,37288,16369,59611,36160],"class_list":["post-2464933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-aoc","tag-campaign-office","tag-graffiti","tag-israel-vote","tag-political-controversy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AOC-2.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2464933","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\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2464933"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2464933\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2464937,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2464933\/revisions\/2464937"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2464934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2464933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2464933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2464933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}