Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a US representative, said on Wednesday that she will oppose any future US military aid to Israel, including for defensive systems.
In a statement on social media, Ocasio-Cortez said that Israel was fully capable of funding “Iron Dome and other defensive systems”, and that “consistent with my voting record to date, I will not support Congress sending more taxpayer dollars and military aid to a government that consistently ignores international law and US law”.
Her remarks on Wednesday follow reports that she pledged to oppose any future military aid to Israel during a New York City Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) forum on Tuesday evening.
“Our allies who need our military aid must understand that we will provide it consistent with the Leahy amendment and the foreign assistance act”, Ocasio-Cortez added, referring to a law which prohibits the US from providing military support to army units that violate human rights.
According to City & State, which obtained a partial recording of the DSA forum, Ocasio-Cortez told members: “I have not once ever voted to authorize funding to Israel, and I will never,” adding that “the Israeli government should be able to finance their own weapons if they seek to arm themselves.”
Say what you want about MTG, but she’s staying ahead of the messaging these days.
That’s easy to do when you’re full of shit
Again, she’s full of shit, but she did outflank AOC on this issue.
Feel free to explain how
The Dems are still clutching onto their AIPAC funds, aren’t they? Still fervently defending and funding Israel?
AOC is only now pivoting to the correct position. MTG got there before her.
So are Republicans. So why is AOC responsible for all Dems, but MTG isn’t responsible for all Republicans?
The Republicans will never stop supporting Israel and their genocidal ways. The Democrats like to pretend they aren’t as bad as Republicans while doing the same shit.
MTG was on the right messaging about Israel before AOC was. Period. That’s all I was pointing out to you, but apparently that’s difficult for you to understand.
No one said shit about who was better between Republicans and Democrats.
I thought the path there mattered, but I guess not when it’s your girl MTG. Who gives a shit what someone that believes nothing says? Oh wiw a shit person said something you like to hear. They’ll never actually vote for it or try to enact it, but hey you got to hear a comforting lie.
Could you try giving me something other than a nothing answer?
No, it’s not the path that matters, just the timing!
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Do you just…not follow politics? MTG has voted in accordance with her recent position against Israel.
She’s not my girl (though thanks for that sexist micro-aggression). I’m just not going to sit here and pretend that AOC is the bearer of all truth and that she didn’t vote to fund defensive spending in Israel last year.
Sorry you’re upset with facts.
Oh for fuck sake. So now we’ve got a bunch of people simultaneously talking down AOC for failing a purity test, and praising MTG? The fuck is wrong with you people?
No, I am praising AOC for finally getting her messaging right and acknowledging that even MTG got there before AOC did.