Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was forced to do the one thing she never wanted to do
New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez found herself on the spot.
Ocasio-Cortez really only had one choice.
And Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was forced to do the one thing she never wanted to do. A pro-Hamas rally erupted in New York City after the terrorist group staged an attack in Israel that killed 900 innocent victims and led to hundreds being taken hostage.
Hamas supporters took to the streets to cheer the brutal acts of violence.
“Squad” members Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez were silent all weekend on this appalling display. 48 hours later Ocasio-Cortez relented to the pressure and put out a statement condemning the rally as an act of “hatred” and blasted the “anti-Semitism” on display in her hometown.
“It should not be hard to shut down hatred and antisemitism where we see it. That is a core tenet of solidarity,” Ocasio-Cortez’s statement read.
But Ocasio-Cortez knows the Palestinian cause is popular on the Left so even this statement included an attempt to draw an equivalence between the terrorist attacks and the Left’s claims of the injustices Palestinians face.
“The bigotry and callousness expressed in Times Square on Sunday were unacceptable and harmful in this devastating moment. It also did not speak for the thousands of New Yorkers who are capable of rejecting both Hamas’ horrifying attacks against innocent civilians as well as the grave injustices and violence Palestinians face under occupation,” Ocasio-Cortez added.
Democrats know being seen on the side of Hamas is a bad look politically right now.But Democrats also know their base is with the Palestinians.
It’s a tightrope act Ocasio-Cortez and others will try to walk throughout this war and in the 2024 election.
Posts
