Ocasio-Cortez defends accusing Israel of genocide in floor speech
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CNN By Michelle Shen and Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Sunday defended accusing Israel of genocide against the Palestinian people and advocating for cuts to US military aid until humanitarian relief flows freely in Gaza.
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CNN By Michelle Shen and Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Sunday defended accusing Israel of genocide against the Palestinian people and advocating for cuts to US military aid until humanitarian relief flows freely in Gaza.
Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) had long been fiercely critical of the Jewish State's policies toward the Palestinians, but had largely refrained from invoking the term "genocide" directly until last Friday during a speech on the House floor.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) defended her use of the term "genocide" to describe the Israel-Hamas war, saying "we have crossed the threshold of intent."
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defended her call to cut US military aid to Israel during a floor speech where she accused Israel of committing genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza. She said her accusation was “extremely serious” and one “taken with extraordinary gravity.”
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union" that Israel had "crossed the threshold of intent" and was causing genocide in Gaza.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., accused Israel of carrying out a "genocide" in Gaza against one million "innocent" Palestinians amid the Jewish state's war against Hamas.
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