Ocasio-Cortez’s new commitment to vote against funding even defensive weapons to Israel represents a small but significant shift from her previous position. The congressional representative had previously opposed sending “offensive” weapons to Israel but had defended the idea of sending “defensive” weapons, such as the Iron Dome missile defense system – a position that led some NYC-DSA members to oppose endorsing her for reelection this cycle.
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According to three DSA members who attended the forum, Ocasio-Cortez also said she will oppose any attempts to enshrine the controversial International Holocaust Remembrance Association definition of antisemitism – which labels certain criticism of Israel as antisemitic – into law. But she did not accede to all of NYC-DSA’s demands. She declined to back the socialist group’s full slate of candidates and instead said she would consider endorsing individual candidates on a case-by-case basis.
Trump will be the commander in cheif. Of course they'll have a few levers available to slow him down. But I agree. They will resist him via speech only. They'll cash in the public's hatred of the war politically, but fund every part of it.
Democrats are less uniformly funded by AIPAC. It's 99% of Republicans. Republicans have also been more vocal about the need to give Israel resources, and the need to back them militarily. We should at least punish that.
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Blue wave coming but my prediction based on history is the dems keep the war going
Trump will be the commander in cheif. Of course they'll have a few levers available to slow him down. But I agree. They will resist him via speech only. They'll cash in the public's hatred of the war politically, but fund every part of it.
Democrats and Republicans are funded by AIPAC. They take money to support Israel.
Democrats are less uniformly funded by AIPAC. It's 99% of Republicans. Republicans have also been more vocal about the need to give Israel resources, and the need to back them militarily. We should at least punish that.
Dems seem to be anti Israel but for the wrong reasons. Because Israel is anti Palestine. Thats a minor issue though.