The New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America is considering whether to censure Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York for voting in favor of bills that assert Israel’s right to exist.
‘A national DSA endorsement comes with a serious commitment to the movement for Palestine and our collective socialist project.’
Ocasio-Cortez has been lambasted by the right for her criticism against Israel, but her own party is upset that she’s not sufficiently anti-Israel.
Among the bills Ocasio-Cortez supported was House Resolution 888 that affirmed “denying Israel’s right to exist is a form of antisemitism.”
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The group said her vote was in violation of “DSA’s democratically decided program of Anti-Zionism and Palestinian liberation.”
The DSA also objected to Ocasio-Cortez signing onto a congressional
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