Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Don't let the lie stand: Denounce the Israeli genocide claim, no matter who raises it - editorial

Labeling Israel’s war in Gaza as genocide is not criticism but a modern blood libel, one that distorts October 7, fuels antisemitism worldwide, and must be confronted head-on.

FEBRUARY 17, 2026|ByJPOST EDITORIAL

People take part in the National March for Palestine - hands off Gaza, a pro-Palestinian protest calling for the government to "end the genocide and stop arming Israel", in London, Britain, January 31, 2026.

DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENT Representative Tom Malinowski participates in a get out the vote event ahead of next month’s midterm elections on October 29, 2022 in Rahway, New Jersey.

AIPAC ads against pro-Israel New Jersey candidate open to conditions for US aid backfires

“We are going to have a focus on stopping candidates who are detractors of Israel or who want to put conditions on aid,” Patrick Dorton, a spokesperson for the United Democracy Project, said.

FEBRUARY 10, 2026|ByJOSEPH STRAUSS/JTA

AMBASSADOR DEBORAH Lipstadt, US Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism speaks during 'March For Israel' at the National Mall on November 14, 2023 in Washington, DC.

Jackson synagogue arsonist unconnected to pro-Palestinian movement

Jewish activists and communities have been engaged in debate over which corner poses the greatest threat, and new incidents are often met with immediate speculation over the attacker’s motivations.

JANUARY 15, 2026|ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA

‘THE SQUAD’ – US Reps. Ayanna Pressley (from left), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib hold a news conference on Capitol Hill in 2019

The Squad’s selective feminism fails Iranian women, too - comment

If your outrage depends on who's holding the gun rather than who's under it, you're not practicing human rights. You are involved in politics while claiming to support human rights.

JANUARY 13, 2026|ByZVIKA KLEIN

Italy’s Jewish community isn’t worried about new 'fascist' PM

The world media has been covering the Italian election and the victory of Giorgia Meloni as the first woman Prime Minister intensively.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022ByZVIKA KLEIN

Leader of Brothers of Italy Giorgia Meloni holds a sign at the party's election night headquarters, in Rome, Italy September 26, 2022.

AOC, Omar, other members of Congress arrested at DC abortion protest

Jewish Rep. Andy Levin from Michigan was one of the 17 Congress members arrested at the protest, and the only male one to have attended.

JULY 20, 2022ByAARON REICH

Representatives Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) are detained for their part in an abortion rights protest outside of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, US, July 19, 2022.

AOC: Israeli forces killed Shireen Abu Akleh with US funding

"I think it's really important for us to have eyes on what happened with Shireen Abu Akleh in Palestine, she was killed by Israeli forces," said Ocasio-Cortez.

MAY 20, 2022ByMICHAEL STARR

US REPRESENTATIVE Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) at a news conference in Washington this week.

The problem with Corbyn, AOC and left-wing antisemitism - opinion

How can the Left, which proudly champions the equality of all, be bigoted against Jews?

OCTOBER 7, 2021ByMARK REGEV

BRITAIN’S LABOUR Party former leader Jeremy Corbyn in Brighton last month.

It’s not about Iron Dome, it’s about the future - opinion

The response to the games of Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC), and other Squad members has been a decisive shutdown of these anti-Israel elements in the Democratic party.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021ByEMILY SCHRADER

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez explains tearful vote on Iron Dome

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez could be seen weeping on the floor of Congress Thursday after casting her vote. She was one of 11 representatives who did not vote to support the $1 billion in Iron Dome funding.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA