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.

|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.

|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.

|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.

|ByZVIKA KLEIN

AOC condemns Confederate flag raised outside Jewish Heritage Museum

Within her statement, the Democratic representative called out white supremacists directly for the crimes committed on Thursday, while firming a call to stand by her Jewish constituents and neighbors

JANUARY 10, 2021ByZACHARY KEYSER
US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) reacts to a colleague on the floor of the House Chamber a members of congress gathered to take their oath of office during the first session of the 117th House of Representatives on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, January 3, 2021

AOC calls for Ted Cruz to resign following Capitol riots

The Saturday before the riot, Cruz said he would spearhead a drive by nearly a dozen Republican senators to challenge Biden’s victory at the Electoral College vote confirmation event on January 6.

JANUARY 10, 2021ByZACHARY KEYSER
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is seen at a census outreach event ahead of the census deadline in The Bronx, New York City, US September 19, 2020

AOC plays Among Us again, this time for coronavirus relief

The last time AOC played Among Us was just before the United States general election where she played alongside some of the most influential streamers across Youtube and Twitch.

NOVEMBER 29, 2020ByZACHARY KEYSER
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez addresses media as she arrives to vote early at a polling station in The Bronx, New York City, US, October 25, 2020

Biden, Israel and 'Squad' pressure – opinion

The good news, if any can be gleaned from this election, is that while the Democrats spend the next four years in fruitless battles to pass squad-initiated laws, Trump’s legacy will live on.

NOVEMBER 5, 2020ByRUTHIE BLUM
PROGRESSIVE JEWISH candidate Alex Morse singled out ‘the squad’ – Reps. Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib – for praise and has not a word of condemnation, even though they are the only members of Congress openly calling for a boycott of Israel.

AOC on Trump, the election and death threats

"There was a time where the volume of threats had gotten so high that I didn’t even know if I was going to live to my next term."

OCTOBER 29, 2020ByEVE YOUNG
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez addresses media as she arrives to vote early at a polling station in The Bronx, New York City, US, October 25, 2020

Remembering Rabin, as the 25th anniversary of his assassination approaches

Rabin did not die of natural causes. He died a terrible death – murdered by a Jew who fundamentally changed Israel.

OCTOBER 23, 2020ByLIAT COLLINS
Israelis mourn the assassiniation of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin

AOC's 'Among Us' stream had commentator who said US 'deserved 9/11'

The stream pulled in a record number of viewers, with close to 440,000 tuning in.

OCTOBER 22, 2020ByAARON REICH
U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks to members of the media following a televised town hall event on the “Green New Deal” in the Bronx borough of New York City, New York, U.S., March 29, 2019

No Justice, No Peace: Yitzhak Rabin’s legacy under fire after AOC pullout

A congresswoman's cancellation engenders questions about the fallen Israeli leader's reputation as a peacemaker • Avraham Burg: "We always fight about whose past is more right”

OCTOBER 21, 2020ByMIKE WAGENHEIM / THE MEDIA LINE
A memorial ceremony for former prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, Rabin Square, Tel Aviv, November 7, 2019

Are Democratic Socialists driving Jewish voters away?

Trump has been aided in his quest to win Jewish votes by strong assists from the rising power of the Democratic Socialist faction in the Democratic Party.

OCTOBER 12, 2020ByBRADLEY HONAN, ELISABETH ZECHE
PROGRESSIVE JEWISH candidate Alex Morse singled out ‘the squad’ – Reps. Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib – for praise and has not a word of condemnation, even though they are the only members of Congress openly calling for a boycott of Israel.

Ellison, first Muslim elected to Congress, to speak at Rabin memorial

The participation of Ellison has added significance because Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez withdrew her commitment last week to attend the event.

OCTOBER 3, 2020ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
US REP. Keith Ellison speaks during the first session at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia last July.