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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.
The Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Science was named after Leon Goldstein, the former president of Kingsborough Community College and acting chancellor of the City University of New York.

Brooklyn woman charged for making ‘terroristic threat’ to public school over ‘Zionist’ student body

The charges stemmed from an alleged post on Instagram by Abdul on Thursday in which she made a “terroristic threat” against the Leon Goldstein High School for the Sciences.

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks at a press conference on psychedelics in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in Washington, U.S., July 13, 2023.

AOC ordered to repay gifts after ethics violation, US Ethics committee says

The committee's report addresses Ocasio-Cortez’s acceptance of a complimentary ticket for Roberts to attend the 2021 Met Gala, valued at $35,000.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks to the media outside the U.S. Capitol after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping spending and tax bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 3, 2025.

AOC faces backlash, vandalism after voting against cutting US aid from Israel’s Iron Dome

“I remain focused on cutting the flow of US munitions that are being used to perpetuate the genocide in Gaza," AOC wrote on X.

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA

Know Comment: The progressive assault on Israel

MARCH 21, 2019ByDAVID M. WEINBERG
US REPRESENTATIVE Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Representative Rashida Tlaib wipe away tears as Representative Ilhan Omar talks about her experience as a refugee earlier this month

Ocasio-Cortez isn’t Omar or Tlaib — especially on Israel and antisemitism

MARCH 15, 2019ByAVI SHAFRAN
US Representative-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) walks up to participate in drawing a lottery number for her new office on Capitol Hill November 30, 2018 in Washington, DC

Wisconsin representative defends Omar, Tlaib, AOC, says Right 'fears' them

"They're smart women of color, two of them happen to be Muslim," said Mark Pocan.

MARCH 13, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US REPRESENTATIVE Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Representative Rashida Tlaib wipe away tears as Representative Ilhan Omar talks about her experience as a refugee earlier this month

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slammed for call with Corbyn

Corbyn tweeted on Sunday that it was "great" to speak with AOC "on the phone this evening and hear first-hand how she’s challenging the status quo.

FEBRUARY 4, 2019ByILANIT CHERNICK
US Representative-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) walks up to participate in drawing a lottery number for her new office on Capitol Hill November 30, 2018 in Washington, DC