The New York lawmaker has faced a deluge of criticism for backing funding for Israel's Iron Dome defence system for a second time

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/33487836

By MEE staff
Published date: 21 July 2025 21:11 BST

The New York lawmaker voted against an amendment by Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene last week that sought to block $500m in Congress’ annual defence spending bill for Israel’s Iron Dome programme.

Fellow Democrats Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar [as well as Democrats Al Green of Texas, Summer Lee of Pennsylvania and Republican Thomas Massie of Kentucky - PL] had supported Taylor Greene’s amendment, which eventually lost in a 422-6 vote.

In a post on X on Saturday, Ocasio-Cortez claimed that Greene’s amendment did “nothing to cut off offensive aid to Israel nor end the flow of US munitions being used in Gaza”.

  • Pacattack57@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Do you even know how to read? Read her actual response. This amendment does NOTHING to stop aid to Israel.

    • kreskin@lemmy.world
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      3 hours ago

      I think you maybe misread it. It does nothing to stop offensive weapons. It does cut off “defensive” weapons.
      I dont agree with her assumption that defensive weapons are fine but offensieve weapons are what needs to stop. Defensive weaponsallow Israel to act with impunity. They are part of the problem. If we are supplying Israel with defensive weapons and we are all just ok with that, we should supply lebanon, Iran, Palestine, Egypt, and syira with defenesive weapons too, if they are such peaceful and righteous things? And why is it on the US taxpayer to pay for these? We aren’t Israel’s daddy and we dont owe them anything. Let them buy their own. They have free college, free health care, etc, and we dont.

      Here it is again: AOC’s post:

      Marjorie Taylor Greene’s amendment does nothing to cut off offensive aid to Israel nor end the flow of US munitions being used in Gaza. Of course I voted against it.

      What it does do is cut off defensive Iron Dome capacities while allowing the actual bombs killing Palestinians to continue.

      I have long stated that I do not believe that adding to the death count of innocent victims to this war is constructive to its end. That is a simple and clear difference of opinion that has long been established.

      I remain focused on cutting the flow of US munitions that are being used to perpetuate the genocide in Gaza.