cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/33487836
By MEE staff
Published date: 21 July 2025 21:11 BSTThe 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”.
Probably for civility, because it told me to “f off Ivan”
I’m not offended that they told me to f off, but I’m deeply frustrated that I keep getting accused of being a Russian propagandist or a MAGAT when criticizing liberals instead of engaging with what I’m saying.
I’m not a republican, I’m a socialist Palestinian.
I think supporting Hamas might be the reasoning. Also fuck Isreal too. I didn’t want to even dip my toe in that old conflict , yet here i go… full STOP no more funding to isreal, a real cease fire . Sue Isreal for the rebuilding of Palestine minus Hamas