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Al Jazeera
03-08-2025
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
Where does Trump stand on Israel's starvation of Palestinians?
Western nations discuss Palestinian statehood, but Israel's policy to starve the Palestinians in Gaza remains intact. Despite some pushback from his party to deal with the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza – especially Israel's starvation policy – the US governing Republican Party remains unmoved. Republicans overwhelmingly support Israel's tactics against the Palestinians, as support for Israel plummets among Independent and Democratic voters. Trump says he wants more food to reach Gaza via the militarised distribution mechanism, the GHF. But he criticised Western countries that spoke of diplomatic moves, such as recognising Palestinian statehood. Host Steve Clemons speaks with Republican analyst Mark Pfeifle and Democratic analyst David Bolger on Trump's political calculations on Middle East policy.
Daily Mail
22-07-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
AOC's Bronx office terrorized by fake blood and horrid accusations by her own supporters in twist
Outspoken New York progressive Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez seems to have gotten a taste of her own medicine. A disturbing video made its rounds on X Monday morning of the congresswoman's Bronx campaign headquarters being vandalized in red paint with a note attached to the front gate reading 'AOC Funds Genocide in Gaza.' The glass directly covering photograph of the congresswoman's face was entirely obscured by red paint as well. The viral video footage of the incident also shows the NYPD's evidence collection team arriving to remove the sign and investigate the scene. The unhinged action came days after AOC voted against an amendment proposed by MAGA Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene to cut funding to Israel 's 'golden dome' air defense systems by $500 million. The amendment to the annual military spending package - known as the National Defense Appropriations Act, or NDAA - was backed by only six members of the House of Representatives. Only GOP firebrand Thomas Massie and AOC's leftist 'Squad' sisters of Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib supported MTG's flamboyant amendment. A group called the Boogie Down Liberation Front took responsibility for the attack on AOC's office. In a statement, the group noted that 'the Bronx is sick and tired of people like AOC and Ritchie Torres using us as a stepping stone for their own political careers.' 'The Bronx stands with the people of Palestine and we denounce the hypocrisy of AOC who voted to fund Israel's ongoing genocide and starvation campaign in Gaza. F**K AOC!,' the group added. Ocasio-Cortez issued a statement Saturday which explained her vote against the amendment, noting that it 'does nothing to cut off offensive aid to Israel nor end the flow of US munitions being used in Gaza.' '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,' Ocasio-Cortez added. 'I remain focused on cutting the flow of US munitions that are being used to perpetuate the genocide,' the New York Democrat concluded. 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… — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) July 19, 2025 The irony of AOC, a vocal progressive who has also advocated for defunding the police, being treated like this by activists of her own political realm was not lost on social media users. X user @nikhil0582 wrote, ' . I have been waiting when the crazy lefties come after her.' Another user who posts under the handle of @NaMesoAtta noted 'These freaks are absolutely allergic to anything resembling actual power. They'd much rather get likes on Instagram doing dumb stuff like this than ask why their own movement has zero political power whatsoever and why that might be.' X user @OriginalBad described the attackers as 'nutjobs who want to do nothing but lose elections.' In 2020, AOC's congressional office reposted a Marie Claire magazine article about the representative's views on defunding the police. That article noted that 'Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is among the proponents of the call to defund the police' and in her view a community that spends less money on policing looks 'like a suburb.' 'Affluent white communities already live in a world where the choose to fund youth, health, housing etc more than they fund police,' Ocasio-Cortex noted at the time.
Daily Mail
21-07-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
AOC's campaign office vandalized with red paint in NYC
Outspoken New York progressive Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez seems to have gotten a taste of her own medicine. A disturbing video made its rounds on X Monday morning of the congresswoman's Bronx campaign headquarters being vandalized in red paint with a note attached to the front gate reading 'AOC Funds Genocide in Gaza .' The glass directly covering photograph of the congresswoman's face was entirely obscured by red paint as well. The viral video footage of the incident also shows the NYPD's evidence collection team arriving to remove the sign and investigate the scene. The unhinged action came days after AOC voted against an amendment proposed by MAGA Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene to cut funding to Israel 's 'golden dome' air defense systems by $500 million. The amendment to the annual military spending package - known as the National Defense Appropriations Act, or NDAA - was backed by only six members of the House of Representatives . Only GOP firebrand Thomas Massie and AOC's leftist 'Squad' sisters of Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib supported MTG's flamboyant amendment. A group called the Boogie Down Liberation Front took responsibility for the attack on AOC's office. In a statement, the group noted that 'the Bronx is sick and tired of people like AOC and Ritchie Torres using us as a stepping stone for their own political careers.' 'The Bronx stands with the people of Palestine and we denounce the hypocrisy of AOC who voted to fund Israel's ongoing genocide and starvation campaign in Gaza. [Expletive] AOC!,' the group added. Ocasio-Cortez issued a statement Saturday which explained her vote against the amendment, noting that it 'does nothing to cut off offensive aid to Israel nor end the flow of US munitions being used in Gaza.' '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,' Ocasio-Cortez added. 'I remain focused on cutting the flow of US munitions that are being used to perpetuate the genocide,' the New York Democrat concluded. The irony of AOC, a vocal progressive who has also advocated for defunding the police, being treated like this by activists of her own political realm was not lost on social media users. X user @nikhil0582 wrote, ' . I have been waiting when the crazy lefties come after her.' Another user who posts under the handle of @NaMesoAtta noted 'These freaks are absolutely allergic to anything resembling actual power. They'd much rather get likes on Instagram doing dumb stuff like this than ask why their own movement has zero political power whatsoever and why that might be.' X user @OriginalBad described the attackers as 'nutjobs who want to do nothing but lose elections.' In 2020, AOC's congressional office reposted a Marie Claire magazine article about the representative's views on defunding the police. That article noted that 'Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is among the proponents of the call to defund the police' and in her view a community that spends less money on policing looks 'like a suburb.' 'Affluent white communities already live in a world where the choose to fund youth, health, housing etc more than they fund police,' Ocasio-Cortex noted at the time. 'These communities have lower crime rates not because they have more police, but bc they have more resources to support healthy society in a way that reduces crime,' the Bronx Congresswoman added.
Daily Mail
21-07-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
AOC's Bronx office terrorized by her own supporters in twist for outspoken progressive
Outspoken New York progressive Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez seems to have gotten a taste of her own medicine. A disturbing video made its rounds on X Monday morning of the congresswoman's Bronx campaign headquarters being vandalized in red paint with a note attached to the front gate reading 'AOC Funds Genocide in Gaza.' The glass directly covering photograph of the congresswoman's face was entirely obscured by red paint as well. The viral video footage of the incident also shows the NYPD's evidence collection team arriving to remove the sign and investigate the scene. The unhinged action came days after AOC voted against an amendment proposed by MAGA Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene to cut funding to Israel 's 'golden dome' air defense systems by $500 million. The amendment to the annual military spending package - known as the National Defense Appropriations Act, or NDAA - was backed by only six members of the House of Representatives. Only GOP firebrand Thomas Massie and AOC's leftist 'Squad' sisters of Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib supported MTG's flamboyant amendment. A group called the Boogie Down Liberation Front took responsibility for the attack on AOC's office. In a statement, the group noted that 'the Bronx is sick and tired of people like AOC and Ritchie Torres using us as a stepping stone for their own political careers.' 'The Bronx stands with the people of Palestine and we denounce the hypocrisy of AOC who voted to fund Israel's ongoing genocide and starvation campaign in Gaza. F**K AOC!,' the group added. Ocasio-Cortez issued a statement Saturday which explained her vote against the amendment, noting that it 'does nothing to cut off offensive aid to Israel nor end the flow of US munitions being used in Gaza.' '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,' Ocasio-Cortez added. 'I remain focused on cutting the flow of US munitions that are being used to perpetuate the genocide,' the New York Democrat concluded. 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… — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) July 19, 2025 The irony of AOC, a vocal progressive who has also advocated for defunding the police, being treated like this by activists of her own political realm was not lost on social media users. X user @nikhil0582 wrote, ' . I have been waiting when the crazy lefties come after her.' Another user who posts under the handle of @NaMesoAtta noted 'These freaks are absolutely allergic to anything resembling actual power. They'd much rather get likes on Instagram doing dumb stuff like this than ask why their own movement has zero political power whatsoever and why that might be.' X user @OriginalBad described the attackers as 'nutjobs who want to do nothing but lose elections.' In 2020, AOC's congressional office reposted a Marie Claire magazine article about the representative's views on defunding the police. That article noted that 'Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is among the proponents of the call to defund the police' and in her view a community that spends less money on policing looks 'like a suburb.' 'Affluent white communities already live in a world where the choose to fund youth, health, housing etc more than they fund police,' Ocasio-Cortex noted at the time. 'These communities have lower crime rates not because they have more police, but bc they have more resources to support healthy society in a way that reduces crime,' the Bronx Congresswoman added.
