Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) took some heat on Sunday for an X post supporting the Biden administration’s decision to put a hold on some military aid headed for Israel.
Ocasio-Cortez shared a report from Axios — which noted that it was the first time since Hamas launched unprovoked attacks on Israel on October 7th that the United States had stopped a shipment of ammunition headed to Israel, and that Biden’s concerns about an Israeli offensive in Rafah could be behind the decision.
“The United States has an obligation to uphold its own laws and to respect human rights globally. Amidst the Israeli gov’s siege on Gaza, blocking humanitarian aid, and threats on Rafah, withholding US military aid is a major development towards ceasefire,” Ocasio-Cortez posted via X.
The United States has an obligation to uphold its own laws and to respect human rights globally.
Amidst the…
