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”.

  • Omega@lemmy.world
    12·
    9 hours ago

    Israel should be their own nation. No money for anything to a country committing genocide.

    Agreed

    • Count042@lemmy.mlEnglish
      21·
      8 hours ago

      Only one country is committing genocide.

      Furthermore, resistance against occupiers is not only legal but enshrined in international law.

      Apartheid countries, like Israel, are inherently occupiers.

      • Omega@lemmy.world
        13·
        8 hours ago

        I agree on the first part.

        On the rest, are you saying you support the Oct 7th attacks?

        • Count042@lemmy.mlEnglish
          31·
          2 hours ago

          Are you saying that you think violent resistance against people killing and kidnapping your children is wrong?

          How would you resist people killing and kidnapping your children?

          Do you condemn John Brown? Do you condemn the ANC’s violent resistance against the apartheid government of South Africa? Do you condemn the black people of Rhodesia fighting their occupiers?

          Or, maybe a better example of your moral cowardice, you would have condemned the Warsaw Uprising.

          EDIT: Do you you also demand people condemn Nat Turner?

          • Omega@lemmy.world
            12·
            5 hours ago

            You really called me pro-genocide because I said you should be careful justifying “consequences”, and you’re out here advocating BUTCHERING women and children.

            You’re literally the same as them. Bye.

            • Count042@lemmy.mlEnglish
              2·
              5 hours ago

              I called you pro-genocide because you are trying to imply that the palestinians are morally the same as the IDF. Get it right if you’re going to try and reference what I said.

              You’re literally justifying genocide. Bye.

              • Omega@lemmy.world
                1·
                21 minutes ago

                I condemned IDF’s genocide and Hamas’ terrorism. Killing babies is bad no matter who pulls the trigger. You’re the one making the justifications.