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".

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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

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.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    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

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