AOC doubles down calling the situation in Gaza a genocide

CNN's Jake Tapper asks Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez if she believes Israel is intentionally destroying the Palestinian people after she called on President Biden to cut off military aid to Israel. #CNN #News

[vivalapalestine]

I guess they were targeting Hamas when they shot and murdered a grandmother as she walked holding her grandsons hand with a white flag .

Were they targeting Hamas when they murdered Hind Rajab, her entire family, and the ambulance convey that came to save her ?

[dmikuyc]

Yes, as AOC said, there is no excuse to intentionally starve a group of people. These innocent people of Gaza are not Hamas.

[omarsadiqYouTube]

And now the UN has validated her position

[NicolasAlcalde]

Netanyahu, while committing genocide - "We are committing genocide." Some incredibly intelligent people - "Israel isn't committing genocide."

[littledorrit]

Why does nobody ask the question of why Israeli citizens do not "rise up" against their criminal leaders as is asked of Gazans?

[EasyKiwi]

Tapper seemed surprised, but I’m glad she stood her ground on Gaza

[EZ-jdnq]

Jake Tapper should read the South African delegation's case at the ICJ and the ruling by the court, if he hasn't already.

[martinwhalley]

Somebody had to have the courage to risk telling the truth!

[kennyturner]

Israeli officials have literally said this is their intention

[Meglenger]

Jake seems a bit more on the fence " You sure you don't want to just agree with IDF propaganda on national TV like everyone else?"

[chrisperez]

Its about time. I guess she started to feel the heat from her constiuency. Experts were already saying this was the most obvious genocide in October.

[vnlwykm]

Finally Aoc, you are on the right side of history, it took awhile though.

[jbundles]

I love how some of these people try to gaslight and act as if we don’t know certain definition of words as if we’re dumb!

[paulas_lens]

The Gazans have basically lived in concentration camps for decades. If people have not watched any documentaries on their living conditions you should. You know the saying...walk a mile in someone else's shoes

[stephenhudik]

When children don’t deal with the trauma they went through, they do it to other people when they grow up. They’re just passing on the genocide.

[philb.]

Tapper's first question is stupid. Should the AG seize Trump's assets if he can't come up with the bond?? Would that question be asked if the person was a regular citizen?

[firari]

I hope more of them will speak out without fear.let those who represent the people decide on politics.not AIPAC or IAC

[josephhellmark]

This is a brilliant statement that targets the core of the issue and cuts through all propaganda and talking points about "human shields" and "right to defend ourselves against Hamas": the intentional, systematic and deliberate mass starvation of innocent civilians is genocidal by definition. There is no way to argue with that. Also, condemning the Israeli governments behaviour is not to claim that Israel does not have a right to exist or to defend itself or that Jews are collectively responsible for what is happening. To equate an extremist government with all Israelis or Jews (even more bisarre) is to be antisemitic. What Bibi and his criminal gang are doing is antisemitic. They are hijacking and trying to hide behind their jewish identity and thus trying to tarnish an entire ethnic group that does not have any responsibility for the genocidal policy that they are imposing and are responsible for.

[coleengoodell]

Friends don't let friends commit genocide. And they certainly don't continue to arm, support or fund them in this endeavor.

[paullapointe]

AOC is just plain lucid and honest about the ongoing genocide we’ve been witnessing in Gaza over the past 5 months. The whole situation is so deeply disturbing. Israel is losing face and so are the United States. The current Israeli government is racist. It’s inhuman. Support for Israel has to stop. Sending arms and money is plainly being complicit to unbearable atrocities. I’m glad someone like AOC has the honesty and courage to speak up.