By Judi McLeod ——Bio and Archives--May 17, 2021
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"AOC calls Israel ‘apartheid state’ in Twitter outburst over Gaza attacks," read the headline of a New York Daily News article posted by MSN.com. “The New York Democrat suggested that sexism may have played a role in the word choice. "So are the extensively researched, painstaking conclusions from the UN, Human Rights Watch, and B’Tselem (among the largest human rights orgs in the world and in Israel) considered ‘outbursts’ too?" Ocasio-Cortez asked. "Or is that just a descriptor MSN reserves for the women legislators quoting them?”Not only does this uber publicity hound reserve the right to “green’ you, but now accuses any of those who disagree with her takes on serious issues of the day of deliberate “sexism”.
“One of the respondents to Ocasio-Cortez’s complaint was Hillel Neuer, who heads UN Watch, a watchdog group that focuses on the actions of the United Nations.(Fox News). “Neuer took issue with Ocasio-Cortez having cited the United Nations report. "Congresswoman, that U.N. report accusing Israel of ‘apartheid’ was authored by 9/11 conspiracy theorist Richard Falk, who was denounced by his own UN chief Ban Ki-moon and by the UK for antisemitism, and it was commissioned by Syria, Libya and 18 other Arab states. #factsmatter.”
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"Apartheid states aren’t democracies," Ocasio-Cortez had tweeted Friday, as violence continued between Israel and the Palestinians. (Fox News) “The congresswoman also retweeted a video in which MSNBC commentator Ali Velshi said, "The idea that it’s even remotely controversial to call what Israel has imposed on Palestinians a form of apartheid is laughable." “Ocasio-Cortez also drew criticism from others regarding her "apartheid" stand. "Every SINGLE elected Democrat in congress should have to answer if they agree with Ocasio-Cortez that Israel is an apartheid state," "View" co-host Meghan McCain wrote Sunday. “McCain also retweeted a video clip from an Ocasio-Cortez appearance on the PBS program "Firing Line," in which the congresswoman claimed she was "not the expert" on geopolitics in response to a question on what she had called "the occupation of Palestine."
“Recent messages by Ocasio-Cortez and other members of "The Squad" of progressive Democrats regarding Israel drew criticism from Republicans and pro-Israel groups.” Just days before laying into newspaper headlines calling her verbal attacks on Israel “outbursts”, the congressional ‘Squad Leader’ joked during a pandemic that a mask "is a nice accessory when you don't want to do your makeup.”Guess she forgot about the filth of the mask she told folk to “Don’t pay attention to that” when her dropped mask was plain filthy with makeup stains.(Canada Free Press, April 23, 2021) Most in the masses who wear face masks do so thinking they are protecting their health. Here’s hoping AOC gets over her own sexism jaunt before MeToo gangs up behind her. Meanwhile, the acronym for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) should stand for Airhead Ocasio-Cortez.
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