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Ocasio-Cortez Loses the Democratic Socialists’ Endorsement Over Israel

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The New York congresswoman was blamed for not being supportive enough of the Palestinian cause and efforts to end the war in Gaza.

Ocasio-Cortez Loses the Democratic Socialists’ Endorsement Over Israel

The Democratic Socialists of America pulled its endorsement of Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York this week, accusing the progressive congresswoman of being insufficiently supportive of the Palestinian cause and efforts to end the war in Gaza..

Her approach has increasingly strained her relationship with some of the left’s most strident critics of Israel. When she rallied last month in the Bronx with Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Jamaal Bowman, dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators angry over her endorsement of Mr. Biden chanted “You’re a fraud, A.O.C.”

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