AOC lauds pro-Palestinian 'activism,' accuses US of aiding 'gross' human rights abuses in Gaza
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., fielded multiple questions about U.S. aid to Israel and the ongoing conflict in Gaza during a Monday night town hall.
She also encouraged pro-Palestinian activists to keep putting pressure on Democratic lawmakers to support a cease-fire, even as heightened tensions around the issue have led to instances of vandalism and threatening behavior. Elizabeth Elkind is a reporter for Fox News Digital focused on Congress as well as the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and politics. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
"Forces that are recipients of U.S. military aid cannot be engaging in gross human rights violations," Ocasio-Cortez said, citing a set of statutes known as the Leahy law. "And if they are engaged in gross human rights violations, then that aid must be either pulled, reconsidered, conditioned, etc." Follow on Twitter at @liz_elkind and send tips to elizabeth.elkind@fox.com