Central Florida's Independent Jewish Voice

Democratic Socialists pull endorsement of Ocasio-Cortez after she hosts panel on antisemitism

(New York Jewish Week) — The Democratic Socialists of America dropped its endorsement of New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after she hosted a panel discussion on antisemitism.

The DSA said in a Tuesday statement that it was rescinding its conditional endorsement of Ocasio-Cortez’s reelection campaign after she “conflated anti-Zionism with antisemitism and condemned boycotting Zionist institutions” during the discussion she sponsored last month.

“This sponsorship is a deep betrayal to all those who’ve risked their welfare to fight Israeli apartheid and genocide through political and direct...

 
 

Reader Comments(0)

 
 
Rendered 02/14/2025 00:28