AOC slams Biden admin’s ‘shameful’ vote against UN ceasefire push in Gaza
Progressive firebrand Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez lashed out at the Biden administration for opposing a UN resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) called the White House reaction “shameful” in a post on X after the US vetoed a measure backed by almost all other Security Council members and dozens of other nations demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza.
“The Biden Admin can no longer reconcile their professed concern for Palestinians and human rights while also single-handedly vetoing the UN’s call for ceasefire and sidestepping the entire US Congress to unconditionally back the indiscriminate bombing of Gaza,” she wrote.
Ocasio-Cortez, 34, who has backed President Biden’s reelection bid, has been openly critical of his approach to the war against Hamas.
Last Friday, the US voted against the ceasefire resolution at the UN Security Council, claiming that the process was rushed and shunned a handful of US recommendations.
Ultimately, the resolution garnered 13 in support with one — the US — opposed and the United Kingdom abstaining.
“It would simply leave Hamas in place, able to regroup and repeat what it did on Oct. 7,” Robert Wood, the US deputy ambassador to the UN said afterward.
“This resolution essentially says Israel should just tolerate this,” he added. “We do not support this resolution’s call for an unsustainable cease-fire that will only plant the seeds for the next war.”
Ocasio-Cortez has publicly called for a ceasefire in Israel, which has been at war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip since the deadly Oct. 7 surprise attack.
Members of the so-called “Squad” have been at odds with Biden on Israel.
Recently, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), the sole Palestinian-American woman in Congress, declared she was holding back her support on Biden’s reeelection.
“The struggle that I have with the president is a number of issues,” she told the Wall Street Journal.
“They feel invisible to the government,” Tlaib told the outlet, referring to her Middle Eastern constituents, “and that’s something I need to have a conversation with [President Biden] about.”
A recent WSJ poll found a deep schism among Democrats over Israel. Twenty-four percent sided more with the Palestinians, compared to 17% that sympathized more with Israelis, while 48% had equal sympathy for both sides.
Among the public writ large, 55% said Israel was engaged in an appropriate response while 25% believed it is going too far and 20% said they didn’t know or refused to answer.
Despite his staunch support of the Jewish state, Biden scored low with the public — clinching a 37% approval rating for his handling of the crisis compared to 52% disapproval.
“Squad” members such as Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Cori Bush (D-Mo.), Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), and more are facing stiff primary challenges in 2024.
Some of their challengers have hammered them over their skeptical approach to Israel.
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