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AOC reportedly shifts on US aid to Israel, saying she opposes even defensive spending

JL;DR SUMMARY Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has announced a significant policy shift by declaring her opposition to any U.S. aid to Israel, including defensive support like the Iron Dome, during a Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) meeting. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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U.S. Israel RelationsProgressive PoliticsIsraeli ConflictIron DomeU.S. Aid To IsraelAocAntisemitism DefinitionIranian MissilesDsaDefensive Aid

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New York, United States
"Peter Sterne, an editor at City and State NY, was the first to report Ocasio-Cortezs comments at the meeting, which was streamed online for members only."
Iran
"Israeli officials say Iran has shot about 400 ballistic missiles toward Israel in the month since the United States and Israel jointly launched a war against Iran, with the Iron Dome and other systems intercepting 92% of them."
Israel
"The DSA meeting took place as Iranian cluster bombs fell in Israel, seriously injuring a young girl and lightly wounding at least another dozen Israelis."

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