AOC vows to block future US military aid to Israel, including for defensive systems

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks at a press conference on the introduction of the artificial intelligence data center moratorium, at the US Capitol last month. Photograph: Nathan Posner/Shutterstock

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a US representative, said on Wednesday that she will oppose any future US military aid to Israel, including for defensive systems.

In a statement on social media, Ocasio-Cortez said that Israel was fully capable of funding “Iron Dome and other defensive systems”, and that “consistent with my voting record to date, I will not support Congress sending more taxpayer dollars and military aid to a government that consistently ignores international law and US law”.