Ocasio-Cortez Meets Jewish Leaders Amidst Anti-Israel Stance

Family and friends of slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh are seen as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks in front of the U.S. Capitol in July 2022 as they push for a U.S. investigation of the journalist's killing. AOC held several meetings with rabbis and leaders, men and women, identifying with the liberal end of the Jewish community spectrum, with some closely affiliated with J Street. NATHAN POSNER/ANADOLU AGENCY VIA GETTY IMAGES.

Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who is known for her anti-Israel stance, has been meeting for the first time with Jewish leaders in her constituency—the 14th congressional district—in New York, Israel Hayom has learned from sources involved in the matter. 

According to the House of Representatives website; Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez was sworn-in as the youngest woman and youngest Latina ever to serve in Congress, In January 2019. Her first piece of legislation was the Green New Deal resolution, which envisions a 10-year national mobilization, akin to FDR’s New Deal, that would put millions to work in good-paying, union jobs repairing the nation’s infrastructure, reducing air and water pollution, and fighting the intertwined economic, social, racial and climate crises crippling the country.