Antisemitism watchdog slams AOC over tweet targeting pro-Israel org: ‘Shows her true colors’
'AOC’s intentional isolation of AIPAC ... shows her true colors,' StopAntisemitism.org says
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An antisemitism watchdog is slamming Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., for showing her "true colors" in calling out the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), a lobbying group that promotes the U.S.-Israel alliance, for actively opposing a democratic socialist candidate in Pennsylvania.
According to a new Federal Election Commission filing, AIPAC's United Democracy Project super PAC on Saturday spent $78,683 on direct mail opposing Democratic House candidate Summer Lee, an AOC-endorsed progressive who is running against Republican Mike Doyle in Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District, which is currently held by a retiring Democrat also named Mike Doyle.
"Shamefully, AIPAC is working for Republican control of Congress and further destabilization of US democracy," Ocasio-Cortez tweeted Monday.
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Liora Rez, the executive director at StopAntisemitism.org, told Fox News Digital on Tuesday that comments like Ocasio-Cortez’s further contribute to the vilification of American Jews.
"The thinly veiled intent behind AOC’s tweet to vilify a Jewish organization is crystal clear and further contributes to the vilification of American Jews," Rez said.
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"AOC’s intentional isolation of AIPAC and her failure to call out the numerous bipartisan and left-leaning groups working to keep Justice Democrat candidate Summer Lee out of office shows her true colors," she continued.
The Justice Democrats PAC, a prominent committee that endorsed Lee and propelled the likes of New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Missouri Rep. Cori Bush into office, echoed the same sentiment that AIPAC is aligned with the Republican Party.
"Seems like AIPAC & the GOP have the same agenda," wrote Justice Democrats spokesperson Usamah Andrabi.
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The United Democracy Project previously spent more than $2 million against Lee and supporting Steve Irwin during the Democratic primary. The super PAC’s buy on Saturday marks its first-ever spend in a Democrat vs. Republican election battle, Haaretz reported.
AIPAC has described itself as bipartisan, but it opposes candidates who criticize Israel or whom it views as detrimental to the U.S.-Israel alliance.
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In May 2021, Lee tweeted that Israel had committed "undeniable atrocities on a marginalized pop" and that "inhumanities against the Palestinian ppl cannot be tolerated or justified."
Ocasio-Cortez, Lee’s campaign and AIPAC did not respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment.