Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper discussed – in a report – the emergence of a movement that it described as leftist within the United States of America, and said that it organized several anti-Israel demonstrations, rejecting its war on Gaza.
The report – edited by the newspaper’s correspondent, Tzipi Shmilovitz – claimed that this movement calls itself “American Democratic Socialists” and succeeded in organizing a huge demonstration that turned out to be a major protest in the United States and Western countries against Israel.
Yedioth Ahronoth indicated that demonstrators gathered in Times Square in New York City on October 8, when “many areas” in the Gaza Strip were still under the control of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas).
New generation
She said that a new generation of Democrats is no longer supportive of Israel, and criticizes American aid to it because of its war in Gaza.
One of the most prominent voices criticized by the newspaper was Congresswoman Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, known for her pro-Palestinian stances.
The report claimed that Cortez recently showed a concession to some of her positions, when she commented on the Times Square demonstration by saying: “The things that were seen at this protest are unacceptable in any way, and it should not be difficult to condemn hatred and anti-Semitism when we see it.” “.
Yedioth Ahronoth considered this position of the congresswoman a surprising reaction.
In her report, Shmilovitz says that Cortez avoids using the term “genocide” in her criticism of Israel’s actions in Gaza, unlike many others.
However, the newspaper said that matters reached a climax when the congresswoman compared the persecutors of Jesus Christ, son of Mary, to modern Israel. Cortez wrote about Jesus – in a post on social media – that he “was among a targeted group who was killed indiscriminately to protect the power of an unjust leader.”
Yedioth Ahronoth believes that it is easy for Israel and its supporters to express their annoyance and reject Cortez’s positions, but what is “more effective is to realize that she represents a generation that has vastly different views on Israel.”