{"id":34491,"date":"2019-08-04T20:41:04","date_gmt":"2019-08-04T20:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ismartnetwork.co.uk\/?p=34491"},"modified":"2019-08-04T20:41:04","modified_gmt":"2019-08-04T20:41:04","slug":"ocasio-cortez-makes-another-controversial-statement-about-israel-and-the-us-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ismartnetwork.co.uk\/?p=34491","title":{"rendered":"Ocasio-Cortez makes another controversial statement about Israel &mdash; and the US too"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.rbl.ms\/20512619\/origin.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p> Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez( D-N.Y .) is facing more criticism over controversial comments where<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/ocasio-cortez-says-some-communities-no-choice-riot-2019-7?utm_content=bufferc5dff&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_source=facebook.com&#038;utm_campaign=buffer-bi\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> she said<\/a>that some communities, including those under the United State, had &#8220;no choice&#8221; but to riot. <\/p>\n<p> She made the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/ocasio-cortez-says-some-communities-no-choice-riot-2019-7?utm_content=bufferc5dff&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_source=facebook.com&#038;utm_campaign=buffer-bi\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">comments<\/a> during a radio evidence on New York&#8217;s Hot 97 on Tuesday while discussing existing conflicts over the nation of Israel. <\/p>\n<p> &#8220;Once you have a group that is marginalized, &#8221; Ocasio-Cortez said, &#8220;once someone doesn&#8217;t have access to clean water, they have no choice but to riot.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p> She then widened her comments to include other communities, including some in the United States. <\/p>\n<p> &#8220;I&#8217;m not even talking about Palestinians, &#8221; she added. &#8220;I&#8217;m talking about communities in poverty in the United Commonwealth, I&#8217;m talking about Latin America, I&#8217;m speaking about all over the world.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p> Some on social media remarked that it was tone-deaf for the Democratic socialist to be sympathizing with rioting after her statements were quoted in the manifesto of an Antifa domestic terrorist who assaulted ICE detention centers. <\/p>\n<p> &#8220;Shes gone&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/ocasio-cortez-says-some-communities-no-choice-riot-2019-7?utm_content=bufferc5dff&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_source=facebook.com&#038;utm_campaign=buffer-bi\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">on to claim<\/a>that &#8220;social destabilization is what happens when people do not have a program or feel like there&#8217;s no eyesight for their future.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p> Ocasio-Cortez was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/news\/aoc-thinks-israel-is-white-supremacist\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">criticized on Tuesday<\/a>for voicing agreement with a radio host who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/news\/aoc-thinks-israel-is-white-supremacist\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">blamed<\/a> the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis on &#8220;white supremacist Jews.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the entire radio interview: <\/p>\n<p class=\"shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube\">\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"auto\" lazy-loadable=\"true\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GaEMVzY1rFA?rel=0?enablejsapi=1\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" width=\"100%\"> <\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez On Impeaching Trump, Nancy Pelosi, Recent Backlash+ Breaks Down Her Job<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GaEMVzY1rFA\" target=\"_blank\">www.youtube.com<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/news\/aoc-says-communities-should-riot\">theblaze.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez( D-N.Y .) is facing more criticism over controversial comments where she saidthat some communities, including those under the United State, had &#8220;no choice&#8221; but to riot. 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