Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from New York recently aligned herself with an anti-Israel commentator, attributing Hamas’s large-scale terror attack on Israel on October 7 to the Abraham Accords peace deal and the inauguration of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem.
Hasan Piker said Oct. 7th was, “a direct consequence of the Abraham Accords and many of Jared Kushner’s and Donald Trump’s administration’s actions, like moving the embassy to Jerusalem.” AOC, appearing on Piker’s show, responded, “10,000%.” pic.twitter.com/dDAIIegM2M
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AOC concurred that Trump’s acknowledgment of Israeli control over the Golan Heights, a territory not contested by Palestinians but seized from Syria during a defensive conflict, was a key factor in the events of October 7. The reasoning behind this was that due to the strong U.S. partnership with Israel during Trump’s presidency, as well as peace agreements with other Arab nations, Palestinians felt compelled to resort to acts of terrorism in order to highlight their plight. This justification for Palestinian terrorist activities has been utilized for the past fifty years and is a well-known aspect of their cause.
The Jewish Insider website reported:
“Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) agreed with a popular far-left Twitch streamer last week that the Abraham Accords, and other U.S. policies, were significantly responsible for the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. The political streamer, Hasan Piker, said the attack was, “a direct consequence of the Abraham Accords and many of Jared Kushner’s and Donald Trump’s administration’s actions, like moving the embassy to Jerusalem.” Ocasio-Cortez, appearing on Piker’s show, responded, “10,000%.” During the stream, Ocasio-Cortez also described the Israeli operations in Gaza as a genocide.”
As per the report by the Times of Israel, a few Democrats have started expressing their disapproval towards Ocasio-Cortez and other members of the left-wing “Squad” due to their radical anti-Israel rhetoric.