AOC vows to block future US military aid to Israel, its Iron Dome and defense
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US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has pledged to oppose any future US military aid to Israel, including funding for defensive systems like Iron Dome. She stated that Israel is capable of funding its own defense and that she will not support sending taxpayer dollars to a government she believes consistently ignores international and US law. Ocasio-Cortez cited the Leahy amendment and the Foreign Assistance Act, which prohibit military support to units violating human rights, as justification. Her stance was reiterated at a New York City Democratic Socialists of America forum, where she affirmed she has never voted to authorize funding to Israel and never will. While she has previously faced criticism for her positions on Iron Dome funding, she maintains her opposition is rooted in concerns about human rights and international law.
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AI-ExtractedOcasio-Cortez voted against an amendment that would have cut $500m in US funding for Israel’s Iron Dome system.
In 2021, she voted “present” on a supplemental military funding bill for Iron Dome.
Ocasio-Cortez said she opposed the “substance” of the Iron Dome funding bill in 2021.
Israel was fully capable of funding “Iron Dome and other defensive systems”.
AOC vows to block future US military aid to Israel, its Iron Dome and defense.
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