AOC announced today that she was introducing a resolution to block Biden from selling weapons to Israel:
The United States should not be rubber-stamping weapons sales to the Israeli government as they deploy our resources to target international media outlets, schools, hospitals, humanitarian missions and civilian sites for bombing.
We have a responsibility to protect human rights. https://t.co/OctBNYFpwp
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) May 19, 2021
Wow. AOC really does sound like the press secretary of Hamas because none of what she said in her tweet is true. The IDF is only targeting Hamas rocket launchers, offices, personnel and infrastructure, which Hamas almost always puts in civilian locations. The IDF has made clear they are going out of their way to avoid civilian casualties. But AOC makes them sound like the terrorists, which absurd, irresponsible, and immoral.
As I said, she got blasted on Twitter for this obviously ridiculous take:
Actually they target the military assets Hamas hides under or within, media outlets, schools, hospitals, humanitarian missions and civilian sites, in violation of the laws of war. Either you don’t understand that or you endorse Hamas’ policy of doing that. https://t.co/F1pVxpkgqR
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) May 19, 2021
You are either mistaken or intentionally lying. Let's clear this up:
1. Hamas is using civilians as human shields to hide behind while firing rockets
2. Israel takes extensive measures to minimize civilian casualties
3. The media wasn't targeted, a terrorist organization was https://t.co/FEcMZnsi9b— Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) May 19, 2021
So much ignorance & useful idiocy in a single tweet, giving Hamas precisely the deceitful framing they’re aiming for when they launch attacks and house munitions in schools, hospitals, etc. Israel does not “target” these places. https://t.co/BeflTVlNXP
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) May 19, 2021
Of course her Israel-hating squad members who shill for Hamas supported her tweet:
But let’s make no mistake – even if the current escalation wasn’t raging, Congress should be questioning the sales of these types of weapons to Israel—and any country in the world that has committed human rights abuses.
Congressional oversight on arm sales is long overdue. https://t.co/yAR9GwLHFN
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) May 19, 2021
No more weapons to kill children and families.
Enough. https://t.co/o2ZiPB0EtZ
— Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) May 19, 2021