AOC Loses Conditional Endorsement from Democratic Socialists of America
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has lost her conditional endorsement from the Democratic Socialists of America.
The organization announced the revoked endorsement in a memo to supporters on Wednesday, claiming she is not doing enough to support Palestine.
The DSA had voted to endorse Ocasio-Cortez on June 23, provided she fulfilled the following demands:
- Publicly opposes all funding to Israel, including the Iron Dome
- Participates regularly in the DSA Federal Socialists in Office Committee
- Publicly opposes all criminalization of Anti-Zionism, such as bills advancing the IHRA definition which conflates criticism of Israel with anti-semitism
- Publicly supports BDS (Boycott, Divest, and Sanction) to end Israeli settler-colonialism
The memo stated,
