It was a position that strained her relationship with some segments of the far left, including DSA, which in 2024 conditioned its support for Ocasio-Cortez, a democratic socialist, saying she must publicly oppose all funding to Israel, including for the Iron Dome. DSA responded to Ocasio-Cortez's announcement in a statement in which national co-chair Megan Romer said, “DSA’s endorsement process begins at the local chapter level and NYC-DSA is still in the middle of that process, but we are happy to see the congresswoman engaging with her fellow chapter members in a discussion." In 2024, she signed a statement with other Democratic members of Congress saying, “All of us support strengthening the Iron Dome and other defense systems and we are committed to a sovereign, safe, and secure future for Israel.” Last year, she opposed a defense bill amendment authored by then-Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., that would have pulled U.S. funding for the Iron Dome, saying on X that the provision would “cut off defensive Iron Dome capacities while allowing the actual bombs killing Palestinians to continue.”
Author: Natasha Korecki, Allan Smith
Published at: 2026-04-01 22:08:35
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