Read all the lastest news, stories and posts about NY congresswoman from New York’s 14th district – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez / AOC.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
The Latest
-
Fast Forward Ocasio-Cortez’s Invitation To Holocaust Museum Stirs Debate
Democratic congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will speak at the Museum of Jewish Heritage on Sunday — causing some to criticize the museum for hosting a candidate who has criticized Israel, the New York Jewish Week [reported] (https://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/ocasio-cortez-invite-to-shoah-museum-backfires/). Cortez with be featured by the Immigrant Arts Coalition, which is holding a conference on immigration and women’s…
-
Fast Forward Lieberman: Defeated Incumbent Should Run As Independent Against Ocasio-Cortez
Former Democratic senator and vice presidential candidate Joe Lieberman wrote an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal urging Rep. Joe Crowley of New York to run as an independent against Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who defeated him in a primary last month. Lieberman points to the fact that Crowley’s name will still be on the ballot for…
-
Fast Forward Ocasio-Cortez Softens Stance On Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Democratic candidate from New York City, is standing by her promise to “learn and evolve” regarding Middle East affairs, choosing on Sunday not to comment on a position until speaking to activists. Some, however, are accusing her of backpedaling now three times. Ocasio-Cortez took a neutral stance on a two-state solution to…
-
Fast Forward Ocasio-Cortez Promises To ‘Learn And Evolve’ On Israeli-Palestinian Issues
After drawing criticism during her primary campaign for her harsh statements about Israel, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told PBS on Friday that she’s beginning to look at issues like the Israel-Palestinian conflict differently. Ocasio-Cortez tweeted “This is a massacre…Democrats can’t be silent about this anymore” in May after Israel killed 60 Gazans on the border. But appearing…
-
Opinion What Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Really Thinks About Israel
On Friday night, PBS aired an interview with the upstart socialist candidate for New York’s 14th congressional district Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The interview was half an hour long, and touched on many of the candidate’s policy issues like free college and free healthcare. But to Monday morning Twitter, it was Ocasio-Cortez’s comments on Israel that were…
-
Opinion No, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Not Bad For The Jews. But 9 GOP Candidates Are
Ever since Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s surprise win over 10-term Rep. Joe Crowley in a congressional primary in New York, there’s been a steady drumbeat of protest from the Republican Jewish Coalition. Unlike many other Republicans, who oppose Ocasio-Cortez’s avowedly socialist views, the RJC has since the day she won tried to smear her as bad for…
-
Fast Forward Is This Latina Jew The Next Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?
“Is Julia Salazar, a state Senate candidate in Brooklyn, the next Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?” That’s what the New York Daily News tweeted on Monday — and the paper may be onto something. Since Ocasio-Cortez’s remarkable upset victory over 10-term Rep. Joe Crowley, pundits have been comparing the two young, progressive women running for office. While they…
-
Opinion Healthcare Is The Civil Rights Issue Of Our Time
Last week, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stunned election-night reaction rooms around the country by winning the Democratic primary for New York’s 14th congressional district. Ocasio-Cortez is a 28-year-old DSA member with a degree in economics from Boston University. She helped organize for Senator Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign during the 2016 Democratic presidential primary. After the coming election…
Most Popular
In Case You Missed It
-
Music Nova massacre survivor Yuval Raphael to represent Israel in 2025 Eurovision music contest
-
Fast Forward Belgium’s railway should apologize but not pay for sending Jews to Nazi death camps, government panel concludes
-
Opinion Netanyahu’s rejection of an Oct. 7 inquiry is a national disgrace
-
Books Lee Yaron’s account of Oct. 7 attacks named Jewish book of the year
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism