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AOC faces criticism over anti-Israel rhetoric, doubles down on "apartheid" claims

  • AOC was one of nine representatives who voted against a House resolution expressing support for Israel.
  • AOC mocked Nikki Haley's list of representatives who voted against the resolution and reiterated criticism of Israel.
  • Israeli President Isaac Herzog gave a rebuke to AOC and others during his speech to Congress which AOC boycotted.
  • The dispute arose after a Democratic member referred to Israel as a "racist state" but later retracted the claim.
  • Haley accused AOC of calling Israel an "apartheid state," which AOC doubled down on in her response to the criticism.
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