Upstart Democratic congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has defended her recent comments describing Israeli military killings at the Israel-Gaza Strip border as a "massacre," the Free Beacon website reports today (July 17, 2018).
Ocasio-Cortez, 28, a native of Puerto Rico, defeated U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley (D.,N.Y.) in a congressional primary last month.
She explained that she sees Palestinians being killed as no more different than if American protesters were killed by the U.S. government.
Ocasio-Cortez said she "absolutely" believes Israel has a right to exist. She added, "I am a firm believer in finding a two-state solution on this [the Israeli-Palestinian] issue..."
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