Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) was slammed online this week for promoting Hezbollah propaganda in response to Israel’s operation blowing up pagers and walkie talkies that the terrorist group used that were compromised with explosives.
The detonations — which came in two waves, one on Tuesday and one on Wednesday — wounded thousands of Hezbollah terrorists, including hundreds who were critically injured, and killed dozens.
“Israel’s pager attack in Lebanon detonated thousands of handheld devices across of a slew of public spaces, seriously injuring and killing innocent civilians,” AOC claimed in a post on X. “This attack clearly and unequivocally violates international humanitarian law and undermines US efforts to prevent a wider conflict.”
“Congress needs a full accounting of the attack, including an answer from the State Department as to whether any US assistance went into the development or deployment of this technology,” she added.
Joe Truzman, senior research analyst at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD), said that Hezbollah was promoting propaganda that effectively said the same thing as AOC’s message.
“An observation: In a poor attempt to deflect Hezbollah’s failure, I’m seeing Hezbollah propaganda and their ilk attempting to frame the attack as an Israeli op against Lebanese civilians,” he wrote on X. “Let’s be clear: The operation was against Hezbollah and it was an impressive feat.”
Numerous notable figures called out Ocasio-Cortez directly, including NewsNation anchor Chris Cuomo.
“Why don’t you mention the pagers were on members of a terrorist organization that is committed to destroying Israel?” Cuomo asked. “Would you have been defending al Qaeda when America was lighting them up in Iraq?”
The Republican Jewish Coalition posted on X: “This is the same @AOC who cried as funding for Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system – which protects countless civilians from indiscriminate terrorist rockets – passed the House. A total disgrace.”
Other notable responses included:
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