A pro-Palestinian rally Sunday in Times Square endorsed by the city chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America ensnared prominent party members amid widespread condemnation of the event.

Gov. Kathy Hochul and other leading Democrats blasted the rally as “abhorrent and morally repugnant” and drew a dividing line with far-left members of the party — including New York Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jamaal Bowman, who denounced the attacks and called for a ceasefire but didn’t take a stand on the rally.

“I condemn Hamas’ attack in the strongest possible terms,” Ocasio-Cortez said in a statement. “No child and family should ever endure this kind of violence and fear, and this violence will not solve the ongoing oppression and occupation in the region. An immediate ceasefire and de-escalation is urgently needed to save lives.”

    • BraveSirZaphod
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      31 year ago

      Truly, shocking. I wonder why they wouldn’t have been comfortable with that. It just confounds the mind.

    • @flossdaily
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      21 year ago

      And?

      The Allies wouldn’t let post-wwii Germany have a military either.

      You don’t let the people who tried to kill you build an army in peace time only to grow powerful enough to kill you.

      The Palestinian refugees only exist because the countries that they used to belong to try to invade and destroy Israel.

      • NoneOfUrBusiness
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        See, that’s what I was talking about. Israel doesn’t want Palestinians to have an actual, functional state. They proved that time and time again.