Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D.Y.) faced backlash for a social media post that compared Jesus to the Palestinian people and attempted to criticize Israel, but made no mention of Hamas or its hostages. .
“In the Christmas story, Christ commits a massacre of innocent people,” Ocasio-Cortez said, referring to the Jews who lived in the area under Roman rule more than 2,000 years ago. Born in modern-day Palestine under threat from the government.” “He was part of a group of people who were targeted and killed indiscriminately to protect the power of unjust leaders.”
“Thousands of years later, right-wing forces have violently occupied Bethlehem, and something similar is playing out for Palestinians today, with Bethlehem’s Christian community holding off on this year’s Christmas Eve celebrations in both countries. So much so that it was canceled.” [fear for their] We wish you safety and respect,” he added, though the area is currently under the control of the Palestinian Authority.
“The whole story of Christmas and of Christ himself, without exception, is about standing with the poor and the powerless, the marginalized and maligned, refugees and immigrants, the outcast and the misunderstood,” she concludes. Ta.
Jesus was born in this village. Christmas has now been canceled. Are his followers no longer welcome?
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), chair of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, speaks to reporters alongside House Democrats at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, on December 13, 2023. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Jacob Kornbluh, a senior political correspondent at The Forward, responded with a post on is blaming.
Pro-Israel activist Andrea Kashan lamented that some people are not enjoying Christmas and are instead trying to “politicize social justice,” the New York Post reported.
New York City Council member’s gorgeous gown sends a message to “THE SQUAD”
On Sunday, December 24, 2023, Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, announced on Christmas Eve the West Bank city of Bethlehem, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus. Arrive at the Church of the Nativity. Bethlehem is having a quiet Christmas after authorities at the traditional birthplace of Jesus decided to cancel celebrations due to the Israeli-Hamas war. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
In November, Ocasio-Cortez teamed up with 23 Democrats to ask President Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken for details about their plan to quell violence in the region as Israel continues its invasion of the Gaza Strip. .
“We reaffirm our unequivocal condemnation of the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, in which Hamas killed more than 1,200 Israelis and foreigners and took over 200 hostages. He was captured and then taken to Gaza,” the Democratic Party wrote.
“We also share grave concerns about Israel’s ongoing response to the IDF’s killing of more than 11,078 Palestinians, nearly half of them children.” He continued, citing figures provided by Hamas.
Bernie Sanders opposes ‘Squad’, rejects permanent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas
Inside the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank, a candle is lit next to a Nativity scene installation depicting a figure “symbolizing the infant Jesus lying in a manger amidst the rubble” in honor of Gaza. A woman lights a fire. On December 6, 2023, a few weeks before Christmas, fighting continues between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Hazem Bader/AFP via Getty Images)
Bethlehem, long believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, has announced it will not hold its traditional Christmas celebrations in solidarity with Gaza and the ongoing violence. The city council said in a Facebook post that decorations that were regularly displayed were also removed “in honor of the martyrs.”
Theologian Jonathan Morris told Fox News that the entire decision amounts to “a political statement that tramples on something that we as Christians, Christians of Bethlehem, consider very sacred.”
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
But a spokesperson for Bethlehem City Council told the Telegraph in November: “It is inappropriate to celebrate in the midst of genocide in Gaza and attacks in the West Bank.”
Fox News Digital’s Megan Myers contributed to this report.
