AOC FINALLY condemns antiSemitism and ‘dehumanization of Jews’ at anti-Israel protest outside Nova Festival memorial in NYC as Scooter Braun extends exhibition for another week
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has finally spoken out to condemn anti-Semitism after an anti-Israel protest descended into chaos outside a New York exhibition honoring the victims of the Israeli terrorist attack on the music festival on October 7.
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“The insensitivity, dehumanization and targeting of Jews on display last night during the protest outside the Nova Festival exhibit was abhorrent anti-Semitism – plain and simple,” Ocasio-Cortez said. wrote in a message on Tuesday.
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ultimately condemned anti-Semitism after an anti-Israel protest descended into chaos outside a New York monument honoring the victims of the Oct. 7 attack
An anti-Israel demonstration descended into chaos on Monday after the huge crowd of demonstrators made their way into the Nova Music Festival exhibition on Wall Street.
“Anti-Semitism has no place in our city, nor in any broader movement that centers human dignity and liberation,” she added.
The public statement comes after AOC, a staunch pro-Palestinian activist, remained silent on the wave of anti-Semitism in universities and public places in the wake of the Hamas terror attack.
Chaos broke out again on Monday after a pro-Palestinian demonstration that started in Union Square in Manhattan ended up outside the exhibition in the center.
Footage of the event showed scenes of disorder, with flares and smoke billowing from the crowd of protesters carrying anti-Israel signs and chanting “long live the Intifada.”
The Nova Music Festival exhibition, which began in Tel Aviv to pay tribute to the 364 lives lost in the terrorist attack, was launched in New York in April as a four-week presentation.
Hollywood music manager Scooter Braun, who is Jewish, is among the American partners of the festival founder who heavily promoted the installation in New York City.
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Pro-Palestinian protesters stop at the Nova Festival exhibition on Wall Street on Monday
Scooter Braun quickly condemned the huge crowds of protesters who gathered at the monument just days before its closure, announcing that the exhibition will be extended until June 22 as a result.
The Hollywood music executive, who is Jewish, is one of the American partners of the festival founder who had heavily promoted the installation in New York City.
Braun quickly condemned the huge crowds of protesters who gathered at the monument just days before its closure, announcing that the exhibition will be extended until June 22 as a result.
‘Due to the overwhelming demand and excitement surrounding the @novaexhibition today… we have decided to extend another week in NYC until the 22nd to ensure everyone has a chance to visit and see for themselves.. .and for those who chose to protest innocent music lovers being murdered,” Braun wrote in an Instagram post.
AOC is an outspoken pro-Palestinian activist and had given its support to the controversial anti-Israel demonstrators who had wreaked havoc Columbia University‘s campus in April.
In November, the New York Democrat was among those who voted against a resolution condemning growing anti-Semitism and support for the Iran-backed terrorist group Hamas on college campuses.
Still, the resolution passed overwhelmingly, with 213 Republican votes and 183 Democrats.
The resolution calls on university leaders not to speak out in support of Jewish and pro-Israel students. It urges them to condemn anti-Semitism and ensure these students have the right to free speech on campus.
