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Ocasio-Cortez Says She Won’t Back Two-State Solution Shortly After Supporting It

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July 17, 2018
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the 28-year-old Democratic nominee for Congress in New York’s 14th district, refused to give support for a “two-state solution” after recently backing it in an interview.

In a July 13 interview on PBS’ Firing Line, Ocasio-Cortez said she wasn’t an “expert” on the Israel-Palestinian conflict but she is “a firm believer in finding a two-state solution in this issue.”

Ocasio-Cortez changed her stance in a July 16 interview with Democracy Now! when she was asked by host Amy Goodman on if she supported a two-state solution.

“I think this is a conversation that I am engaging in with activists right now because this is huge,” Ocasio-Cortez replied, adding that it was particularly important over the conversation to have in the upcoming weekend.

Ocasio-Cortez has previously criticized Israel for committing a “massacre” at the Israel-Gaza border during the recent border riots.

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