Ocasio-Cortez Pledges to Examine MP Corbyn’s Anti-Semitic Allegations

Freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) ensured her constituents Feb. 3 that she will get to the bottom of British MP Jeremy Corbyn’s anti-Semitic allegations after speaking with him on the phone.

Both Ocasio-Cortez and Corbyn shared that a conversation took place via Twitter.

“Great to speak to @AOC on the phone this evening and hear first hand how she’s challenging the status quo,” Corbyn wrote Feb. 3. “Let’s build a movement across borders to take on the billionaires, polluters and migrant baiters, and support a happier, freer and cleaner planet.”

Ocasio-Cortez responded saying it was an “honor to share such a lovely and wide-reaching conversation with you, @jeremycorbyn!”

Many members of the Jewish community replied to the tweet.

Tablet Magazine senior writer Yair Rosenberg shared several tweets regarding Corbyn’s anti-Semitic statements.

“@aoc might want to have her staff screen her calls more carefully,” he wrote.

https://twitter.com/Yair_Rosenberg/status/1092204688638906371

Christina Sommers, author of “War Against Boys” also warned Ocasio-Cortez about the call and what it means for the Democratic party.

“Dear Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Corbyn is anti-Semitic.  You do not want to do to the Democratic Party what @lsarsour & @TamikaDMallory did to the #WomensMarch.”

Dear Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Corbyn is anti-Semitic. You do not want to do to the Democratic Party what @lsarsour & @TamikaDMallory did to the #WomensMarch. https://t.co/Ff4w06SOGF

— Christina Sommers (@CHSommers) February 4, 2019

Brooklyn based writer, Elad Nehorai, replied to Ocasio-Cortez’ tweet also in defense of the Jews.

“I’m a huge huge fan of yours. I hope you’ll take a look at the amount of Jews trying to call attention to Corbyn’s long, documented history of anti-Semitism. The left’s blind spot in this regard can still be fixed. But we need leaders like yourself to listen.”

The Bronx and Queens congresswoman thanked Nehorai and said, “We cannot + will not move forward without deep fellowship and leadership with the Jewish community.”

She also told him she’d have her team reach out.

“Dialogue, people. It’s possible,” Nehorai wrote in a follow-up.

This is so, so beautiful. Dialogue, people. It’s possible. https://t.co/vs15qWJnpq

— Elad Nehorai (@EladNehorai) February 4, 2019

In the past, Ocasio-Cortez came under fire for using the Pittsburgh shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in a Get Out the Vote campaign, and telling PBS’ Margaret Hoover that she was “not an expert on Palestine.”