AO-CEASEFIRE! Squad Member Tries, and Fails, to Justify Ceasefire in Israel [Watch]

The left’s favorite Democratic Socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) spoke with CNN Monday night about the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas; she wants a ceasefire but fails to make a very strong case for one.

“What is Israel supposed to do about Hamas after they murdered, brutalized, abducted over a thousand of their citizens? Are they supposed to just do nothing?” CNN anchor Abby Phillip pressed Ocasio-Cortez.

At this point, AOC tries to make her case for a ceasefire.

“What is important is for us to identify our goal in terms of what safety means, in terms of what defense means,” Ocasio-Cortez said.

“I think the position from Israel’s perspective is that there was already an attack, and Hamas already committed that attack,” Phillip interjected, “After that happened, do you really believe that they should not respond to that?”

“We should identify what our goal is, which is the cooling of tensions in the region,” Ocasio-Cortez said.

“Israel’s goal is to rid the region of Hamas. They’ve been very clear about that,” Phillip retorted. “For Israel to deal with Hamas, which is a force that is actually detrimental to Palestinians, how else are they supposed to address a violent, militant, some say, terrorist group, other than to go in there and take them on directly?” Phillip added.

“I do believe that Hamas needs to be dealt with,” Ocasio-Cortez said.

“But ‘how?’ I think is what I’m trying to understand,” Phillip interjected

AOC and her fellow “squad” members have been soft on Hamas in the wake of their horrific attack on Israeli citizens on October 7th.

Watch the clip above.