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Thursday, April 02, 2026

04/01 Links Pt1: Trump claims Iran 'no longer a threat' in update on Operation Epic Fury; Iran's Danger Must Be Judged by "Unacceptable Risk," Not "Imminent Threat";

From Ian:

Bret Stephens: Yes, This Is Your War, Too
But whatever the administration decides to do, what isn’t viable is for Americans and our allies to pretend that they can be indifferent to the outcome of the war. When someone like Boris Pistorius, the German defense minister, says, “This is not our war,” the appropriate response is: Are you serious?

In June, Pistorius’s boss, Chancellor Friedrich Merz, acknowledged that Israel’s attack that month on Iran’s military and nuclear sites was “dirty work that Israel is doing for all of us.” Has something changed in his government’s strategic calculus about the threat Iran poses, other than its overriding opposition to the Trump administration?

In January, the United Arab Emirates announced in no uncertain terms that it would not allow its airspace, territory or ports to be used for an attack on Iran. The declaration was a transparent effort to insulate the Emirates from Iranian reprisals. For its pains, Iran has since hit Abu Dhabi, Dubai and other Emirati targets, military and civilian, with at least 433 ballistic missiles, 19 cruise missiles and 1,977 drones.

Now the governments of Spain and Italy are replicating the Emirates’ strategy, barring the U.S. from using bases (and, in Madrid’s case, its airspace) for attacks on Iran. Do those governments think they’ll be spared Tehran’s furies should they one day come into range of Tehran’s missiles? For that matter — given Trump’s ambivalence about the war in Ukraine — do Europeans think the administration is more likely to support NATO in the event of a Russian attack when NATO has been so hostile to American efforts to defang Iran?

For Americans, especially those who often oppose the administration, the question is whether our distaste for this president should get the better of our strategic judgments about the threats Iran poses. In The Wall Street Journal recently, the lawyer David Boies, a prominent Democrat, noted that if Trump had failed to act, “his successor would have been left with an even more dangerous choice than his predecessors left him. Three or four years from now, the Iranian missiles now hitting Iran’s neighbors could be hitting Berlin or London, perhaps even New York or Washington.”

If Democrats can’t bring themselves to support Trump, they can at least support policies that will make the strategic choices for the next Democratic president easier rather than harder.

“You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you” is a line widely attributed to Leon Trotsky. If that’s the case — and history tells us it is — shouldn’t you be interested in winning it, too?
Iran's Danger Must Be Judged by "Unacceptable Risk," Not "Imminent Threat"
Did Iran pose an imminent threat to the U.S.? "Imminence" is not a precise or objective term that presidents should employ only if intelligence experts endorse it. In national security affairs, it is almost always debatable. Besides, "imminence" is not the right concept for deciding whether and how to respond to a grave threat from abroad.

To grasp why it is not right, ask yourself: When did the Sep. 11 attack become imminent? When did the attack on Pearl Harbor? When did Russia's invasion of Ukraine? When did the Holocaust? When did the threat of British tyranny that justified the American Revolution? The concept of "imminence" offers no useful guidance for confronting complex threats of this kind.

Is a threat imminent when the enemy becomes hostile? Only after they perfect the means to attack us, or only after the enemy puts them in motion as part of an attack? Does it matter if the enemy appears unstable or ideologically fanatical? Does it matter if the enemy's means of attack are apocalyptic - nuclear weapons on long-range missiles, for example?

The relevant concept is unacceptable risk, not imminent threat. Presidents have the duty to decide whether a foreign threat poses risks that require a U.S. response. They have the responsibility to decide whether a threat is grave enough - and no means short of war can reduce the risk to an acceptable level - to make war necessary.

As a rule, only an imminent threat justifies police officers' use of deadly force. But is it sensible to import that concept into national security affairs today, when a country like Iran calls over decades for "Death to America," commits numerous murderous aggressions, and devotes enormous resources to developing terrorist proxy networks, nuclear weapons, and long-range missiles?


WATCH: Trump claims Iran 'no longer a threat' in update on Operation Epic Fury
United States President Donald Trump claimed that the Iranian regime is “no longer a threat” during an address given at White House to discuss the US's Operation Epic Fury on Wednesday evening.

Trump began the address by reaffirming the US military's success so far in decimating Iran's naval forces and ballistic missile capabilities.

“We are in this military operation so powerful, so brilliant, against one of the most powerful countries for 32 days, and the country has been eviscerated and essentially, is really no longer a threat,” he asserted.

“Our objectives are very simple and clear,” Trump said of Operation Epic Fury. “We are systematically dismantling the regime’s ability to threaten America or project power outside of its borders.”

Trump added that due to Operation Epic Fury, the US is “on the cusp of ending Iran's threat to America and the world.”

“Tonight, every American can look forward to a day when we are free from the wickedness of Iranian aggression and the specter of nuclear blackmail," he asserted.

Trump stated that the US is “on track to complete all of America's military objectives shortly,” vowing to “hit [Iran] extremely hard over the next two to three weeks.” Trump vows to send Iran back to Stone Age

“We are going to bring them back to the Stone Age where they belong,” he threatened, claiming that “in the meantime, discussions are ongoing” and that Iran’s new leadership “is less radical and much more reasonable.”

Trump stated that his preference for dealing with the Iranian regime was through diplomacy, but that the regime “continued their relentless quest for nuclear weapons and rejected every attempt at an agreement.”

“For years, everyone said that Iran could not have nuclear weapons, but in the end, those are just words if you're not willing to take action when the time comes,” he stated.

Trump then clarified what would happen if no diplomatic solution could be reached between the US and Iran.

“If there is no deal, we are going to hit each and every one of their electric generating plants very hard and probably simultaneously,” Trump stated, adding that the US has thus far refrained from hitting Iranian oil infrastructure “because it would not give them a small chance of survival or rebuilding.”
President Trump Delivers an Address to the Nation, Apr. 1, 2026

In national address, Trump declares US ‘nearing completion’ of ‘core strategic objectives’ in the Iran war
In a speech addressing the American public, US President Donald Trump touts the “swift, decisive and overwhelming” blows that he says Iran has been dealt over the past four weeks of war with the United States and Israel, claiming “victories like few people have ever seen before” in the ongoing campaign.

“Tonight, Iran’s navy is gone, their air force is in ruins, their leaders, most of them… are now dead. Their command and control of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is being decimated as we speak,” he says at the White House. “Their ability to launch missiles and drones is dramatically curtailed and their weapons factories and rocket launchers are being blown to pieces, very few of them left.”

Following the recent operation in Venezuela, which Trump notes that like the US has major oil reserves, he asserts America “is now totally independent of the Middle East and yet we are to help. We don’t need their oil, we don’t need anything they have. We are there to help our allies.”

“From the very first day I announced my presidency in 2015, I vowed that I would never allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon,” he emphasizes, saying the “fanatical” Islamic Republic has been chanting “death to America” and “death to Israel” since its founding in 1979. He also hits out at Iran over its role in numerous deadly attacks throughout the years, listing among them the October 7, 2023, onslaught against Israel by its Palestinian ally Hamas, while condemning Tehran for its recent brutal crackdown on anti-government protests.

“For these terrorists to have nuclear weapons would be an intolerable threat. The thuggish and most violent regime on earth would be free to carry out their campaigns of terror, coercion, conquest and mass murder from behind a nuclear shield. I will never let that happen.”

The US president touts the actions he has taken against Iran over the years, including ripping up the nuclear deal negotiated by his predecessor Barack Obama as well as the strike during his first term in 2020 that killed Iranian Quds Force Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who Trump calls an “evil genius, brilliant person, horrible human being however.”

“If he lived, we would probably be having a different conversation tonight,” he says of Soleimani.

Trump says that he preferred diplomacy, but the Iranian regime rejected his outreach, leading him to order the strikes on Iranian nuclear sites last June amid Israel’s war with Iran.

According to Trump, Iran subsequently sought to rebuild its nuclear program and was “right at the doorstep” of obtaining an atomic bomb.
Rubio: Iran Aimed to Become the Next North Korea
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Fox News on Tuesday: "I know this sounds fantastical, but it is absolutely true. This is a regime led by people who believe that it is their calling and their purpose in life to usher in the end of the world. These people want nuclear weapons."

"Why do we know that? Because they are assembling all the things you need for nuclear weapons. They're assembling long-range rockets that can eventually reach the United States, can already reach Europe. We saw them demonstrate two of them last week despite denying that they had them."

"They were aiming to become the next North Korea...an Iran run by radical Shia clerics with intercontinental missiles that could reach the mainland of the United States eventually. That's what they were going towards. That's what they would have ultimately achieved had President Trump not taken these steps that he's taken."

"So for all these people out there talking about how this could have been avoided, they were given every opportunity in multiple talks, and all they did is either reject or delay. And that's not going to happen under President Trump. He is not going to allow Iran to become a nuclear power on his watch."

"This is the weakest Iran certainly has been in 25 years, right now. Look at the damage they have been able to inflict on their neighbors at their weakest point. Imagine two years from now when they had had the opportunity to double the number of missiles they had, to double the number of drones they had....The President was not going to allow that to happen."


Trump Says Iranian President Requested Ceasefire But US Won't 'Consider' Until Hormuz Strait Is Open: 'Until Then, We Are Blasting'
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Iran's president asked the United States for a ceasefire. Trump said he will not "consider" such a move until the "Hormuz Strait is open, free, and clear"—and will continue "blasting Iran into oblivion" in the meantime.

"Iran's New Regime President, much less Radicalized and far more intelligent than his predecessors, has just asked the United States of America for a CEASEFIRE!" Trump wrote on Truth Social. "We will consider when Hormuz Strait is open, free, and clear. Until then, we are blasting Iran into oblivion or, as they say, back to the Stone Ages!!!"

Trump's statement may have been referencing Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian, who suggested in a Tuesday call with the president of the European Council that Iran would be willing to "end this conflict, provided that essential conditions are met, especially the guarantees required to prevent repetition of the aggression."


Israel Air Force Base Commander Describes Missions to Iran
Brig.-Gen. S., commander of Tel Nof Airbase, landed an hour and a half before this interview after carrying out a strike in Iran.

He said that once you cross the border into Iran, "You tense up, you sharpen your focus, you look at your formation, you search for missiles that could be launched at you, and above all you want to complete the mission and return home safely."

Although he holds a high rank, S. joins some of the sorties himself. Only that way, he said, can he fully understand the missions, make sure they are being carried out properly, see how the battlefield is changing and what threats are emerging, and provide feedback to those planning the missions.

"I'm not doing this for fun," he said. "I'm doing it to bring operational value."

I asked whether he is afraid. He said yes. Fear is a wonderful thing. It keeps you alert, sharp and precise. "Anyone who says he isn't afraid is lying."

He says there are pilots who have already flown more than 30 strike sorties into Iran. One a day, and even more in the early days.

He said that in an average month, the two fighter squadrons at his airbase log 200 flight hours. In the past month they logged 5,200. "The real heroes are the ground crews. They make this magic happen."

He praised cooperation with the Americans. "If you have to choose a partner, it's this partner."

"The beauty of this relationship is that each side brings its relative advantages: they bring the power, the quantity, the scale, and we bring the flexibility, the familiarity with the theater, the operational experience. Together we are achieving very impressive results. They are a wonderful partner."

"We began with a surprise opening blow that included decapitating the leadership and going after the missile array and surface-to-air missiles in order to achieve air superiority, and we are continuing with the systematic destruction of all military industry in Iran. We are taking away their production capabilities and their ability to recover."

"We are operating in a way that will make it very hard for them to recover from this. But it takes time. It requires patience. I compare it to a boxing match: you don't win in the first round but after several rounds. That's what we're doing."

He said that Oct. 7 is always there, for every one of them. "We understood that if the enemy has the ability to harm you, you have to take that ability away as quickly as possible, because the longer you wait, the more complicated it becomes."


IDF war order against Iran: ‘Creating long-term regional change’
The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday declassified parts of the order to go to war with Iran, listing among its objectives “to create long-term regional change.”

The document, signed by the head of the Operations Division in the IDF Operations Directorate, Brig. Gen. Israel Shomer, includes redactions that were not cleared for publication.

The text reads as follows:
“___ and the internal situation in Iran ___ to leverage the achievements of the campaign thus far and to create long-term regional change. Therefore, and in accordance with the Chief of Staff’s directive, the IDF will transition from plan ___ to an order—the execution of an attack in Iran ___ and the reduction of the threat posed by Iran over time, to improve Israel’s strategic balance.”

The IDF and the U.S. military launched a joint preemptive attack on the Iran at 8:10 a.m. Israel Time on Feb. 28.

The offensive, which was planned over months and in coordination with the United States, resulted in the targeted killings of 40 top Iranian officials, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as they convened in secrecy in two locations in Tehran.

The Israeli military said on Sunday that the order of the attack followed “situational assessments, intelligence updates, approval of plans, multi-front readiness and inter-service coordination, until the conditions were met for issuing the order.”


Yemen’s Houthis threaten potential closure of key Red Sea strait if Gulf states join war
A senior Houthi official warned the Iran-backed rebels in Yemen could move to shutter the Bab el-Mandeb strait if any Gulf countries join the US and Israeli strikes against Iran.

The straight, a key shipping chokepoint and narrow passageway that controls sea traffic toward the Suez Canal, is located at the southern mouth of the Red Sea, between Houthi-controlled Yemen and Djibouti.

The threat to the shipping lane would further exacerbate global economic instability, after Iran effectively shut the critical Strait of Hormuz last month.

“We bear a religious, moral and humanitarian responsibility that precludes us from standing idly by,” Houthi Deputy Information Minister Mohammed Mansour told Al-Monitor.

“The option of closing the Bab el-Mandeb strait is a Yemeni option that can be implemented should the aggression against Iran and Lebanon escalate savagely, or if any Gulf state becomes directly involved in military operations in support of the [Zionist] entity or the United States,” Mansour said.

So far, no Gulf country has officially joined in the US-Israeli war against Iran, though the United Arab Emirates is pushing for the US to launch an operation forcefully reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and is willing to assist militarily, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
Israel kills Iranian commander tied to Hezbollah tunnels
A senior Iranian military commander linked to Hezbollah’s tunnel infrastructure was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Iran, the Israel Defense Forces said on Tuesday.

The strike that killed Mahdi Vafaei, head of the Engineering Branch of the Quds Force’s Lebanon Corps, was in the Mahallat area in Iran, about 200 miles south of Tehran, according to the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit. It was one of more than 800 strike sorties, involving 16,000 munitions, that the IDF has conducted against Iran since the launch on Feb. 28 of the joint operation against the Islamic Republic by Israel and the United States, the statement continued.

Vafaei “led the Iranian terror regime’s efforts to establish underground terrorist infrastructure sites for Hezbollah and the Assad regime in Syria, and managed dozens of underground projects in Lebanon utilized for the storage of advanced weapons,” according to the statement. His elimination “degrades the Hezbollah terrorist organization’s capacity to develop underground infrastructure sites and undermines the Iranian terrorist regime’s efforts to advance and carry out terror attacks across the Middle East,” it added.

The IDF has identified more than 5,000 targets in Iran, including thousands of “terror components that were subsequently struck,” according to the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit. Strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon and beyond brought the total targets hit since Feb. 28 to 7,000, it said.

One target hit Tuesday in Iran was a factory that “systematically transferred chemical substances to the Iranian terror regime designated for the development of chemical weapons,” the Spokesperson’s Unit said in a separate statement. The factory, owned by the Tofiq Daru Company, “served as a principal supplier of fentanyl to the SPND organization,” which is “responsible for the development of chemical weapons for the Iranian terror regime,” the statement continued.

The factory was disguised as a civilian company but in practice it transferred to the Iranian regime substances ”that were used for research and development of chemical weapons,” according to the Spokesperson’s Unit.

The strike on the Tofiq Daru Company “impaired the Iranian terror regime’s chemical weapons production capabilities,” the statement continued, adding that “precautionary measures were taken” ahead of the strike “in order to minimize possible harm to civilians.”

Tuesday saw several major strikes in Iran, including in a wave targeting “20 weapon manufacturing sites,” the IDF said.
Fourth soldier killed in southern Lebanon clash on Monday laid to rest in Modiin
The fourth Israeli soldier killed in a clash with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon on Monday, Staff Sgt. Gilad Harel, 21, was laid to rest in Israel on Wednesday.

The three other slain soldiers, Staff Sgt. Maxsim Entis, 21, from Bat Yam; Cpt. Noam Madmoni, 22, from Sderot; and Staff Sgt. Ben Cohen, 21, from Lehavim, were laid to rest on Tuesday in separate funerals.

Hundreds gathered at the military cemetery in Modiin to bid farewell to Harel, according to reports in Hebrew media. He was a soldier in the Nahal Brigade’s Reconnaissance Unit.

Speaking at his funeral, Harel’s girlfriend, Neta Katz, told mourners that Harel had arranged for a bouquet of flowers to be delivered to her before entering combat. The note attached — wishing her a happy Passover holiday and expressing his love from Lebanon — arrived at her home hours before his funeral.

“I thought it was a condolence bouquet, and I read the note,” Neta recalled, before realizing that the flowers were in fact from her late partner.

“You are the perfect partner, smart and the most beloved,” she said about Harel. “You made me a happy person. Thank you for the flowers, my angel. I love you more than anything in the world. Thank you for who you were to me.”

Family members and friends described him as driven, humble and deeply devoted to those around him. His sister, Adi, who rushed back to Israel after receiving news of his death while abroad, spoke of their close bond and read aloud their final messages before he entered battle.

“I wrote to him: Good luck, baby, don’t do anything reckless. I’m so proud of you. He wrote back: Thank you, don’t worry. I replied: Do you think I won’t worry? You’re the only one I worry about. He answered: Don’t worry, I won’t do anything reckless,” she read.

Harel’s parents recalled a curious and ambitious young man who aspired to serve in elite units and took pride in defending the country.
Iran, Hezbollah launch attacks as Israelis host Passover Seders, sending millions to shelters
Sirens sounded repeatedly in central Israel Wednesday evening, surrounding the start of Passover, as Iran fired a major ballistic missile barrage and Hezbollah launched rockets from Lebanon, sending millions to bomb shelters and safe rooms as families across the country hosted their Seder meals.

The attacks continued into early Thursday morning, with Iranian ballistic missiles fired at central Israel, the Jerusalem area and the north, while Hezbollah rocket fire from Lebanon triggered sirens near Haifa.

One of the Iranian missiles was carrying a cluster warhead, spreading bomblets across central Israel, with the Magen David Adom ambulance service reporting that a 12-year-old and two 7-month-olds in Bnei Brak were lightly injured from shattered glass.

A 24-year-old was also lightly injured in the same incident, according to MDA. On Wednesday morning there, an 11-year-old girl was injured by shrapnel in another missile strike and she remains in critical condition, the medical service added.

The overnight attack on Bnei Brak also damaged a water main in the city.

The IDF had previously warned that a missile attack was expected on Seder night, one of the most widely observed Jewish rituals.

According to initial IDF assessments, some 10 ballistic missiles were fired at central Israel, in the largest Iranian salvo on Israel since the early days of the war. Minutes later, sirens again sounded in central and northern Israel, as the IDF detected another Iranian ballistic missile launch, the sixth such salvo of the day.

Around the same time, sirens sounded in the Golan Heights and Galilee due to rocket fire by Hezbollah from Lebanon.

According to the military, most of the incoming missiles were intercepted. Some missiles were allowed to hit open areas, “according to protocol.”

One Iranian missile, apparently carrying a cluster bomb warhead, spread bomblets in central Israel. Rescue forces said damage was caused to homes and cars in the central cities of Rosh Haayin and Petah Tikva. Another bomblet struck a playground in Petah Tikva, causing damage, footage showed. There were no immediate reports of injuries.
Girl, 11, critically hurt by Iranian cluster bomb as repeated salvos target center
A young girl was critically wounded and 13 others were injured to various degrees Wednesday morning after an Iranian ballistic missile attack on central Israel, as people around the country prepared to mark the Passover Seder.

The injuries in Bnei Brak, east of Tel Aviv, occurred after an Iranian missile carrying a cluster bomb warhead spread bomblets over a wide area. Multiple impacts were reported in Bnei Brak as well as in Tel Aviv, according to rescue services.

The attack on central Israel was followed by three others in quick succession. Separately, Yemen’s Houthis fired a missile at the south in the morning, as they ratcheted up their resurgent offensive on the country.

Sheba Medical Center said its teams were “fighting for the life” of the 11-year-old girl who was hit by shrapnel in Bnei Brak, and whose father was in moderate condition. The two were apparently not in a shelter at the time of the missile strike.

The girl’s father, a Magen David Adom volunteer, applied first aid to his daughter before medics arrived, then lost consciousness, one of the first responders told Channel 13 news. V

A spokesperson for Rabin Medical Center said a woman and her son were admitted to the hospital. The mother was in moderate condition, while the boy was in good condition.

Separately, a 6-year-old boy was hit by a car while on his way to a shelter in the central city of Rishon Lezion, the Magen David Adom ambulance service said. The boy was hospitalized in moderate condition.

Images from Bnei Brak showed first responders and residents carrying small children out of an apartment building that was hit.


'Iran operates like a mafia' | Fighter pilot Max Afterburner on how to defeat the Islamic Republic
US Air Force fighter pilot Ryan Bodenheimer – aka Max Afterburner – joins spiked’s Fraser Myers to talk about the latest from the war in Iran. Max and Fraser discuss how the US has dominated the skies, the intolerable risks of a nuclear-armed Iran, and the dangers of invading Kharg Island. Plus: what the war means for Europe, China and the prospects of World War 3.

Get tickets for the spiked summit – a brand-new flagship live event bringing spiked’s writers and high-profile friends together for a day of bold debate, live Q&As and on-stage exchanges in Westminster, London. Find out more and book here: https://www.spiked-online.com/event/s...

00:00 Introduction – US War in Iran & Latest Developments
00:55 Guest Introduction – Ryan Bodenheimer, Fighter Pilot & YouTuber
03:28 Has America Won? Assessing Trump's Victory Claim
06:36 Was It Ever a Fair Fight? Iran's Military vs. the US
07:54 Kharg Island Explained – Iran's Oil Lifeline & Strategic Significance
10:45 Taking Kharg Island – Risks, Options & Special Operations
12:24 How Iran Might Retaliate – Terrorism, IEDs & Proxy Tactics
14:30 State of Iran's Proxies – Houthis, Hezbollah & Militias
16:07 US-Israel Coordination – How the Air Campaign Works
18:19 Trump vs. NATO – Is Europe Doing Enough?
21:49 European Sentiment Explained – Energy Bills, Terror Plots & Bafflement
23:12 Energy & the War – Costs for the US and Europe
25:15 China's Role – Air Defences, Rare Earth Minerals & Strategic Interests
27:44 China, Taiwan & the Bigger Picture – Why Taiwan Could Benefit
30:25 The First AI War – Drones, Surveillance & Undersea Technology
33:22 Why the B-52? Economy of Force in Modern Warfare
36:27 What People Misunderstand Most About This War
39:29 Closing Remarks




Argentina designates Iran’s IRGC a terror organization
Argentina has designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization, its presidential office said on Tuesday.

The decision, which comes amid the ongoing war with Iran, will allow the implementation of financial sanctions and other restrictions against the Islamic regime.

Argentina has blamed the Iranian-backed Hezbollah for a 1994 attack on the Jewish community center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people and injured hundreds, the deadliest bombing in the South American country’s history.

Argentinian President Javier Milei has previously listed both Hezbollah and Hamas as terrorist organizations.

The iconoclast Argentinian leader has broken with decades of foreign policy by positioning himself with the United States and Israel, and has emerged as one of the most vocal supporters of the Jewish state around the globe.

“This decision... places Argentina... at the forefront of the free world in the fight against the Iranian regime of terror and its proxies,” Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar posted on X on Wednesday. “With this decision, President Milei—one of the greatest leaders of our generation—has once again demonstrated moral clarity and an unwavering commitment to the values of freedom and the fight against its enemies.”


Report: AOC says she’ll reject defensive funding for Israel, IHRA definition of antisemitism
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) reportedly committed on Tuesday to opposing “any spending on arms for Israel, including so-called defensive capabilities” for Israel as well as the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of antisemitism, according to an editor from City & State New York.

The New York Democrat made the comments on a Democratic Socialists of America endorsement call on Tuesday evening.

Though Ocasio-Cortez has not voted in favor of aid to Israel, she did vote against an amendment last year by then-Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) to cut funding for defensive systems such as Iron Dome, earning the ire of the far left.

“I have not once ever voted to authorize funding to Israel, and I will never,” Ocasio-Cortez reportedly said during the forum. “The Israeli government should be able to finance their own weapons if they seek to arm themselves.”

The systems in question have no offensive use, and are only used to intercept incoming attacks on Israel. Just five lawmakers — Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Al Green (D-TX), Summer Lee (D-PA), Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) — voted with Greene on the amendment.

Last year, Ocasio-Cortez framed the vote as a clear choice.




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