US EditionAOC's campaign office vandalized with red paint in NYC
BRONX, NEW YORK CITY, JUL 21 – The vandalism followed AOC’s vote against cutting $500 million in U.S. defense aid to Israel amid Gaza conflict, sparking backlash from local pro-Palestinian activists.
- On Monday just before 12:45 a.m., police found red paint splashed across Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Herschell Street office in Westchester Square, and a sign reading `AOC FUNDS GENOCIDE IN GAZA` police said.
- Last week, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez voted against a Greene amendment, which was criticized by pro-Palestinian activists leading to vandalism of her Bronx office.
- Activists splattered red paint on the metal security gate, doorway and sidewalk, and covered the office windows with paint, obscuring a photograph of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
- The Boogie Down Liberation Front claimed responsibility, 'F–K AOC,' according to reporter Ashoka Jegroo, and no arrests have been made as the investigation continues.
- This backlash follows the vandalism of Ocasio-Cortez's Bronx office with red paint and a sign accusing her of funding genocide in Gaza, amid ongoing tensions over her Israel vote.
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AOC’s Bronx headquarters splashed with red paint by pro-Palestinian activists
Despite being an outspoken critic of Israel’s war in Gaza, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., was not spared from vandalism at the hands of pro-Palestinian activists. Her Bronx office was splashed with red paint and a sign left by protesters reading "AOC funds genocide in Gaza." The vandalism is in apparent backlash from her decision to vote against slashing U.S. funding for Israel’s missile defense. ‘Boogie Down Liberation Front’ takes resp…
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Ocasio-Cortez’s Bronx office vandalized with accusations she funds ‘Gaza genocide’
NEW YORK — The front of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Bronx campaign office was defaced with red paint and a sign accusing her of funding “genocide in Gaza,” police said Monday.
AOC's office vandalized in NYC
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) New York office was vandalized overnight, according to a report.Police responded to a 911 call Monday just before 12:45 a.m. at the congresswoman's campaign base in the Bronx and found red paint had been splashed on the front of the building, reported WCBS-TV."AO...
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