AOC supports bill targeting nonprofits backing Israeli settlements

Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has voiced her support for a New York state bill to revoke the tax-exempt status of non-profits backing Israeli settlements.

“It is more important now than ever to hold the Netanyahu government accountable for endorsing and, in fact, supporting some of this settler violence that prevents a lasting peace,” said Ocasio-Cortez.

She added that the bill aims to ensure that “the ongoing atrocities that we see happening in Gaza and the West Bank, as well as the ongoing enabling of armed militias to terrorise Palestinians in the West Bank, do not benefit from New York State charitable tax exemptions.”