Outspoken US Democrat shows the Left how to call out antisemitism

There has been much discussion, debate, and anguish over the antisemitism that has overtaken the pro-Palestinian Left in recent months: how pervasive is it really? What do the confronting chants and slogans actually signify? What are we to make of the doxing, exclusion, and harassment of Jews?

The troublesome nature of these questions is amplified by the fact that no significant leader on the Left has stood up to take a strong position against antisemitism in the current context. Not until last week.

On June 10, New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) released a webinar on her YouTube channel titled “Antisemitism and the Fight for Democracy.” She was joined by Amy Spitalnick of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs and Stacy Burdett, an independent consultant on antisemitism prevention and response.