Democratic socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York blamed a Jewish lobbying group for the Democratic Party's woes in the election and got nailed with online backlash. Ocasio-Cortez posted the missive on social media in an attempt to steer the liberal in-fighting against the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a pro-Israel lobbying group. 'Scapegoating the Jews for one’s failure is unreflective and a truly pathetic and ugly tactic.' "If people want to talk about members of Congress being overly influenced by a special interest group pushing a wildly unpopular agenda that pushes voters away from Democrats then they should be discussing AIPAC," said Ocasio-Cortez in response to a senior adviser to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). The congresswoman was immediately assailed by those who perceived the criticism as motivated by anti-Semitism. "Unsurprising, but still deeply concerning to see AOC react to the election by blaming @AIPAC for 'overly influencing' Congress and falsely claiming that supporting Israel is 'wildly unpopular.' Scapegoating the Jews for one’s failure is unreflective and a truly pathetic and ugly tactic," responded Jonathan Greenblatt, the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League. "Many lessons should be learned from the results of the 2024 election. If the only lesson learned by @AOC is to blame the Jews and Israel, then she deserves to be called out for trafficking in Antisemitism," replied Newsweek contributor Joel Petlin. "There is a critical conversation to be had about AIPAC. But so singularly focusing on them here - when there are a number of special interest groups that operate the same way - plays into dangerous tropes," said Amy Spitalnick of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs. Ocasio-Cortez has been accused of anti-Semitism before, but she has also been excoriated by the far left for not being sufficiently anti-Israel. In October, the Democratic Socialists of America, the congresswoman's party, said it was going to take a vote to censure her for daring to approve of bills in Congress affirming Israel's right to exist. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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