Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, said lower chamber lawmaker Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., misplaced her indignation over Israel’s “carefully crafted” pager attack on Hezbollah terrorists, telling Newsmax on Thursday she doesn’t remember AOC being this concerned for Israeli citizens killed and kidnapped on Oct. 7.
AOC criticized Israel on Wednesday for its targeted attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon, saying that it “clearly and unequivocally violates international humanitarian law.”
“My response is, cry me a river, AOC. These are known terrorists. They are all connected to terrorist organizations. There are no innocents out there that are juggling these pagers,” Ernst said on “National Report.” “It was a carefully crafted operation, and I say kudos to the Israelis.”
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