A pro-Palestinian rally Sunday in Times Square endorsed by the city chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America ensnared prominent party members amid widespread condemnation of the event.

Gov. Kathy Hochul and other leading Democrats blasted the rally as “abhorrent and morally repugnant” and drew a dividing line with far-left members of the party — including New York Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jamaal Bowman, who denounced the attacks and called for a ceasefire but didn’t take a stand on the rally.

“I condemn Hamas’ attack in the strongest possible terms,” Ocasio-Cortez said in a statement. “No child and family should ever endure this kind of violence and fear, and this violence will not solve the ongoing oppression and occupation in the region. An immediate ceasefire and de-escalation is urgently needed to save lives.”

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    I don’t know what rockets are made of so I don’t know if it’s coming from foreign aid, but given that Israel bans any and all “double-use” aid I don’t see that being possible.

    Metal and/or PVC pipes and concrete or cement with a variety of common construction explosives or common chemicals used as rocket fuel. A.K.A the supplies needed to build homes add baisc plumbing and build irrigation networks for desert farming.

    Yeah that’s just indefensible.

    Read through this thread, it’s being defended.

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      Metal and/or PVC pipes and concrete or cement with a variety of common construction explosives or common chemicals used as rocket fuel.

      AFAIK these things aren’t entering through the blockade anyway.

      Read through this thread, it’s being defended.

      Those are probably the communists so I guess they’ll defend anything.