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- AOC is naming Christian fundamentalism as a key driver of conflict between Israel and Palestine.
- She referenced Trump's decision to move the US embassy to Jerusalem during his presidency.
- "The Israel of today is not the Israel of the Bible," she said.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York is naming Christian fundamentalism as a key driver of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine, pointing to recent US actions in the region.
Speaking on local New York radio station Hot 97/WQHT on Thursday morning, the progressive Democratic congresswoman argued that the conflict was not simply the result of Islamic fundamentalism and Israeli extremism.