Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's response to Boulder terror attack slammed
By ALEX RASKIN
Two-time World Series winner Kevin Youkilis has called out congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for 'virtue signaling' after the New York Democrat condemned Sunday's antisemitic hate crime in Colorado.
A dozen people were injured in a fiery attack in Boulder, where suspect Mohamed Sabry Soliman has since told police he tried to kill demonstrators demanding the release of Hamas' Israeli hostages, according to an FBI affidavit. The Bureau is treating the the incident as a hate crime.
Ocasio-Cortez described the attack as 'horrific' and wrote on X that her 'heart is with the victims and our Jewish communities across the country.'
'Antisemitism is on the rise here at home,' she added, 'and we have a moral responsibility to confront and stop it everywhere it exists.'
Youkilis, a three-time All-Star who won a pair of World Series with the Boston Red Sox, dismissed her message online.
'Jews are targeted with violence and it's the same virtue signal post time and time again,' he wrote on X. 'What have you done to confront those calling for intifadas in NYC? Until you create a plan of action, your repeated virtue signaling after the violence occurs holds no weight.'
Kevin Youkilis has called out congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for 'virtue signaling' after the New York Democrat condemned Sunday's antisemitic hate crime in Colorado
Youkilis served as Team Israel's hitting coach during the 2023 World Baseball Classic
Youkilis appeared to be referencing pro-Palestinian protests in New York, where chants of 'long live intifada' were reportedly chanted by demonstrators. 'Intifada' is an Arabic word for a rebellion used to describe Palestine's various uprisings against Israeli occupation. For instance, the ongoing war between Israel and Gaza has been labelled by some as the 'Third Intifada.'
Many have claimed the term and the slogan 'Globalize the Intifada' are inherently antisemitic.
Nicknamed the 'Greek God of Walks' in the best-selling book, Moneyball, the 46-year-old Youkilis is actually Jewish and once served as the hitting coach for Team Israel at the 2023 World Baseball Classic in Miami.
In addition to being an outspoken supporter of Israel, he's also Tom Brady's brother-in-law having married the quarterback's sister Julie in 2012.
Sunday's violence in Boulder comes amid the growing global tensions over the Israel-Hamas war and a spike in reports of antisemitism in the US. Previously a man was heard yelling 'free Palestine' after allegedly shooting and killing two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington DC.
Ocasio-Cortez offered her sympathy to the Jewish community, but Youkilis rejected her post
As for Soliman, the suspect in Boulder, he allegedly told police he planned the attack for the last year as part of his desire to 'kill all Zionist people.'
Since October of 2023, when Hamas-led militants abducted 1,195 Israelis and foreign nationals, roughly 60,000 people have been killed on both sides the conflict, according to multiple sources. Of those deaths, more than 95 percent are Palestinian, the Gaza Health Ministry reports.
The fighting has resulted in a hunger crisis in Gaza, where nearly 2 million people have been displaced. Meanwhile Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been accused of strategically starving Palestinians in Gaza – an allegation he has denied.
Since returning to office in January, President Donald Trump has attacked Palestinian support in American colleges by threatening to revoke funding for schools and visas for international students thought to be 'Hamas sympathizers.'
Last month, the Trump administration revoked the visas of a reported 800 students, some of whom have had their statuses restored by courts.
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