Actress Patricia Heaton criticized Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) after AOC condemned the explosions of pagers linked to Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon.
In a post on X, Heaton pointed out Ocasio-Cortez’s silence regarding Hezbollah’s recent attack that killed 12 Druze children in the Golan Heights, saying, “Hey @AOC where were you when Hezbollah murdered 12 Druze children on a soccer field with indiscriminate bombing? *Crickets* Please sit this one out. Your J*w h*tred is showing.”
Hey @AOC where were you when Hezbollah murdered 12 Druze children on a soccer field with indiscriminate bombing? *Crickets* Please sit this one out. Your J*w h*tred is showing. https://t.co/2FMe5pT35U
— Patricia Heaton (@PatriciaHeaton) September 19, 2024
Ocasio-Cortez had previously claimed that the pager explosions caused serious injuries to “innocent civilians,” labeling the attack a violation of “international humanitarian law” and calling for congressional accountability regarding U.S. assistance.
“Congress needs a full accounting of the attack, including an answer from the State Department as to whether any US assistance went into the development or deployment of this technology,” AOC added.
Israel’s pager attack in Lebanon detonated thousands of handheld devices across of a slew of public spaces, seriously injuring and killing innocent civilians.
This attack clearly and unequivocally violates international humanitarian law and undermines US efforts to prevent a…
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) September 18, 2024
The pager detonations reportedly injured and killed members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and caused significant casualties, with the blasts occurring after Hezbollah’s devices received a message from their leadership.
Heaton has been vocal in her support for Israel, especially following the Hamas attack on October 7. She recently reacted to comments from Taher Herzallah, a representative for American Muslims for Palestine, who labeled supporters of Israel as “the enemy.”
“Anybody who has a relationship with … or identifies themself as a Jewish person or as a Christian Zionist … they are enemy number one. And our community needs to recognize that as such,” Herzallah’s post read.
"Anybody who has a relationship with…or identifies themself as a Jewish person or as a Christian Zionist…they are enemy number one." — representative of American Muslims for Palestinepic.twitter.com/OVavgdbrC3
— Marina Medvin 🇺🇸 (@MarinaMedvin) May 9, 2024
In response, Heaton invited others to join her, saying, “I guess I’m ‘enemy number one.’ Anyone care to join me?”
I guess I’m “enemy number one.” Anyone care to join me? https://t.co/6yr6Y5cJJu
— Patricia Heaton (@PatriciaHeaton) May 9, 2024