Ocasio-Cortez starts controversy with comments on Israeli ‘occupation,’ admits she's 'not the expert'
July 17, 2018 at 04:37 AM EDT
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the 28-year-old Democratic socialist who became a rising political star after her victory in New York’s congressional primary last month, referred to Israel’s “occupation" in an interview before admitting that she is “not the expert” on the subject.