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Ocasio-Cortez Backs N.Y. Bill Limiting Donations to Israeli Settlements
A long-running effort by left-leaning New York state lawmakers to cut financial support for Israeli settlements has found a big-name backer — but she has no vote in Albany. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who rarely intervenes in state politics, publicly supported a bill on Monday that could strip New York nonprofits of their tax-exempt status if…