AOC tells the left to abandon purity tests, like Gaza Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez built her political career challenging the democratic establishment, promising a new era of progressive politics and accountability. But a New York Times profile shows a politician who increasingly embraces party alliances, while encouraging the left to move beyond ideological "purity tests," almost igniting her supporters. Among the heated rhetoric is how the controversies about Israel's war in G za and the g nocide are presented and minimized by AOC. To many of its critics and supporters, questions about Palestinian rights and responsibilities seem to be dismissed as political obstacles rather than a fundamental principle.

AOC tells the left to abandon purity tests, like Gaza Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez built her political career challenging the democratic establishment, promising a new era of progressive politics and accountability. But a New York Times profile shows a politician who increasingly embraces party alliances, while encouraging the left to move beyond ideological "purity tests," almost igniting her supporters. Among the heated rhetoric is how the controversies about Israel's war in G za and the g nocide are presented and minimized by AOC. To many of its critics and supporters, questions about Palestinian rights and responsibilities seem to be dismissed as political obstacles rather than a fundamental principle.