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Crowd sings ‘from the river to the sea’ at AOC’s college student event promoting Dems ahead of midterms

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Golden, V. (2026, September 28). Crowd sings ‘from the river to the sea’ at AOC’s college student event promoting Dems ahead of midterms. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/27/us-news/crowd-sings-from-the-river-to-the-sea-at-aoc-event-promoting-dems-ahead-of-midterms/

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At a Cornell University event promoting Democratic support ahead of the midterms, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez faced an audience that sang anti-Israel chants. Co-chairs Mina Petrova and Zoe Reisman led around 2,000 attendees in chanting “from the river to the sea,” which critics consider antisemitic. Ocasio-Cortez criticized Cornell for suppressing free speech on various issues while addressing the crowd, who welcomed her with applause.

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At a Cornell University event on Sunday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez addressed around 2,000 attendees for a "Students vs. Billionaires" town hall. The gathering was organized by Cornell Young Democratic Socialists and More Perfect University to promote Democrats ahead of the midterms. During the event, co-chairs Mina Petrova and Zoe Reisman led chants including “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free”, which has been labeled antisemitic by the US House of Representatives. Petrova also criticized Cornell as a "capitalist institution that prioritizes billionaires and profit over students and community." Ocasio-Cortez is campaigning in upstate New York to bolster her image for potential future runs.

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Cornell University’s lefty crowd gave Democratic Socialist superstar Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a warm, hate-filled welcome by singing anti-Israel chants at a campaign event meant to gin up support for Democrats ahead of the midterms Sunday. asserted

crowd → give → midterms

co-chairs Mina Petrova and Zoe Reisman led the crowd singing “from the river to the sea” and declaring “long live the student intifada.” asserted

intifada → lead → sea

“Cornell is fundamentally a capitalist institution that prioritizes billionaires and profit over students and community and is controlled by CEO trustees that are profiting off of genocide and war,” Petrova said to applause inside the Ithaca Downtown Conference Center. asserted

Petrova → prioritize → Center

The event, hosted along with the student activist organization More Perfect University, was billed by AOC’s campaign as “part of an effort by the Congresswoman to boost turnout in Democratic strongholds ahead of the November election.” asserted

event → host → election

Ocasio-Cortez, who is campaigning upstate to boost her image ahead of a potential run for president or US Senate, took shots at Cornell for — what she says — amounted to suppressing free speech of student protesters. asserted

she → campaign → protesters

“Whether it’s the issue about Palestine or many others. asserted

it → ’ → Palestine

Whether it’s about people trying to fire those who are forming a union in their workplace, whether it’s people trying to speak up about a number of different issues, we have to respond to that first crackdown,” she said. asserted

she → ’ → crackdown

“When we come out in numbers, they cannot take us all,” she added. asserted

she → come → us

The chant “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” however, was overwhelmingly ruled to be antisemitic by the US House of Representatives. asserted

Palestine → rule → Representatives

Critics say the motto, which refers to the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, is a call for the eradication of Israel and its people. asserted

which → say → Israel

Ocasio-Cortez voted against the 2024 resolution declaring the phrase to be hateful. asserted

phrase → vote → resolution

The Bronx-Queens congresswoman, who rose to stardom by shockingly defeating Queens Democratic boss Joe Crowley during Democrats’ last midterm surge in 2018, was planning on appearing with Gov. Kathy Hochul earlier Sunday. asserted

who → rise → Hochul

A spokesperson for the Governor’s office said Hochul backed out of a planned appearance with Ocasio-Cortez earlier in the day in Ithaca. asserted

Hochul → say → Ithaca

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