From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Ocasio-Cortez meets with father of American-Israeli hostage Itay Chen on sidelines of DNC
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
CHICAGO — Democratic Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez meets with the father of American-Israeli hostage Itay Chen on the sidelines of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
The progressive “Squad” lawmaker touted Vice President Kamala Harris’s efforts to broker a ceasefire and hostage release deal during her well-received prime-time speech on the first night of the DNC.
Itay Chen’s father Ruby shared the story of his son, along with two other New York natives who are among the 115 hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza for 318 days.
Chen was killed on October 7 and his body was taken to Gaza by Hamas terrorists, where it is still being held.
רובי חן, אביו של חלל צהל איתי חן ז״ל שגופתו מוחזקת בעזה פגש בכינוס של המשלחת מניו יורק את חברת הקונגרס אלכסנדרה אוקסיו קורטז וסיפר על בנו והחטופים האחרים, מהם 3 מניו יורק pic.twitter.com/CRAIDLPyK1
— יונה לייבזון yuna leibzon (@YunaLeibzon) August 20, 2024
