US Rep. Ritchie Torres slams and doubles down on Israel critics as fighting rages

NEW YORK — U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres is slamming critics of Israel for“both siding” the conflict that erupted when Hamas launched an audacious sneak attack on the Jewish state. Bolstering his place as one of the most outspoken congressional supporters of Israel, the Bronx lawmaker blasted a group of Harvard University students and Democratic Socialists of America activists for pointing to the Israeli occupation as a root cause of the brutal violence. “Israel is the victim of a terrorist attack. Hamas is the perpetrator. It’s as simple as that,” Torres tweeted Monday. “There are no ‘both sides.'...