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Mar 6, 2019 · On Monday, House Democrats unveiled plans to vote on a resolution condemning anti-Semitism that reads as a clear rebuke of Omar personally, criticizing the “insidious, bigoted history” of...
- Who Is Ilhan Omar?
- It Seems Like She’S Disavowed Her Anti-Semitic Statements. What’s The Big Deal?
- Wait. Why?!
- Is Calling Out AIPAC Anti-Semitic?
- She apologized. What’s The Problem Now?
Omar, a refugee from Somalia, is the newly elected representative for Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District. Her election in November represented a lot of firsts: She was the first Somali-American elected to Congress, one of the first two Muslim women elected, and the first woman of color to represent Minnesota. She’s part of a wave of progressive...
Less than a month after that apology, controversy reignited on Twitter. Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., called for “action” against her and her fellow Muslim congresswoman, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., while being vague on what “action” he wants to take. Omar then retweeted journalist Glenn Greenwald, a frequent critic of Israel who shared an articl...
AIPAC is the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the most influential pro-Israel lobbying group. Many people began to call out Omar for repeating the anti-Semitic trope that Jews influence governments through money. Dan Shapiro, former U.S. ambassador to Israel, tweeted: “@IlhanMN’s outrageous comments equating politicians’ support for Israel...
Not in theory, no. You can criticize AIPAC without being anti-Semitic. However, when you focus on AIPAC as the example of money in politics, or link Jewish influence to deep pockets, that’s when it becomes a problem. As JTA Editor-in-Chief Andrew Silow-Carroll pointed out, “Invoking ‘AIPAC!’ as a metonym for the influence of money in politics was a...
There are many, many issues, but let’s break it down into three main ones: 1. Anti-Semitism only seems to be a problem when the other side does it. That’s become a frequent complaint about people on both sides of the political divide. The left says the right only cares about anti-Semitism if a liberal or Israel critic is involved. The right says th...
Mar 7, 2019 · On Thursday, the House passed a resolution to condemn "anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, racism and other forms of bigotry" in an effort to tamp down the uproar over Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan...
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Mar 2, 2019 · ST. PAUL, Minn. — Rep. Ilhan Omar came under a fresh round of criticism Friday for remarks about Israel that critics decried as anti-Semitic. Speaking Wednesday night at a forum at a...
Mar 7, 2019 · Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., faced a firestorm recently after suggesting political support for Israel might entail "allegiance to a foreign country." After critics slammed her remarks as...
Feb 11, 2019 · Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar is facing criticism over a string of tweets regarding the Israel lobby in the U.S. Pelosi, House Democratic leaders denounced Omar for promoting 'anti-Semitic...
