Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., only multiplied bipartisan concerns about her by accusing American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, of purchasing the support of American politicians for Israel.. ... This suggests that Omar's remarks centered on the influence of the..…
But Omar now his company in the House. Palestinian-American Rep. Rashida Tlaib, also a Muslim, shares and airs her views on Israel. . ... As Thursday’s Washington Post headlined, this Omar flap “could forecast a Democratic divide on Israel.” . ..…
Interestingly, Guardian noted that Democrats who demanded apology from Omar received some of the highest levels of contributions from pro- Israel lobby.. ..…
Ilhan Omar suggested that spending by Jewish lobbyists was the source of America‘s “special relationship” with Israel. ..…
Omar is an irrepressible Jew-hater. The things she says and tweets about Israel, for example, are not simply the legitimate expressions of someone who articulates a political counterpoint. ... Then an Ilhan Omar starts degrading Israel, lying about Israel, and comparing it..…
Omar had suggested that AIPAC — the American Israel Public Affairs Committee — was paying Members of Congress to be pro-Israel. . Omar was scolded by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and several other House Democrats. ..…
But to the extent these distinctions are impossible to maintain in practice to the extent that criticism of Omar is encoded to the extent that supporting Omar is endorsement of extreme-left anti- Israel politics the net effect is that most Jews are silenced. ... The right..…
Anyone who holds this belief is, ultimately and essentially, an anti-Semite, whatever else they might feel about Jewish individuals they know, or Jewish people in general, or the state of Israel. . Therefore, Mike Pence — and so many others who have been loudly and showily condemning Omar..…
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