Tag: Ilhan Omar
A blow to BDS in the House
For one day at least, the Democratic Party’s leadership made it clear that the adults are still in charge. Representatives Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), with support from civil-rights icon Rep. John...
The dangerous drive to correlate Islamophobia with anti-Semitism
The Somali-born congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), who has made a number of anti-Semitic remarks, is currently embroiled in controversy over her marriage history. When claims against her of bigamy and immigration fraud first emerged...
Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar to join Black-Jewish Caucus
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), who has made anti-Semitic remarks since being sworn in, plans to join the newly formedcongressional caucus on black-Jewish relations, whose co-founders include Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.), who has feuded with the congresswoman over her perceived...
![Kane Farabaugh, Voice of America News [Public domain]](https://jewishwebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Rashida_Tlaib_on_Voice_of_America-324x235.jpg "Too bad Tlaib and Corbyn didn’t know Monty")
Too bad Tlaib and Corbyn didn’t know Monty
U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s distortions of the past and her dreadful hopes for the future can be bookended between the acts of two very different Britons: the revered General Bernard Law Montgomery and the...
Is it Ilhan Omar’s Democratic Party now?
Austin is a Texas college town better known these days for its trend-setting music scene than for being the capital of the Lone Star State. But last week, it also provided a test case...
Despite backlash, Texas mayor to attend Iftar dinner with Rep. Ilhan Omar
Despite outrage in the Jewish community, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), who has made anti-Semitic remarks since being sworn in earlier this year, is scheduled to speak at an Iftar dinner—the meal eaten by Muslims after sunset...
Pence again calls for removal of Omar from House Foreign Affairs Committee
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Friday reiterated his call for Rep. Ilhan Omar to be removed from the House Foreign Affairs Committee for making anti-Semitic and anti-Israel comments while in Congress.
“Ilhan Omar has made statements...
Ilhan Omar’s anti-Semitism wins the pop-culture primary
Maybe you thought the turning point took place in February when the Democratic majority caucus in the House of Representatives failed to name and rebuke Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of...
Did Trump accuse Jews of dual loyalty like Omar?
For critics of the pro-Israel community and U.S. President Donald Trump, it was the ultimate “gotcha” moment. After months of having to listen to Jews and friends of Israel pointing out the anti-Semitic invective...
Congressional and Israeli leaders rebuke Rep. Omar, political anti-Semitism
Congressional leaders, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman indirectly rebuked Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Tuesday for accusingthe American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) last month of paying members...