Tag: Ilhan Omar
Pro-Israel philanthropist remains committed to ‘speaking out’ against anti-Semitism
Pro-Israel philanthropist Adam Milstein has said that he remains committed to speaking out against the anti-Semitic rhetoric of Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), as well as the Council on American-Islamic Relations...
Trump, Omar and Tlaub should cool their rhetoric
Donald Trump, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaub all issued hollow statements after 49 Muslims praying at two New Zealand mosques were mowed down by gunfire on Friday – after Trump, Omar, and Tlaib played...
Does the Democratic Party really ‘hate’ Jewish people?
The Democratic Party has long been viewed by most Jewish Americans as its political home. Influenced by the Jewish people’s long history of persecution, urban lifestyle and generally liberal political outlook, American Jews are...
Call her what she is….an anti-semite
The poet James Whitcomb Riley was the first to coin the “duck test.” He wrote, “If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is...
Is Rep. Omar Wrong?
Yes, she is. She is - and has been wrong in the past - for her comments regarding the influence of the Israel lobby and accusations of dual loyalty. Although journalists have accurately indicated...
What won’t change if Gantz replaces Netanyahu
For years, we’ve been told that support for Israel is being undermined by two factors. On the one hand, many Americans view the policies of the government led by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
House passes resolution condemning anti-Semitism, Islamophobia amid Omar’s latest anti-Semitic remarks
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution on Thursday afternoon condemning anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.
The final tally was 407-23.
“Whereas whether from the political right, center or left, bigotry, discrimination, oppression, racism and imputations of dual loyalty...
Democrats divided ahead of expected House resolution condemning anti-Semitism
Ahead of an expected vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday afternoon on a resolution condemning anti-Semitism in the aftermath of the latest remarks by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Democrats are divided over a...
Engel says he won’t remove Minnesota Rep. Omar from Foreign Affairs Committee
The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said on Tuesday that he will not eject Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the committee over her latest anti-Semitic remarks.
“No, I’m not close to it,” said...
Is there any defense for Ilhan Omar?
Ever since she burst onto the national political scene by winning election to the House of Representatives in November, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) has presented a challenge to her party. Like her fellow freshman...