Posts Tagged: Ilhan Omar
Why Is a Jewish Democrat Defending Ilhan Omar?
As a stalwart of the modern-day progressive movement, it would make sense for Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) to take her young Democratic colleague, Ilhan Omar...
CAIR’s Damaging Influence Evident in Ilhan Omar Controversy
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) took the opportunity last week to applaud a watered-down version of a House resolution originally intended to condemn Congresswoman...
When an Antisemite Openly Roams the Halls of Congress
The Democrats leading the House of Representatives could not bring themselves to make a simple declaration condemning Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) for her repeated antisemitic...
How Will Democrats Respond to the Omar Firestorm?
Freshman Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is a Muslim-American critic of Israel. She now occupies ground zero for American Jews who vote Democratic, but support Israel. First, Omar’s...
Ilhan Omar Is an Antisemite, and Democrats Must Confront Her
It’s time for Democrats to stop making excuses for Ilhan Omar. The problem is not, as her most ardent defenders claim, that Omar is engaging in...
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Lies About Israel and the Jews
JNS - In a few weeks, Jews all over the world will sit down to a Passover seder. We will eat matzah—unleavened bread that was not baked with...
AIPAC and the Company that Rashida Tlaib Keeps
The annual AIPAC Policy Conference always draws protests by anti-Israel activists who have contempt for the well-documented fact that a majority of Americans strongly support...
New York Times Editorial Blames ‘Jewish Schools’ for Spreading ‘Highly Contagious’ Disease
A staff editorial of the New York Times is pushing an antisemitic trope so vile and offensive that not even Ilhan Omar has dared to...
Ilhan Omar and the Axis of Antisemitism
American Jews are facing a perfect storm of antisemitism. On the one side are the antisemites of the right: the hate that coalesced in the...
Radical Palestinian Group Gloats as Pelosi Caves to Political Pressure
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi caved to radical activists by watering down a resolution condemning antisemitism in reaction to Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's antisemitic outbursts. Pelosi showed...
Ilhan Omar and the Corbynization of the Democratic Party
Don’t be surprised if any time soon, members of the Democratic Party start speaking with British accents. Yes, that’s right: Bernie Sanders drops his Brooklynese...
Debunking the Myth That Anti-Zionism Isn’t Antisemitic
In a long Guardian op-ed, Peter Beinart argues that anti-Zionism isn’t antisemitic. In his piece ("Debunking the myth that anti-Zionism is antisemitic)," Beinart argues that...
Sarsour and Her Islamist Entourage Protect Rashida Tlaib From Critic
Antisemitic activist Linda Sarsour on Wednesday ordered people associated with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) to physically block former Wall Street Journal journalist and...
Debate Over Antisemitism Charges Exposes Divide in Democratic Party
A debate within the Democratic Party over charges that one of its US House of Representatives lawmakers made antisemitic remarks has exposed an ideological and...
