Posts Tagged: Ilhan Omar
Stop Whitewashing Ilhan Omar’s Antisemitism
“Strong language,” Winston Churchill once said, “is often used by weak men and it is never used more strongly than on a weak case.” The...
Ilhan Omar Is Funded by Israel-Hating BDS Promoters and PACs
JNS.org - Israel-hating Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) has repeatedly displayed deep-seated, dangerous antisemitism and hatred towards the Jewish state. Rep. Omar falsely called Israel “evil” and an “apartheid...
‘What Must Be Said:’ An Enduring Antisemitic Trope
JNS.org - When the late German writer Günter Grass decided, seven years ago, to publicly denounce Israel as the greatest threat to the planet’s existence,...
Ilhan Omar Defender Denies Arab and Muslim Antisemitism
Plenty has already been written about Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s antisemitic tweets. But what was the reaction in her home state of Minnesota? One standout piece in...
Radicals Rally to Support Ilhan Omar’s Antisemitic Tweets — Will She Disown Them?
Antisemitic sentiments and incidents continue to rise worldwide, particularly in the West. Sometimes this form of bigotry is perpetrated by far-right elements, other times at...
Donors Give Money to Support Ilhan Omar’s Antisemitic Remarks — Will She Return Them?
Maybe Ilhan Omar had a point -- it is all about the money. After the freshman Congresswoman was called out by her own Democratic Party leadership...
Democrats Who Criticized Omar Are Not Heroes
Usually, Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank’s satires of the real-and-imagined sins of President Trump are fun to read. But Milbank shot a dud in criticizing...
President Trump Calls on Congresswoman Omar to Resign Over ‘Terrible’ AIPAC Tweets
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday called on Democratic Congresswoman Ilan Omar to step down following a series of tweets she posted that were widely...
Ilhan Omar’s Anti-Semitic Tropes Echo the New York Times
Could the intense and outraged reaction to Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s tweet be the key to reforming The New York Times’ coverage of Israel and Jewish...
Ilhan Omar’s ‘Yeah, But’ Apology for Antisemitism
Criticism and condemnation rained down on US Rep. Ilhan Omar Monday after she tweeted "It's all about the Benjamins baby" to explain why she and...
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar ‘Unequivocally Apologizes’ for Offensive AIPAC Tweet, Yet Maintains Criticism of Lobbyists
Freshman Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) attempted to head off a storm of criticism on Monday with a statement saying she was "listening and learning, but standing...
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar Faces Renewed Antisemitism Allegations After AIPAC Tweet
Freshman Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is facing widespread criticism after insinuating on Sunday that AIPAC bought political support for Israel with donations to legislators. Omar was responding...
New Pro-Israel Democratic Group Slams Congresswoman Over ‘Absurd’ Iran Comparison
A new pro-Israel Democratic group called out Congresswoman Ilhan Omar on Friday over a comparison she made of the Jewish state to Iran. Omar’s “recent description...
In New Interview, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, Who Has Faced Antisemitism Allegations, Compares Israel to Iran
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, who has faced past antisemitism allegations, compared Israel to Iran in a Yahoo! News interview published earlier this week. “When I see...
