Democratic Criticism Mounts Over Freshman Lawmaker’s Israel Comments

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House Democratic leadership condemns Rep. Ilhan Omar's remarks about Israel and asks congresswoman to apologize

 

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Freedom of speech for all. Including politicians.

HonAdenDuale Poli Sci and IR 101 needed!

It’s a shame that the Palestine People were run out of their country for all of these years and no one cares

Self first

omarbula If you defend this 'person' you might be a Nazi.

Omar needs to go

Israel ≠ Jews

Too late! Step down.

How bout asking her to resign.

Well well well

She should not have had to apologize. Nothing she said was outrageous or anti-Semitic. It’s incredibly difficult to criticize Israel without being accused of being anti-Semitic. But Israel does indeed attempt to influence US policy in the Middle East with money.

She needs to resign. Who the heck voted for this nasty?

Apologize all you want, but it’s actually how she and many democrats actually feel.....

'Apologies' doesn't mean that she changed her mind, does it?

Apologize for telling the truth?! Weird times indeed... Dark times...

IO is a hate filled and intolerant person and member of the party of hate and intolerance

Her apology means nothing.

“Last month, she apologized for offensive language, but defended her criticism.” Apologies w/ a but aren’t genuine. Neither are forced apologies.

This is what democrats voted for.

How long U keep double standard on it? At Last citizens of the world can make a conclusion that It's all about the money and lobby 😴

These Israeli lobbies invest heavy sums of money in the campaigns of alot of Representatives, so should not come as a surprise, that they are calling this hate against jews. Israel is a terrorist state which bombs hospitals.

Did she apologize to the Covington school kid?

As a public figure your words are held accountable so mind what you say before you say it!!!

Wonder if anyone saw this coming?

They wanted a Muslim so bad .now reality comes crashing down. Muslims hate Jews and it's not surprising that the new Congresswoman feels this hateful way.

Throw her out.....

SHE and CORTEZ are the face of the NEW DEMOCRAT, SOCIALIST PARTY. VOTE THEM OUT!!!!

She just be messing with THEIR under the table money too .. smh politics

What are the tweets? Any one have a link?

Verbal apologies mean nothing. Actions speak louder than words.

Why demand/ask/force an apology that won’t mean anything? If she doesn’t mean it, it doesn’t matter.

Are MN people nuts? Chose such a radical America Hater as their representative?

Being critical of Israel is as anti-semetic as being critical of the US is anti-Christian... sound silly? That’s because it is; oh Israel is a Jewish state? No, it’s a parliamentary democracy governing several ethnic groups/religions; similar to the US representative democracy

She's got the democrats and republicans to unite lol. All she did was insult the real boss of America, Israel and everyone loses their minds. Well done IlhanMN you exposed the true nature of the 2 party system. America, owned and paid for by israel😂

Finally!

I love these libs who are supposedly so racially enlightened and then they knowingly elect someone like this who doesn’t even hide it well. The hypocrisy and double standard.

Her words may have been clumsy but what she said is true and should be condemned. Most of the Jewish state are peaceable people but the Zionists in Israel are guilty of many crimes against humanity. The Israeli state is what should not be funded.

Nice hoodie!

Minorities should quit the DemocraticParty and form their own. There is not room in that party for anyone with point of view that is different from the prescribed script. The Democrats just use minorities to win elections. Ilhan CNN nytimes washingtonpost NPR

GOP was always going to have a problem with her, real or manufactured, like this

Lock her up !!

all the fringe extremes would break up d Democrats They should learn consensus n be united

I just got put into Facebook jail for defending the Jewish people from her vicious attacks ! Facebook defending Muslims ! But condemning Christians and Jews ! How sickening

HouseDemocrats SenateDems GOP SenateGOP HouseGOP - U all should apologize 2UScitizens 4failing 2render a decent Universal Healthcare, promised 4decades. Time for a bipartisan support for what US needs: MedicareForAll! Let all Americans choose private or public insurances!

we all have the privilege and right of freedom of speech. However, this outspoken racist hurtful remarks from RepIIlhamOmar is unacceptable. an apology from her is meaningless, she should be impeached!

Virginia Governor poses in white hood next to black face, no censure of antisemitic darlings Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, Hilary Clinton cozies with Klan member Robert Byrd and calls black kids 'super predators.' Obama poses with open antisemite Farrakhan. Yet, we're the racists

Throw this garbage out of congress and out of our political system.

Wowww. The mainstream media has woken up. Netanyahu’s genocide is a lullaby I believe. Pathetic.

Democrats want tens of millions of Muslims here, Open borders, they can’t silence the first one to gain power, LOL, it’s just going to fucking get worse. We are governed by constitution not a fake book Bible or Quran.

Miss Omar should look back at the anals of history & whats become of the anti-semites of the past- Newsflash “G-D IS WITH ISRAEL” baby 🎶 NoSpaceForHate NoToleranceForAntiSemitism WhatIsHappeningWithPeople

TheDemocrats THE PARTY OF IN ENSLAVEMENT, BLACKFACE, KKK, WOMEN ASSAULTER ANTI-CHRIS ANTI-SEMITIC, BABY KILLING, AND MOST OF ALL FULL OF HATE

Thank you Minnesota! Well done!

What did anyone expect?

Liberals be careful what you wish for. There gonna be a lot of apologizing for this group. We definitely will have to forgive Ocasio-Cortez for she know not what she do or say, someone put a 🧦 in her 👄 .

AIPAC is proving that they have the power to censor free speech in the USA. That’s why I support BDSmovement

Cough. The clue is the hijab. Islam does not recognise any authority but God and denigration of Jews appears to be a badly understood part of their religion for many of them.

Israel does need to be checked. They're racist & or oppressing folks.

She should apologize. Israel has little to do with African American progress.

Someone needs to explain to this particular fool that AIPAC is not a PAC. Minnesota Virginia really?

So lemme get this straight, now the US government is run by the Russians, Saudis, and Israelis? Who did I miss?

Trump must apologize first for all his insults

What’s the difference in this and a governor with blackface photos in his yearbook?

Wasn't Valerie Jarrett just supporting Omar's rheteric?

Strip her of committee assignments or it’s meaningless.

I disagree with SpeakerPelosi I am truly concerned about the action congress is willing to initiate against anyone speaking against groups as AIPAC. IlhanMN spoke a truth. Why do politicians need to take money from PAC's.

Who are the idiots who elected this person. They ought to be ashamed of themselves.

Resign not apologize

racist jihadi fascist

She married her brother to come to America!! Weirdo!!

Certainly revealing that politicians of her own party criticized Rep. Omar before the MSM pundits. Now the media will finally follow suit because elected Democrats are giving them cover 🙄

Omar's comments only help realDonaldTrump.

She is an elected official that is voicing the opinion of her constituents, isn’t that her job?

It took a while.

The progressive rationale should be reich, er, I mean rich...

I think you have to read and understand Rep Omar's comments before it is blown out of proportion

Expect this to happen a lot for the next two years - Freshmen Democrats do not have the social experience.

Based on her history how was she even a candidate. Her views are those of a, Somali, not an American who sits in the House of Representative.

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You can say what ever you want in the USA but you can't criticize Israel amd if you dare to do you will labeled as anti somatic. IPAC and Jewish money in action.

Oh how amazing. The right actually cares about being PC when they can turn a statement on the left into a lie for their advantage.

She is a Muslim; what did you expect her to say? Kill those who insult Islam or Mohammed. Quran 33:57, Behead non-Muslims. Quran 8:12 + 47:4, Lie to strengthen Islam. Quran 3:28 + 16:108, Kill non-Muslims for not converting to Islam. Quran 9:29

why does Isreal get a pass on any criticism?

IlhanMN needs to explain to Americans why she is anti-Semitic and full of hate for the Jewish people. So sick of these SpeakerPelosi supporters who are anti-American and spread hate and division!

Why the rules are different for Rep Omar but Pres Trump can insult other nations and Mexicans in particular. Shame on those who did not and are not asking for apologise from Pres Trump.

Just get rid off this mistake.

Israel is run by a crook, Netanyahu, and is using US tax dollars to steal Palestinian land! If anyone should apologize it’s Israel and the f’kin republicans for stealing from the United States citizens

1. Democrat wimps!! It’s about time the government of Israel was held to the same standards as other civilised nations. IlhanMN comments about lobbyists is correct. We need $$$ out of politics. & U can be pro Palestine and pro Israel at the same time & it is not anti semitic!

I'm sure this POS would rather give herself up to Allah, than apologize. Radical POS. Way to go Minnesota's 5th congressional district. Enemy of the state, as well as Michigan's 13th congressional district and New York's 14th congressional district. Traitorous communities.

SpeakerPelosi who appointed IlhanMN to the Foreign Affairs Committee? Oh, that's right, it was NancyPelosi. Actions speak louder than words. LeftWingAntiSemitism VoteGOP

Throw her out of Congress

Kick the moron out.....

Why is anyone surprised? NoHate

Such nonsense. Criticizing the influence of money from a Pro-Israel (AIPAC) group in US politics is not antisemitic. There is nothing to apologize for.

Too late for Ilhan Omar to apologize..., she's quite the evil that she is spewing...!!!! Another mind dwelling in the darkness of ignorance and hatred...!!!!

Hehehe IlhanMN how it feel to be destroying the Democratic Party are happy

Democrats “pounce”

She should be removed on the basis of being a terrorist.

She needs to be removed from the foreign affairs committee.

The Demorat party is an embarrassment to mankind.

Don’t apologize! Our government must stop giving Israel welfare, ie taxpayer money!

BS. ARE THEY GOING TO REMOVE GIRL FROM COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS? NOPE. BECAUSE AT THEIR CORE DEM SOCIALISTS ARE ANTISEMITES ANSWER THIS WSJ INVESITGATORS - HOW THE HELLO DID GIRL GET A GREEN CARD?

I think she should be removed from office.

How dare she speak the truth?

It was just a GOP troll smear job she said.

She should be censured

People have completely and utterly lost their minds, she is incompetent. However, because of identity politics, idiots voted for her.

MSNBC NBCNews ABC CBSNews Let’s report this please

Go Dems! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Prepare for the dems and republicans to railroad an unconstitutional law through Congress.

Don’t do it girl, they all been bribed by the Jewish lobby

Good. She time and time again shows her ugly anti-semitism and partnership with David Duke in hatred of Jews and Israel.

Apologies for what ?

WalkAway from Anti-Semitism and Blackface. BLEXIT.

Or they could get serious and kick her out of their party.

Why not the same criticism did not apply to Arkansas State Senator Jason Rapert, who believes religious freedom applies only to Christians!!!!!! He whined about how Muslims were elected as state and federal representatives. FakeNews did not consider this as “anti Islam”.

What did you think, what happens when you give power to a Muslim?

Too bad they cant organize and condemn realDonaldTrump like this.

Does Ilhan Omar even believe the Holocaust happened? Someone should ask her.

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