From The Idiot Factor:
Rep. Ilhan Omar has been under fire since she got elected to the US House of Representatives, mostly for her criticism ofIsrael and charges that she is
anti-Semitic. Omar is a Muslim and she supports Palestinian rights. Some people
have accused her of using anti-Jewish stereo types, in her language, in her
tweets and statements she has made against Israel . Lately she has questioned
why some people have an allegiance to Israel if they are Americans. Much
of the charges of anti-Semitism are just splitting hairs. If anyone feels
Israel is so important they should go there to live and stop putting so much
support into a country they don’t live in.
According to ABC News:
Rep. Ilhan Omar has been under fire since she got elected to the US House of Representatives, mostly for her criticism of
According to ABC News:
“Congressional Democrats are crafting a
resolution condemning anti-Semitism, in an indirect but public rebuke of one of
their own, Rep. Ilhan Omar, after
the latest in a series of remarks she's
made about Israel and its American
supporters that have generated a blitz
of criticism.
Omar,
who was elected alongside Rep. Rashida Tlaib as the first women Muslim members
of Congress in U.S. history,
continues to speak out against Israel ,
attracting the scorn of Republicans and Democratic colleagues alike -- and
competing resolutions from both parties.”
While member of her own party have attacked her for
criticizing their sacred cow, Israel , she has had a taste
of anti-Muslim hate from the state of West Virginia .
From Fox News[1]:
“A poster displayed at the West Virginia statehouse Friday linking Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., to the
September 11, 2001, terror attacks, has sparked outrage among lawmakers.
The
poster, which was displayed on a table in the rotunda in the Capitol, showed a
split picture of the World Trade Center on
fire on top of a snap of Omar.
“’Never
Forget’ – You said.” the caption on the picture of the twin towers read.
Meanwhile,
the caption of the picture of Omar read, “I am the proof you have forgotten.”
The poster was part of the
display for “WV GOP Day,” which is when the “Republicans Take the Rotunda,” NBC News reported.
There are still a lot of people who feel perfectly justified accusing all Muslims of being terrorists. There are reports that some people at that event said that openly. Omar has stood her ground(Vox):
There are still a lot of people who feel perfectly justified accusing all Muslims of being terrorists. There are reports that some people at that event said that openly. Omar has stood her ground(Vox):
“I
want to talk about the political influence in this country that says it is okay
to push for allegiance to a foreign country,” Omar said as part of a discussion
about past anti-Semitism allegations lobbed at her.
The Democrats in the house were planning to pass a resolution
clearly designed to punish one of their own rising stars. That resolution was
delayed, but it has been passed.
According to Vox News Omar
has spoken out on other issues:
“Her grilling of Venezuela envoy
Elliott Abrams last month shined a spotlight on
American complicity in grave human rights abuses in America ,
a kind of critique of the foreign policy elite rarely heard from members of
Congress.”
Her stance on the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict — unapologetically pro-Palestinian — fits with
this profile, broadly speaking. It has helped make her into a darling of the
insurgent left, which is highly critical of the Democratic establishment’s
generically pro-Israel view. Yet when Omar talks about Israel ,
she has a bad habit of saying things that feed into anti-Semitic stereotypes.”
But Congress[2] needs to
quit feeling comfortable with US foreign
policy. In Israel ,
that country keeps electing war mongers who want to go to war with Iran —unprovoked.
Israeli
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has openly
discussed going to war with Iran and at
times he seems intent on having such a war. The country keeps swinging to the
far-right. It is odd that so many people who believe they are on the left, keep
supporting a government that keeps moving to the far-right. Also many
progressives in the Democratic Party are questioning why the US has the right to
meddle in the affairs of Venezuela .
Many
commentators on Congress are beginning to realize that “business as usual,” for
both parties is over. We can expect the rubber stamping of the generals who run
our foreign policy may now have to debate and defend their actions and intended
actions. The sacred cows will now be challenged.
[1] https://www.foxnews.com/politics/poster-connecting-rep-ilhan-omar-to-9-11-terror-attacks-ignites-outrage-at-west-virginia-capitol
[2] Donald
Trump, possibly one of the most racist presidents this country has ever had said that
the freshman lawmaker should be “ashamed of herself” for the comments some have
called anti-Semitic.
“I think it was a terrible statement, and I don’t think her apology was adequate,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One while en route toEl Paso , Texas ,
for a rally. When asked what Omar should have said instead, the president
simply replied that “she knows what to say.”
“I think it was a terrible statement, and I don’t think her apology was adequate,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One while en route to
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