Current Events > Ilhan Omar (Friend of AOC) under fire by the GOP for alleged anti-semitism.

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Rep. Ilhan Omar's latest remarks about Israel and Jewish members of Congress have sparked backlash, as the Minnesota Democrat expressed zero regret for comparing Israel to Hamas and the Taliban.

In a CNN interview on Tuesday, Omar said she does not regret her tweet from earlier this month in which she lumped Israel, the U.S., Hamas, and the Taliban together. When asked if she knows why fellow Democrats particularly Jews found previous comments of hers about Israel to be anti-Semitic, Omar accused them of not being "partners in justice" while claiming that she herself "knows what it feels like to experience injustice in ways that many of my colleagues don't."

The interview sparked swift backlash on social media.

"Omar's comments draw on classic antisemitic themes about Jewish clannishness, the notion that Jews only look out for themselves. They're also plainly false," said Avi Mayer of the American Jewish Committee. "Jewish lawmakers have been on the front lines, fighting for human rights in America and globally."

"So Jews should learn from @IlhanMN what it's like to experience injustice?" questioned journalist Annika Rothstein. "No one can ever say Ilhan Omar didn't show the world exactly who and what she is."

The condemnation has not been solely from Jews. Asra Nomani, vice president of Parents Defending Education and cofounder of the Muslim Reform Movement, had perhaps the harshest criticism of Omar.

"This is what a modern day Muslim Supremacist looks like," Nomani tweeted. "Ilhan Omar speaks to @jaketapper + rebukes Jewish Democratic colleagues for failing to be partners in injustice. Her wound is bigger than their wounda wound collector in the Oppression Olympics."

Zionist Organization of America president Morton Klein called Omar an "[i]gnorant antisemite," calling for Democrats "to condemn her&remove her from every committee."
The Republican Jewish Coalition called on their Democratic counterparts to "join us in calling out" Omar.

Jay Sekulow, attorney for former President Donald Trump, similarly said that Omar "is past due to be censured & removed from committees," calling her "a repeat offender for antisemitic rhetoric."

Seth Mandel of the Washington Examiner Magazine said it is only a matter of time before Omar completely alienates herself.

"Everybody's got a line. If she stays in Congress long enough she'll cross everyone's," he said.

Full Article: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/omar-blasted-for-remarks-about-jews-in-congress-this-is-what-a-modern-day-muslim-supremacist-looks-like

https://twitter.com/AviMayer/status/1410188706779123712

"Those Jews don't understand discrimination like I do!" is a bit ouch...

Imagine if Tucker Carlson or Donald Trump had said it

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there's a reasons he's not nearly as popular as AOC, she's very prone to saying dumb shit.

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I haven't listened to it, but I'm going to go out on a limb and say that the claims are being dishonest and exaggerated... Like they usually are regarding Ilhan
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"Israel and Hamas suck"

"Oh my god why do you hate Jews and love Muslim terrorists so much?"

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UnfairRepresent posted...

"Those Jews don't understand discrimination like I do!" is a bit ouch...

At least in the US, I imagine discrimination against Muslims is much worse than against Jews. Also most Jews are white and often wealthy.

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monkmith posted...

there's a reasons he's not nearly as popular as AOC

Well yeah because she's

https://youtu.be/AKo71nYx3uo?t=39

And you know that affects her popularity whether you admit it or not.

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Meanwhile in WA state a GOP member wore a yellow star and said wearing a mask is the new holocaust

Zikten posted...

Meanwhile in WA state a GOP member wore a yellow star and said wearing a mask is the new holocaust

Meanwhile literal QAnon believers and half of a Congress that doesn't believe in the 2020 election results.

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A ton of Jewish organizations around the world have denounced Israels actions.

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Omar was a refugee, which I don't think any other member of Congress can claim

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UnfairRepresent posted...

Imagine if Tucker Carlson or Donald Trump had said it

Well you see, thats the thing.

You guys defend the idiotic things those morons say like its your job and only pretend to care when its somebody not on your side.

Sorry but you dont get to defend Trump for four years then act like you care about being a decent person or offensive things

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She gets called out for Antisemitism for "accidentally" using antisemitic language often enough that I'm surprised some people still pretend she doesn't know any better. She's a bigot. It's that simple.

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SSJPurple posted...

Well you see, thats the thing.

You guys defend the idiotic things those morons say like its your job and only pretend to care when its somebody not on your side.

Sorry but you dont get to defend Trump for four years then act like you care about being a decent person or offensive things

Da fuck are you on about?

I've been one of the most vocally anti-trump people since years before he ran. So much so the Trumpers on this board hate me so much they literally argue that I don't live in the UK because that somehow means Trump is good.

No I don't understand it either.

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Her comments were pretty ridiculous but I don't see how they are anti-Semitic.

She just keeps saying that American Jews are loyal to Israel. This isn't a one time thing, it's a pattern. You guys can't keep defending her just because Republicans hate her.

Background_Guy posted...

She just keeps saying that American Jews are loyal to Israel. This isn't a one time thing, it's a pattern. You guys can't keep defending her just because Republicans hate her.

Well she is wrong on that part. Most American Jews are not in support of Israel

But the GOP is still way more anti Semitic than she is

I say this as someone who hates republicans - Omar does dogwhistle antisemitic tropes. But the GOP is absolutely worse.

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Zikten posted...

But the GOP is still way more anti Semitic than she is

So it's okay to be anti-Semitic as long as someone else hates Jews more?

Background_Guy posted...

So it's okay to be anti-Semitic as long as someone else hates Jews more?

Did I say that?

Background_Guy posted...

So it's okay to be anti-Semitic as long as someone else hates Jews more?

Should people that hate Jews more kick you out for hating Jews?

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hockeybub89 posted...

Should people that hate Jews more kick you out for hating Jews?

I'd rather see them all kicked out

UnfairRepresent posted...

Da fuck are you on about?

I've been one of the most vocally anti-trump people since years before he ran. So much so the Trumpers on this board hate me so much they literally argue that I don't live in the UK because that somehow means Trump is good.

No I don't understand it either.

Dont take it personally, my comment is directed at those upset about this yet didnt care about any of the offensive shit their spray tanned messiah or his people said during his run as potus

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She does seem to have a problem thinking American Jews are loyal to Israel, almost like she can't separate them.

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s0nicfan posted...

She gets called out for Antisemitism for "accidentally" using antisemitic language often enough that I'm surprised some people still pretend she doesn't know any better. She's a bigot. It's that simple.

It's like when a celebrity accidentally says the N-word or the F-word on a Twitch stream or something and people defend them with "They're not really racist/homophobic, it just slipped out". Why did it slip out? Most likely because it's something they at least think, if not say, regularly.

Same here with Omar. Once is bad enough but it happens so often with her that it's pretty likely she does in fact have a level of disdain for Jewish people in general, not simply an opposition to Israeli foreign policy.

Background_Guy posted...

I'd rather see them all kicked out

I mean I'd be ok with that too. But that's not what typically happens. Typically the GOP does the same stuff but worse, that they accuse various democrats of. Then it always ends with the Democrat getting canceled and leaving while no Republicans lose their jobs and keep doing way worse stuff but nobody calls them out on it

It's just a way for Republicans to eliminate democrats from office

Why does Ilhan Omar dislike Jewish people?

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Background_Guy posted...

I'd rather see them all kicked out

That's great. Doesn't mean I'd be cool with a murderer firing me for speeding on the highway. The GOP doesn't want to clean house if it touches their own. They're scarily loyal compared to the Democrats

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She's always under fire and I always don't care.

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This is a huge misrepresentation of what she said. Turning "my colleagues" (what she said) to "my [jewish] colleagues" (what the twitter account said) is incredibly disingenuous.
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The GOP loves war criminals more than war heroes, their opinion is worth less than nothing.

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Let's ask the party that welcomes anti-semites with open arms their opinion on what's anti-semitic.

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Smashingpmkns posted...

This is a huge misrepresentation of what she said. Turning "my colleagues" (what she said) to "my [jewish] colleagues" (what the twitter account said) is incredibly disingenuous.

How many Jewish congresspeople are there anyway? Serious question.

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hockeybub89 posted...

How many Jewish congresspeople are there anyway? Serious question.

Theres quite a lot actually

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hockeybub89 posted...

How many Jewish congresspeople are there anyway? Serious question.

I'm sure there are sites that have an exact count, but I don't intend on visiting them

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So she lumped Israel, the U.S., Hamas, and the Taliban together. What exactly is anti-semitic about that? Question for all the people ITT alleging anti-semitism.

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Also just realized, what is the point of the saying "friend of AOC" in the topic title? >_>

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All my homies hate Zionism

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"Under fire by the GOP"

Okay so the real takeaway here is that she has literally done nothing wrong at all and is completely exonerated. Good to know.

Edit: just noticed source is foxnews so therefore she actually DOUBLE did nothing wrong and is QUINTUPLE exonerated.
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Ivynn posted...

Also just realized, what is the point of the saying "friend of AOC" in the topic title? >_>

CE is obsessed with AOC and TC wants to maximize hits on his topic lol

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Machete posted...

"Under fire by the GOP"

Okay so the real takeaway here is that she has literally done nothing wrong at all and is completely exonerated. Good to know.

Edit: just noticed source is foxnews so therefore she actually DOUBLE did nothing wrong and is QUINTUPLE exonerated.

I mean some of her colleagues have (wrongfully) condemned her over her comments lately

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MaxEffingBemis posted...

I mean some of her colleagues have (wrongfully) condemned her over her comments lately

Meh. That's just background noise.
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Yeah Omar is genuinely anti-Semitic, I don't know what the GOP has to do with that unless you're trying to distract from all the criticism she's getting from Democrats.

BTW, the Jewish members of congress who she's accusing of not being "partners of justice" all voted to recognize the Armenian genocide, while Omar voted present to appease Turkey's Islamist President.

And who can forget this?

https://i.imgur.com/MTWmeOB.png

Fucking embarrassing that people like this get elected to congress because of mindless populism.

Broseph_Stalin posted...

And who can forget this?

https://i.imgur.com/MTWmeOB.png

How many times are you right-wingers going to ludicrously conflate criticism of Israels demonstrably bad actions with anti-semitism before you tire of it?

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Broseph_Stalin posted...

Yeah Omar is genuinely anti-Semitic, I don't know what the GOP has to do with that unless you're trying to distract from all the criticism she's getting from Democrats.

BTW, the Jewish members of congress who she's accusing of not being "partners of justice" all voted to recognize the Armenian genocide, while Omar voted present to appease Turkey's Islamist President.

And who can forget this?

https://i.imgur.com/MTWmeOB.png

Fucking embarrassing that people like this get elected to congress because of mindless populism.

What I am asking is why do only democrat anti semites get punished and Republican anti semites always get away with it?

Shablagoo posted...

How many times are you right-wingers going to ludicrously conflate criticism of Israels demonstrably bad actions with anti-semitism before you tire of it?

The point of that picture
The tankie's head

Zikten posted...

What I am asking is why do only democrat anti semites get punished and Republican anti semites always get away with it?

Because I do not want my party being held to the same standards as the GOP. If you think having only one good party in the US is bad wait until there are zero good parties.

This whole progressive "movement" is just mindless populism, a left-wing tea party except they can't even flip seats.

I'm saying we should go after anti semites in the GOP.

Criticizing Israel is hardly antisemitic, and it's hilarious when the majority of people attacking her for doing so are part of a political party that includes Nazis in it's ranks.

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Broseph_Stalin posted...

The point of that picture
The tankie's head

So til the end of time then, got it.

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People are so divided on this I regret not making a poll

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