The Ilhan Omar Vote is a Turning Point for American Jews
Partisan split on booting the congresswoman from committees is more than a symptom of political civil war. It illustrates the normalization of anti-Zionism.
Congress to vote on removing Ilhan Omar from foreign affairs committee—report
Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) earlier this month repeated his promise to oust Omar from her influential post due to her antisemitism.
Ilhan Omar to be booted from House Foreign Affairs Committee, Kevin McCarthy says
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy repeats promise to remove congresswoman with history of antisemitic comments from the influential committee.
Pro-Israel groups want Ilhan Omar bounced from House Foreign Affairs Committee
Several Jewish and pro-Israel groups welcomed received news of the likely removal of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, in the wake of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) long-standing pledge. The new Congress with its Republican majority in the House of Representatives will be sworn in next month […]
Ilhan Omar accuses Christians of enjoying prayer privilege
Jose Castillo, a Republican candidate running for Congress in Florida, was quick to point this out, tweeting, “In America, Muslims can & do pray in public. If she wants a country where Christians aren’t allowed to do the same, Ilhan Omar should go back to her own country.”
Islamists and Neo-Nazis Flirting
From the perspective of counter-Islamists and our reformist Muslim allies, in some ways, this may not be such bad news.
Double Standard of Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia
Claims of moral equivalency are bogus. Bigotry is based on falsehoods, not fact.
Ilhan Omar’s Backpack
Recent reports have slammed Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert for comments that were offensive to her colleague, Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar.
Omar retweets terrorist-linked group investigated by FBI
Despite its peaceful-sounding name and claims to being an organization dedicated to non-violence, ISM explicitly supports “the Palestinian right to resist Israeli violence and occupation via legitimate armed struggle.”
Ilhan Omar and the Art of not Apologizing
This time, she responded to her critics with the feigned: “I didn’t say it. You misinterpreted me. And also, you’re a bunch of racists.”