A group of 12 Jewish House Democrats then issued a statement calling on Omar “to clarify her words placing the US and Israel in the same category as Hamas and the Taliban.”
- “Equating the United States and Israel to Hamas and the Taliban is as offensive as it is misguided,” they wrote. “Ignoring the differences between democracies governed by the rule of law and contemptible organizations that engage in terrorism at best discredits one’s intended argument and at worst reflects deep-seated prejudice.”
- “The United States and Israel are imperfect and, like all democracies, at times deserving of critique, but false equivalencies give cover to terrorist groups,” the Democrats added.
https://news.yahoo.com/jewish-democrats-clash-ilhan-omar-111526929.html
