Antisemitic vitriol, which she has spewed numerous times in her official capacity as Congresswoman, has no place in American society and should not be rewarded with a position of authority. We must not allow antisemitism to reside in the heart of Congress.
In a 2019 series of tweets, Omar evoked the ancient and still prevalent antisemitic trope of Jewish money when she wrote that “Benjamins” from AIPAC, the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee, were responsible for consistent U.S. support for the Israeli people. This remark brought criticism from both the left and the right.
While she issued a half-hearted apology, she didn’t apologize to members of Congress like myself who have wholeheartedly supported Israel in Congress. Her unretracted slur against us is that we support Israel and the long-oppressed Jewish people for money and not because it is the right thing to do.
Last Congress, Omar compared the U.S. and Israel to the Taliban, stating: “We have seen unthinkable atrocities committed by the U.S., Hamas, Israel, Afghanistan, and the Taliban. I asked @SecBlinken where people are supposed to go for justice.”
It is bad enough that Rep. Omar puts America and Israel in the same breath as the Taliban and Hamas. But to further allege the commission of “unthinkable atrocities,” where none exist, only provides ammunition to those promoting violence against Jews.
Not content with allegations of “unthinkable atrocities,” Congresswoman Omar further claimed that the U.S. was “underwriting crimes against humanity,” implying such crimes were being committed by Israel against the Palestinian people. Israeli defense against indiscriminate rocket fire lobbed by Palestinians into apartment blocks, daycare facilities, and other clearly civilian targets is not a crime. To insinuate that Israel is committing such crimes, again without evidence, serves only to provide cover for actual terrorists.
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