Why would Jewish Democrats in the House of Representatives even bother to meet to discuss antisemitism and Ilhan Omar now? Omar has a long record of antisemitism. From virtually the day she was sworn in as Congresswoman, Omar’s loyalties were quite clear. Now, as antisemitism has risen to a fever pitch levels, Omar continues to add fuel to the flames. Shame on the Democrats who condemned her for acting so slowly and weakly. Now that their longstanding tolerance of the absurd and evil is increasingly obvious and the pressure is on, they are trying to make a show.
Remember when Bernie Sanders jumped at the opportunity to support Omar’s anti-Semitic tweets in 2019, declaring “We will stand by our Muslim brothers and sisters.” Sanders has been silent on this issue these days.
“Omar seeks to clarify comments after Jewish House Democrats accuse her of comparing US and Israel with Hamas and Taliban,” by Veronica Stracqualursi, Matthew Hoye and Kristin Wilson, CNN, June 10, 2021:
(CNN)Rep. Ilhan Omar said Thursday that she was “in no way equating terrorist organizations with democratic countries” after a group of Jewish House Democrats accused her of equating the US and Israel with the Taliban and Hamas, the Palestinian militant group designated as a terrorist organization by the US.
“On Monday, I asked Secretary of State Antony Blinken about ongoing International Criminal Court investigations,” Omar said in a statement. “To be clear: the conversation was about accountability for specific incidents regarding those ICC cases, not a moral comparison between Hamas and the Taliban and the U.S. and Israel.“I was in no way equating terrorist organizations with democratic countries with well-established judicial systems.”The clarification comes days after Omar prompted a public rift among Democrats when she tweeted Monday that “we have seen unthinkable atrocities committed by the U.S., Hamas, Israel, Afghanistan, and the Taliban.”“We must have the same level of accountability and justice for all victims of crimes against humanity,” she wrote, including a video of herself questioning Blinken during a House hearing Monday.On Wednesday, the group of Jewish House lawmakers, including House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler, argued that “equating the United States and Israel to Hamas and the Taliban is as offensive as it is misguided.”“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 group said in a statement.They continued, “false equivalencies give cover to terrorist groups.”…
Ecosse1314 says
He’ll mend the Jewish Democrats. Sleep with dogs and you’ll get fleas.
Keith O says
My dingo is insulted, comparing him with democrats!
Ecosse1314 says
Ha ha obviously a sensible dingo with good taste
Kilauea says
The Legislators that gerrymandered a district just so an ignorant Muslim foreigner could win a seat should all be voted out of office and new district lines are drawn. There is no reason why native born American Citizens should have a foreign POS like Ilhan Omar representing their interests because she is an enemy of the American people.
Golem2 says
+1
PRCS says
There IS a reason.
She was voted into office–twice–not just by Muslims but by useful idiots like these folks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7yFmSwspFM
gravenimage says
Grimly true, PRCS.
David Longfellow says
She’s a muslim. She’s a liar. But I repeat myself.
Keith O says
David, Some mudslimes aren’t liars, they are the ones who state openly their intention to kill all infidels and take over the world.
Hmmm, does narrow the field a bit.
gravenimage says
Yep. Muslims only engage in Taqiyya when Infidels are not fully in their power. At times when they are more empowered, the mask (such as it is) comes off entirely. I think that Omar’s comments were a test balloon to see if no one called her on it.
Infidel says
Jewish Dems who are still Dems have effectively betrayed Judaism (and same goes for Hindu Dems). What I don’t get is why they still go through the charade of defending Israel: if they really felt for Israel what they claim they do, they’d have switched parties
Infidel says
Bernie is more a communist than a Jew, so his views on the squad shouldn’t be considered representative of Jewish opinion
somehistory says
There are cowards, there are liars, there are snakes.
Sicko omar is all of the above. And hideously ugly. She supports terrorists, goes to bat for them not to be deported or imprisoned, meets with a terror-nation leader, speaks for, and fundraisers for, an organization that is a part of a larger terror organization, lies about people and nations, and when called to account for any of these, she tells more lies and then accuses others of hating her for being mozlum.
No, “omar”…not your real name, we are not “afraid” of islam, we just recognize it for the evil that is is and hate, hate, hate it for the evil that it is. You can worship satan the serpent if you wish, but don’t expect the rest of us to believe a cotton-picking word you spew in your defense of your worship and lies, or accept the lies you tell in defense of your worship of that demon snake. And your immorality will get you nothing from those who live moral lives except to condemn your filthy actions. You have no place to stand as you attempt to condemn others for their actions, and then pretend you weren’t saying what you said. There is a certain place that has been reserved for liars and those who are disgusting in their filth. Ones such as you.
Wellington says
The Democratic Party fully deserves someone like Omar considering how looney Left this party has been going, especially since 2008 when Obama was elected President and thereafter went on one apology tour after another denigrating America, lauding Islam, casting aspersions on whites with thinly coded language (e.g., in central Pennsylvania they cling to their guns and religion), being kind to the cruel (e.g., Iran and Cuba) and cruel to the kind (e.g., Israel and then with Poland and the Czech Republic by denying them a limited missile defense promised them by Bush 43).
The Democratic Party of old is gone and, though wrong often times, it wasn’t unpatriotic and didn’t think America is an awful place. The present Democratic Party thinks America is an awful place. Thus, wretched and stupid people like Omar, Tlaib and AOC are very much in keeping with what the Democratic Party has become. My God, look at the hideous human being who is presently Speaker of the House for further confirmation of just how terrible the Democratic Party truly is.
Oh yeah, one last matter. The Democratic Party has no problem with stealing elections either.
gravenimage says
Omar claims she wasn’t ‘equating terrorist organizations with democratic countries’ after Jewish Dems condemn her
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Implausible CYA time for this vicious Muslim antisemite. Equating them was *exactly* what she was doing.
GreekEmpress says
She spews anti-Semitic and anti-American rhetoric, then cries Islamophobia and racism when she’s called out for it.
So typical.
gravenimage says
Yes–Muslims do this all the time.
Giacomo Latta says
Omar is forced to state that the US and Israel are ”democratic countries with well-established judicial systems?” Ooh, that must hurt. First she is realizing that support from at least some other Democrats has been sympathetic support for those poor victims of Islamophobia, such as herself, and not because the party as a whole has gone apeshit neo-Nazi. Second, her backpedalling must really rankle her fellow hate-filled squad members. Will she now be kicked out?
OLD GUY says
OH yes she was.