Ilhan Omar
“With Joe Biden, we will have a seat at the table and will address and heal the deep wounds that fracture our country,” she said.
The move comes just one day after the congresswoman picked up an endorsement from U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) has perpetuated anti-Semitic tropes and introduced a resolution in Congress that promotes boycotts of Israel.
Antone Melton-Meaux, one of four candidates challenging Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar in the primary, has critcized her record of anti-Semitic and anti-Israel remarks.
The Democrat has made numerous anti-Semitic and anti-Israel remarks since entering Congress in January 2019.
“We offer our unequivocal apology to the overwhelming majority of Democrats in Congress who are rightfully offended by the inaccurate assertion that the poorly worded, inflammatory advertisement implied,” said AIPAC in a statement that it shared on Twitter on Saturday.
“Here is a clear opportunity to prove that all the talk about standing up to #antisemitism is not just an empty promise, but will be followed by action,” posted Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon.
Kuwaiti-born Alan Bender claimed that he was asked to recruit American politicians and journalists to be Qatari assets, and when he refused, Qatari officials said several American politicians and journalists were already working for them, including Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), who was allegedly described as the “jewel of the crown.”
The three freshmen congresswomen are scheduled to officially make the announcement at a rally for Sanders at an Oct. 19 rally in New York.
The National Students for Justice in Palestine will hold its conference on the first three days of November. Canary Mission found that last year’s attendees “endorsed violence, showed support for terror and spread anti-Semitism at both the conference and on social media.”
The state GOP cites her “engagement in rhetoric that explicitly runs counter to American values” and “anti-Semitic language”; Omar: “I was elected with 78% of the vote by the people of Minnesota’s 5th District, not by the Alabama Republican Party.”
His comments evoked immediate opposition from Jewish and pro-Israel groups; the Republican Jewish Coalition defended the president.
