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2018-07-13 01:05:08 UTC
A Somali-American congressional candidate running for the Democratic
nomination in Minnesota called Israel the apartheid Israeli
regime.
Ilhan Omars tweet came in response to accusations that a tweet she
wrote in 2012, accusing Israel of evil doings, amounts to
antisemitism.
In an interview with ABC News for a segment titled Progressive
Democrats increasingly criticize Israel, and could reap political
rewards, Omar rejected accusations of antisemitism by conservative
critics.
These accusations are without merit, the Minnesota state
representative said. They are rooted in bigotry toward a belief
about what Muslims are stereotyped to believe.
Earlier she had tweeted a response to a critic who had accused her
of antisemitism: Drawing attention to the apartheid Israeli regime
is far from hating Jews. You are a hateful sad man, I pray to Allah
you get the help you need and find happiness. She added,
sarcastically: Well you know, if a Muslim says something negative
about Israeli government, they must hate Jews. Didnt you get that
memo.
Minnesotas primary election is the fourteenth of August.
Omar, who is among several Muslim women in the US running for
Congress, wrote in a tweet in November 2012 that Israel has
hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see
the evil doings of Israel. #Gaza #Palestine #Israel
Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the
people and help them see the evil doings of Israel.
#Gaza #Palestine #Israel
Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) November 16, 2012
The tweet came two days after the Israeli army began an operation in
Gaza triggered by the launching of 100 rockets at Israel from the
strip over a 24-hour period.
Omar has neither apologized for nor retracted the tweet.
She is running to succeed Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison, who was the
first Muslim elected to the Congress. Ellison is running for
attorney general in Minnesota and is not seeking re-election.
Omar has received some push back on social media in recent weeks.
A tweet from a Twitter user with the handle @shabbosgoy called her a
proud Jew hater after she made a brief appearance in the music
video of the pop group Maroon 5s song Girls Like You.
The ABC News segment noted the recent upset primary victory of
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in New York, calling her one of several
progressives whose willingness to criticize Israels actions have
paid off politically.
Drawing attention to the apartheid Israeli regime is far
from hating Jews. You are a hateful sad man, I pray to
Allah you get the help you need and find happiness.
https://t.co/SvEXjlxlEN
Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) May 31, 2018
--
Obama's legacy is President Trump.
nomination in Minnesota called Israel the apartheid Israeli
regime.
Ilhan Omars tweet came in response to accusations that a tweet she
wrote in 2012, accusing Israel of evil doings, amounts to
antisemitism.
In an interview with ABC News for a segment titled Progressive
Democrats increasingly criticize Israel, and could reap political
rewards, Omar rejected accusations of antisemitism by conservative
critics.
These accusations are without merit, the Minnesota state
representative said. They are rooted in bigotry toward a belief
about what Muslims are stereotyped to believe.
Earlier she had tweeted a response to a critic who had accused her
of antisemitism: Drawing attention to the apartheid Israeli regime
is far from hating Jews. You are a hateful sad man, I pray to Allah
you get the help you need and find happiness. She added,
sarcastically: Well you know, if a Muslim says something negative
about Israeli government, they must hate Jews. Didnt you get that
memo.
Minnesotas primary election is the fourteenth of August.
Omar, who is among several Muslim women in the US running for
Congress, wrote in a tweet in November 2012 that Israel has
hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see
the evil doings of Israel. #Gaza #Palestine #Israel
Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the
people and help them see the evil doings of Israel.
#Gaza #Palestine #Israel
Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) November 16, 2012
The tweet came two days after the Israeli army began an operation in
Gaza triggered by the launching of 100 rockets at Israel from the
strip over a 24-hour period.
Omar has neither apologized for nor retracted the tweet.
She is running to succeed Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison, who was the
first Muslim elected to the Congress. Ellison is running for
attorney general in Minnesota and is not seeking re-election.
Omar has received some push back on social media in recent weeks.
A tweet from a Twitter user with the handle @shabbosgoy called her a
proud Jew hater after she made a brief appearance in the music
video of the pop group Maroon 5s song Girls Like You.
The ABC News segment noted the recent upset primary victory of
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in New York, calling her one of several
progressives whose willingness to criticize Israels actions have
paid off politically.
Drawing attention to the apartheid Israeli regime is far
from hating Jews. You are a hateful sad man, I pray to
Allah you get the help you need and find happiness.
https://t.co/SvEXjlxlEN
Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) May 31, 2018
--
Obama's legacy is President Trump.