Antisemitism debate exposes new fault lines in US politics
Posted on AllSides March 7th, 2019
From The Left
The fallout from comments by Ilhan Omar spans identity politics, party politics, geopolitics and a generational divide.
An Israeli prime minister who has embraced Donald Trump and taken rightwing populism from his playbook. And a group of fiery young Democrats unafraid to question their elders or challenge the status quo. Put together, the elements were bound to be explosive.
Democrats were expected to offer a resolution condemning antisemitism on the floor of the US House of Representatives on Thursday following the latest provocative comments by Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, who...
