House Votes to Condemn Bigotry After Remarks by Rep. Omar
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The Fight Over Ilhan Omar Is a Fight Over the Identity of the Democratic Party
The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday to condemn anti-Semitism, along with a litany of bigotries against Muslims, immigrants, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, LGBT people, and members of other religious minorities. The resolution followed a week of drama in the Democratic Party, with members clashing over yet another controversial comment on Israel by Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. In a recent panel discussion, she suggested that pro-Israel political groups in Washington “push allegiance to a foreign country,” seeming to echo the classically anti-Semitic allegation that Jews are more...
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House Overwhelmingly Backs Resolution Opposing Hate
The House on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a broad resolution condemning hate in all forms, a response both to a freshman Democrat’s remarks that were seen as anti-Semitic and to the attacks the Muslim lawmaker has faced since arriving in Congress.
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Anti-Semitism within America's gates
Freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Democrat Muslim representing Minnesota, has generated quite a controversy for suggesting that America’s historical support for Israel is tantamount
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