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Rep. Ilhan Omar Apologizes for Tweet Denounced as Anti-Semitic
Headline Roundup February 11th, 2019
Rep. Ilhan Omar apologized for a tweet that accused the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) of funneling money to congresspeople so that they will support Israel after a slew of Democratic lawmakers criticized the message as "anti-Semitic."
Rep. Ilhan Omar Apologizes for Tweet Denounced as Anti-Semitic

Freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar "unequivocally" apologized Monday for a tweet that was condemned by Democratic House leaders as "anti-Semitic" for asserting that lobbyists at the American Israel
In the latest incident pursuant to a House Republican campaign to paint Muslim-American Democratic members of Congress as being as objectionable as their own Steve King, Representative
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., sparked backlash Sunday evening from members of both parties -- including former first daughter Chelsea Clinton -- after she accused a prominent lobbying group of