For her most recent series of anti-Semitic slurs on Twitter, Omar was condemned by Democratic House leadership.
After wide spread condemnation, Omar apologized for her remarks, which marked the second major about-face on the issue since coming to Washington.
Interestingly, Omar still hasn't explained why she told Minnesota voters she was against the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel, only to embrace the cause once she was comfortably in office on Capitol Hill.
While Omar's views toward the Jewish people and Israel are alarming, so is her support for controversial people and organizations.
Adding to the controversy, Omar was scheduled as a keynote speaker for an upcoming Islamic Relief USA dinner in Florida.
In 2016, Omar asked a federal judge for leniency against a Minnesota man who had pledged allegiance to ISIS. In the letter to the judge, she called efforts to put the man in prison for life "Punitive" and blamed Americans for breeding extremism.
Despite having clear and direct conflicts with U.S. interests, the interests of U.S. allies and the ongoing fight against Islamic terrorism, Omar currently sits on the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/430895-why-omars-views-are-dangerous
After wide spread condemnation, Omar apologized for her remarks, which marked the second major about-face on the issue since coming to Washington.
Interestingly, Omar still hasn't explained why she told Minnesota voters she was against the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel, only to embrace the cause once she was comfortably in office on Capitol Hill.
While Omar's views toward the Jewish people and Israel are alarming, so is her support for controversial people and organizations.
Adding to the controversy, Omar was scheduled as a keynote speaker for an upcoming Islamic Relief USA dinner in Florida.
In 2016, Omar asked a federal judge for leniency against a Minnesota man who had pledged allegiance to ISIS. In the letter to the judge, she called efforts to put the man in prison for life "Punitive" and blamed Americans for breeding extremism.
Despite having clear and direct conflicts with U.S. interests, the interests of U.S. allies and the ongoing fight against Islamic terrorism, Omar currently sits on the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/430895-why-omars-views-are-dangerous
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