Sat Mar 2, 2019, 09:31 AM

Top Foreign Affairs Dem rebukes Ilhan Omar for 'vile anti-Semitic slur'

Source: Politico

Rep. Ilhan Omar is drawing criticism again for comments about Israel — this time suggesting that pro-Israel activists and lawmakers hold “allegiance to a foreign country.”

In a lengthy and blistering rebuke late Friday, Rep. Eliot Engel, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said Omar’s remarks amounted to a “vile anti-Semitic slur” and called on the Minnesota Democrat to apologize“

I welcome debate in Congress based on the merits of policy, but it’s unacceptable and deeply offensive to call into question the loyalty of fellow American citizens because of their political views, including support for the U.S.-Israel relationship,” said Engel (D-N.Y.), who is Jewish. “Her comments were outrageous and deeply hurtful, and I ask that she retract them, apologize, and commit to making her case on policy issues without resorting to attacks that have no place in the Foreign Affairs Committee or the House of Representatives."

A spokesman for Omar did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Read more: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.politico.com/amp/story/2019/03/01/ilhan-omar-anti-semitic-slur-1199495

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Top Foreign Affairs Dem rebukes Ilhan Omar for 'vile anti-Semitic slur' (Original post)	Jose Garcia	Mar 2019	OP
Just saying,	watoos	Mar 2019	#1
Let's have a legitimate conversation about AIPAC's undue influence, rather than slurs.	FreepFryer	Mar 2019	#2
They spend more on Dems than Repubs	yerop	Mar 2019	#13
Wonder what that chart would look like minus Sheldon Adelson?	paleotn	Mar 2019	#25
Total Republican In 2016 Is Just Over $7 Million	DallasNE	Mar 2019	#67
Which Dems are getting the money?	atreides1	Mar 2019	#31
Have you researched the question?	brooklynite	Mar 2019	#104
I agree, and I hope both of them think about improving the conversation;	elleng	Mar 2019	#45
Was she mistaken?	reggaehead	Mar 2019	#121
Worrisome.	Chemisse	Mar 2019	#3
Agreed! Such slurs and language only give further cover to those to whose influence Omar objects. nt	FreepFryer	Mar 2019	#4
She's not anti-semetic	The Liberal Lion	Mar 2019	#33
As long as she attacks in this way it will be viewed as anti-semitic however.	Chemisse	Mar 2019	#40
I understand your point. And I agree with you.	The Liberal Lion	Mar 2019	#42
Accusing AMERICANS of dual loyalty	leftynyc	Mar 2019	#87
Israel's best interests aren't always our best,	watoos	Mar 2019	#5
Agree	Evolve Dammit	Mar 2019	#37
Hey the Saudis probably have more money	PatSeg	Mar 2019	#47
Dividing Democrats Not a Good Move	McKim	Mar 2019	#6
Aim your ire at the congresswoman	leftynyc	Mar 2019	#88
Divided loyalties, potentially,	Ghost Dog	Mar 2019	#124
For the second time	leftynyc	Mar 2019	#126
So when Trump says he gave Israel Jerusalem, how come nobody called that antisemitic?	ck4829	Mar 2019	#7
Let's revisit it...	ck4829	Mar 2019	#12
That has nothing to do with this (second) incident. Plus, trump isn't a Democrat.	George II	Mar 2019	#14
Democrats can't criticize Trump?	ck4829	Mar 2019	#15
No one said that. But you're using things that trump said to rationalize or justify what Omar said.	George II	Mar 2019	#18
Exactly. It's what's not said	ck4829	Mar 2019	#20
He did not "give" Israel Jerusalem.	former9thward	Mar 2019	#60
So why did he measure Jewish support done in a foreign country again?	ck4829	Mar 2019	#68
a big tent is good. a rumble in the big tent - unavoidable now and then, but...	NRaleighLiberal	Mar 2019	#8
Message auto-removed	Name removed	Mar 2019	#9
Stay	padah513	Mar 2019	#39
he's dead, Jim.	Mosby	Mar 2019	#51
AIPAC is a legitimate target for criticism.	nycbos	Mar 2019	#10
I agree.	allgood33	Mar 2019	#59
Same here	leftynyc	Mar 2019	#89
Don't forget idual loyalties was used as an excuse to imprison Japanese Americans during WW2	ripcord	Mar 2019	#108
The same Engel who got $150,000 in pro-Israel industry campaigns donations last year?	MrScorpio	Mar 2019	#11
What are you insinuating?	George II	Mar 2019	#16
I'm insinuating that Engel knows exactly what side of his bread is buttered...	MrScorpio	Mar 2019	#21
That is an asinine leap	forklift	Mar 2019	#75
Actually, your own assertion fits the very definition of an asinine leap...	MrScorpio	Mar 2019	#83
I'm afraid you misconstrued my post.	forklift	Mar 2019	#84
So are you saying that all politicians are owned by the people who donate to them	ripcord	Mar 2019	#114
It's a general condition.	MrScorpio	Mar 2019	#115
Nothing wrong with pointing out conveniently forgotten details. Sunlight is good for everyone.	marble falls	Mar 2019	#23
The very same. Under the influence..	mountain grammy	Mar 2019	#17
You know what I find offensive?	PatSeg	Mar 2019	#19
+1000	jrthin	Mar 2019	#28
So true!	Lonestarblue	Mar 2019	#35
Agreed	PatSeg	Mar 2019	#43
+1000	Power 2 the People	Mar 2019	#46
THIS. (n/t)	FreepFryer	Mar 2019	#44
Bravo, well said.	watoos	Mar 2019	#49
this	stuffmatters	Mar 2019	#52
What the fuck does	leftynyc	Mar 2019	#90
Accusing fellow Americans of disloyality	PatSeg	Mar 2019	#98
It IS anti-semitic and this	leftynyc	Mar 2019	#99
No, the people who are being accused of disloyalty	PatSeg	Mar 2019	#100
No, it's not and that's the point	leftynyc	Mar 2019	#102
The GOP will never, ever beat us. Be we just might.	marble falls	Mar 2019	#22
Can't we all get along?...	paleotn	Mar 2019	#24
Ms. Omar probably could have said "undue influence" rather than allegiance, but	LuvLoogie	Mar 2019	#26
Folks from Israel have become way to sensitive.	lancelyons	Mar 2019	#27
+1	Owl	Mar 2019	#29
Thank you	ck4829	Mar 2019	#30
So Jews are being sentisitve but	EllieBC	Mar 2019	#63
Funny how that works, isn't it?	Jedi Guy	Mar 2019	#65
How do you know her	leftynyc	Mar 2019	#93
She's my congresswoman.	Scruffy1	Mar 2019	#96
Just stop it	leftynyc	Mar 2019	#97
Okay, that's a fair point.	Jedi Guy	Mar 2019	#101
Nailed it.	Behind the Aegis	Mar 2019	#70
Because it wasn't acceptable	ck4829	Mar 2019	#71
But hey, discussing anti-Semitism is no fun when you can "whataboutit" with something else.	Behind the Aegis	Mar 2019	#72
So we're not supposed to notice or remember the response to one group vs another?	ck4829	Mar 2019	#74
So we are not supposed to discuss anti-Semitism when it comes from our own side?	Behind the Aegis	Mar 2019	#76
I don't know if it would even be called anti-Semitism if was said by someone else	ck4829	Mar 2019	#78
So you don't know what it is.	Behind the Aegis	Mar 2019	#79
And thank you for your clarification of not recognizing systemic racism	ck4829	Mar 2019	#80
The clarification of the disinterest in anti-Semitism has been eye opening.	Behind the Aegis	Mar 2019	#81
Likewise	ck4829	Mar 2019	#82
Dual loyalty accusations aren't shocking.	EllieBC	Mar 2019	#85
So it's just interesting	ck4829	Mar 2019	#86
+1000	leftynyc	Mar 2019	#92
no being upset is not racism against muslims	lancelyons	Mar 2019	#113
SHE is accusing us of disloyalty to our country	leftynyc	Mar 2019	#91
Post removed	Post removed	Mar 2019	#127
WTF are you babbling about?	leftynyc	Mar 2019	#129
Instead of just invoking Jonathan Pollard's name, why not tell us who he really was?	George II	Mar 2019	#130
Engel's outrage would be more convincing if his campaign didn't take quite so much pro Israel money.	mn9driver	Mar 2019	#32
If my congressperson said that	forklift	Mar 2019	#77
Once again Rep Omar is correct. This time I hope she does not apologize.	The Liberal Lion	Mar 2019	#34
how is Israel "pro-segragationist"?	Mosby	Mar 2019	#53
This has NOTHING to do with bibi	leftynyc	Mar 2019	#94
How many other countries have groups of Americans..	MicaelS	Mar 2019	#36
Since you asked...	former9thward	Mar 2019	#61
A lobby for a foreign nation is for that nations best interests	Liberalhammer	Mar 2019	#38
It's facinating how a little country of 8.2 million gets so much attention	Mosby	Mar 2019	#41
Eliot Engle holds a duel US/Israel citizenship	Izzy Blue	Mar 2019	#48
Eliot Engle is not an Israeli citizen.	Mosby	Mar 2019	#50
Here	Izzy Blue	Mar 2019	#119
Can you please cite a reliable original source?	DemocratSinceBirth	Mar 2019	#120
The same source has "Billary Clinton" murder conspiracy stories.	lapucelle	Mar 2019	#139
This message was self-deleted by its author	lapucelle	Mar 2019	#134
Your link goes to a right wing website that has a "Billary Clinton" tab and the story	lapucelle	Mar 2019	#135
There is a comment to the NYT article well worth pondering. . .	DinahMoeHum	Mar 2019	#54
Israel is both democratic and Liberal	Mosby	Mar 2019	#56
We often forget that	DeminPennswoods	Mar 2019	#69
Really? Where did you hear Rep Engel's is a dual citizen?	leftynyc	Mar 2019	#95
If it's such a serious charge I'm surprised you didn't look it up first.	Izzy Blue	Mar 2019	#118
LOL	leftynyc	Mar 2019	#122
By the way	leftynyc	Mar 2019	#123
I stand corrected on posting a "zero proof " list	Izzy Blue	Mar 2019	#131
Because if they did	leftynyc	Mar 2019	#132
Why did you link to a conspiracy website?	lapucelle	Mar 2019	#137
That list is risible.	DemocratSinceBirth	Mar 2019	#125
"More People Killed by Hillary Clinton Than by Sharks in the Last 25 Years" is another story	lapucelle	Mar 2019	#136
The undue influence of ALL foreign powers on our domestics affairs needs calling out	Devil Child	Mar 2019	#55
The oil lobby (eg API) is vastly more powerful than AIPAC	Mosby	Mar 2019	#58
An informative link, thank you Mosby.	Devil Child	Mar 2019	#62
Some intersting numbers:	guillaumeb	Mar 2019	#57
Thanks for the link guillaumeb	Devil Child	Mar 2019	#64
One possible reason.	guillaumeb	Mar 2019	#117
There Are No Winners In This Exchange	DallasNE	Mar 2019	#66
I agree about toning it down	KayF	Apr 2019	#144
If she is not made to have discipline	forklift	Mar 2019	#73
More people should be speaking out against	procon	Mar 2019	#103
Semantics?	DavidDvorkin	Mar 2019	#105
Really? Which part of "semantics" makes you angry?	procon	Mar 2019	#106
As commonly used, it's a way to dismiss concerns about a statement	DavidDvorkin	Mar 2019	#107
I'm trying to grasp what you're saying	procon	Mar 2019	#109
By talking about semantics, you belitteld and dismissed my criticism	DavidDvorkin	Mar 2019	#110
Thank you for making your views clear.	procon	Mar 2019	#111
Accusing Jews of dual loyalty is never a good look. It never ends well.	DemocratSinceBirth	Mar 2019	#112
Except on DU, where it's apparently just fine.	DavidDvorkin	Mar 2019	#116
Yep, eating our own right on schedule	Blue_Tires	Mar 2019	#128
Yep	ck4829	Apr 2019	#143
Is there a law	Izzy Blue	Mar 2019	#133
Your link says that "More People Were Killed by Hillary Clinton Than by Sharks in the Past 25 Years"	lapucelle	Mar 2019	#138
What a dumb question. My step-son has triple citizenship - US, GB, and France ...	marble falls	Mar 2019	#140
She was implying that members of the Foreign Affairs Cmte	scipan	Mar 2019	#141
Kick	ck4829	Apr 2019	#142

Response to Jose Garcia (Original post)

Sat Mar 2, 2019, 09:40 AM

watoos (7,142 posts)

1. Just saying,

The only way we lose in 2020 is if we fight among ourselves.

Top Foreign Affairs Dem rebukes Ilhan Omar for 'vile anti-Semitic slur'

1. Just saying,

2. Let's have a legitimate conversation about AIPAC's undue influence, rather than slurs.

13. They spend more on Dems than Repubs

25. Wonder what that chart would look like minus Sheldon Adelson?

67. Total Republican In 2016 Is Just Over $7 Million

31. Which Dems are getting the money?

104. Have you researched the question?

45. I agree, and I hope both of them think about improving the conversation;

121. Was she mistaken?

3. Worrisome.

4. Agreed! Such slurs and language only give further cover to those to whose influence Omar objects. nt

33. She's not anti-semetic

40. As long as she attacks in this way it will be viewed as anti-semitic however.

42. I understand your point. And I agree with you.

87. Accusing AMERICANS of dual loyalty

5. Israel's best interests aren't always our best,

37. Agree

47. Hey the Saudis probably have more money

6. Dividing Democrats Not a Good Move

88. Aim your ire at the congresswoman

124. Divided loyalties, potentially,

126. For the second time

7. So when Trump says he gave Israel Jerusalem, how come nobody called that antisemitic?

12. Let's revisit it...

14. That has nothing to do with this (second) incident. Plus, trump isn't a Democrat.

15. Democrats can't criticize Trump?

18. No one said that. But you're using things that trump said to rationalize or justify what Omar said.

20. Exactly. It's what's not said

60. He did not "give" Israel Jerusalem.

68. So why did he measure Jewish support done in a foreign country again?

8. a big tent is good. a rumble in the big tent - unavoidable now and then, but...

39. Stay

51. he's dead, Jim.

10. AIPAC is a legitimate target for criticism.

59. I agree.

89. Same here

108. Don't forget idual loyalties was used as an excuse to imprison Japanese Americans during WW2

11. The same Engel who got $150,000 in pro-Israel industry campaigns donations last year?

16. What are you insinuating?

21. I'm insinuating that Engel knows exactly what side of his bread is buttered...

75. That is an asinine leap

83. Actually, your own assertion fits the very definition of an asinine leap...

84. I'm afraid you misconstrued my post.

114. So are you saying that all politicians are owned by the people who donate to them

115. It's a general condition.

23. Nothing wrong with pointing out conveniently forgotten details. Sunlight is good for everyone.

17. The very same. Under the influence..

19. You know what I find offensive?

28. +1000

35. So true!

43. Agreed

46. +1000

44. THIS. (n/t)

49. Bravo, well said.

52. this

90. What the fuck does

98. Accusing fellow Americans of disloyality

99. It IS anti-semitic and this

100. No, the people who are being accused of disloyalty

102. No, it's not and that's the point

22. The GOP will never, ever beat us. Be we just might.

24. Can't we all get along?...

26. Ms. Omar probably could have said "undue influence" rather than allegiance, but

27. Folks from Israel have become way to sensitive.

29. +1

30. Thank you

63. So Jews are being sentisitve but

65. Funny how that works, isn't it?

93. How do you know her

96. She's my congresswoman.

97. Just stop it

101. Okay, that's a fair point.

70. Nailed it.

71. Because it wasn't acceptable

72. But hey, discussing anti-Semitism is no fun when you can "whataboutit" with something else.

74. So we're not supposed to notice or remember the response to one group vs another?

76. So we are not supposed to discuss anti-Semitism when it comes from our own side?

78. I don't know if it would even be called anti-Semitism if was said by someone else

79. So you don't know what it is.