Omar suggested that the pro-Israel lobby pushes lawmakers to show 'allegiance to a foreign country' and said the charge of anti-Semitism is 'designed to end the debate' about Israel's treatment of Palestinians.
I am told everyday that I am anti-American if I am not pro-Israel. I find that to be problematic and I am not alone. I just happen to be willing to speak up on it and open myself to attacks.The tweet was part of an exchange with Rep. Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., who said lawmakers should be able to debate without"prejudice or bigotry."."I should not be expected to have allegiance/pledge support to a foreign country in order to serve my country in Congress.
Omar and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., are the first Muslim women elected to Congress. During her remarks at last week's town hall, Omar said she was concerned that her Jewish colleagues interpret "everything we say about Israel" as"anti-Semitic because we are Muslim."Democratic House leaders denounced fellow Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar's tweet, saying, "Anti-Semitism must be called out, confronted and condemned whenever it is encountered, without exception.
"Anti-Semitism is real and I am grateful for Jewish allies and colleagues who are educating me on the painful history of anti-Semitic tropes. My intention is never to offend my constituents or Jewish Americans as a whole," she said in a statement on Feb. 11. "That is why I unequivocally apologize," she said, although she added that she was not apologizing for"the problematic role of lobbyists in our politics, whether it be AIPAC, the NRA, or the fossil fuel industry."
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