Jewish House Democrats, Rep. Omar tangle anew over Israel

[jimnyc]

I said it before and I'll say it again - this woman is as anti-American as you can get. I honestly don't think she cares about the USA in the slightest and nothing about any constituents. She is more like a Palestinian infiltrator or is here to create a mini Mogadishu.

I read that the other day - that she claimed that the USA and Israel are the same as the Taliban. :rolleyes:

"they recognized that some people did something"

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Jewish House Democrats, Rep. Omar tangle anew over Israel

WASHINGTON (AP) — A dozen Jewish Democrats in the House have accused Rep. Ilhan Omar of likening the United States and Israel to Hamas and the Taliban and giving “cover to terrorist groups,” marking the latest bitter flare-up within the party over the Middle East.

Hours after the lawmakers released a statement criticizing their Democratic colleague from Minnesota, Omar fired back Thursday on Twitter. She accused them of “islamophobic tropes" and “constant harassment" and she posted a threatening voice mail she said the incident had prompted.

The fiery, public exchange was the latest example of how the conflict between Israel and Palestinians has roiled congressional Democrats. Their divisions, generally pitting younger progressives against older, establishment-leaning lawmakers, have intensified since last month's 11-day war between Israel and Hamas.

It was also the most recent instance in which Omar, 38, has clashed with fellow Democrats on the issue. Two months after she arrived in Congress in 2019, the House approved a resolution condemning anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry — without mentioning her — after she made remarks that critics said accused Israel supporters of having dual allegiances.

Earlier this week, Omar, a Muslim-American born in Somalia, tweeted an exchange with Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a video conference in which she called for justice “for all victims of crimes against humanity."

The remarks that drew the most attention came when she said, “We have seen unthinkable atrocities committed by the U.S., Hamas, Israel, Afghanistan, and the Taliban. I asked @SecBlinken where people are supposed to go for justice."

Late Wednesday, Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Ill., and 11 other Jewish House Democrats issued a two-paragraph statement labeling her remarks offensive and misguided. They said she should “clarify" what she meant.

“Ignoring the differences between democracies governed by the rule of law and contemptible organizations that engage in terrorism at best discredits one's intended argument and at worst reflects deep-seated prejudice," they wrote.

Rest - https://www.yahoo.com/news/jewish-house-democrats-rep-omar-163250428.html


And as usual for some of these democrat politicians - when called out on it she cries victim. What a POS in my opinion.

'SO SHAMEFUL' Ilhan Omar accuses Dems of Islamophobia after colleagues blasted her for comparing US to Hamas & Taliban terrorists

ILHAN Omar has accused her fellow Democrats of "constant harassment and silencing" after they issued a statement containing "Islamophobic tropes."

The Minnesota congresswoman on Thursday called her colleagues' comments "shameful" after they reacted to her tweet comparing America to the Taliban and Hamas terror groups.

https://i.imgur.com/ocvdZKQ.png

Rest - https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/15229060/ilhan-omar-democrats-islamophobic-hamas-taliban/

[jimnyc]

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AOC rips into fellow Democrats for taking Ilhan Omar's comments on the US and Israel's potential war crimes out of context


AOC slammed fellow Democrats for misconstruing Ilhan Omar's comments about war crimes inquiries.
"Pretty sick & tired of the constant vilification ... of @IlhanMN coming from our caucus," AOC tweeted.
This came after Democrats misleadingly said Omar equated the US and Israel with terrorist groups.


Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York on Thursday blasted fellow Democrats for distorting comments made by Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota regarding potential war crimes committed by the US, Israel, Hamas, and the Taliban.

"Pretty sick & tired of the constant vilification, intentional mischaracterization, and public targeting of @IlhanMN coming from our caucus," Ocasio-Cortez said on Twitter. "They have no concept for the danger they put her in by skipping private conversations & leaping to fueling targeted news cycles around her."

Other Democrats, including Reps. Cori Bush, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley, and Betty McCollum, also defended Omar against the mischaracterization and criticism of her remarks on investigations into war crimes.

This came after a group of 12 Democrats put out a statement condemning Omar over remarks she made in a tweet regarding a discussion between the Minnesota lawmaker and Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Monday. The statement misleadingly accused Omar of "equating" the US and Israel to Hamas and the Taliban and urged her to issue a clarification.

But Omar was referencing two open International Criminal Court (ICC) cases into potential war crimes — one involving the US and the Taliban in Afghanistan and another involving Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Neither Israel nor the US recognize the authority of the ICC, which can try individuals for war crimes, and Omar questioned Blinken about the issue of accountability for atrocities in violent conflicts.

Rest - https://www.businessinsider.com/aoc-rips-into-democrats-distorting-ilhan-omar-comments-us-israel-2021-6


Just a quick refresher so that it's all on one page:


Rep. Ilhan Omar tried edging away Thursday from a bitter fight with Jewish Democratic lawmakers who'd accused her of likening the U.S. and Israel to Hamas and Afghanistan's Taliban, saying her remarks were “in no way equating terrorist organizations with democratic countries."

A three-paragraph statement by the Minnesota Democrat also said her comments were “not a moral comparison between Hamas and the Taliban and the U.S. and Israel," and seemed to dial back a more confrontational tone she’d taken earlier. In a series of tweets, Omar had said her critics' public rebuke of her was “shameful," accused them of “islamophobic tropes" and said she was merely seeking justice “for all victims of crimes against humanity.”

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The Minnesota Democrat then claimed America and Israel have committed "unthinkable atrocities" like those committed by the terrorist groups.

"We have seen unthinkable atrocities committed by the U.S., Hamas, Israel, Afghanistan, and the Taliban," wrote Omar. "I asked [Secretary of State Antony Blinken] where people are supposed to go for justice."

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Get it out of the way:

Did she directly equate the USA with the Taliban or Hamas? Not directly in words, no.
Did those 12 democrats and republicans all take her words out of context? Absolutely not, IMO.

She wrote: "We have seen unthinkable atrocities committed by the U.S., Hamas, Israel, Afghanistan, and the Taliban,"

While not directly equated, she lumped in the USA with them on purpose. She has been crying about Israel supposedly committing crimes against humanity due to them protecting themselves from Hamas. She knows and admits/states that Hamas & Taliban have done the same, along with Israel & then simply lumped in the USA.

I think she's 100% full of shit & anti-American as usual, and got called out quickly on this one. And with the condemnation & then the statement released - the new queen of stupid responds as if her words would be final, or that she has any importance outside of her own brain.

[fj1200]

And she gets votes....

[jimnyc]

More of the same...

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Democrat House Leaders Slam Ilhan Omar

On Thursday, senior Democratic leaders issued a unified statement denouncing comments made by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) earlier this week when she equated so-called “crimes against humanity” by the United States and Israel to “unthinkable atrocities” by the Taliban and Hamas.

“Drawing false equivalencies between democracies like the U.S. and Israel and groups that engage in terrorism like Hamas and the Taliban foments prejudice and undermines progress toward a future of peace and security for all,” read the statement from Nancy Pelosi and five other House Democrat leaders. “We welcome the clarification by Congresswoman Omar that there is no moral equivalency between the U.S. and Israel and Hamas and the Taliban.”

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As stated earlier, from the twitnit:

https://i.imgur.com/M1Oelby.png

another squad member chimes in as well

https://i.imgur.com/wjgQ8s9.png

A trifecta!

https://i.imgur.com/6eflAaU.png

Now all that's needed is to hear from Tlaib.

So I looked on her twitter page and first thing I saw was a statement from progressive caucus supporting Omar, and then this:

https://i.imgur.com/mXZiM3t.png

A full squad of shitheads. Some truly pathetic women. :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[Gunny]

She needs to be brought up on ethics charges.

We all know that's not what I really think should happen to her but it's what I'm posting ;)

[jimnyc]

"We must have the same level of accountability and justice for all victims of crimes against humanity.

We have seen unthinkable atrocities committed by the U.S., Hamas, Israel, Afghanistan, and the Taliban.

I asked @SecBlinken where people are supposed to go for justice."

If she expects anyone to believe for a single solitary second that she didn't purposely inject the USA in with terrorist groups on purpose. It was a choice to include our country. And I have absolutely zero, nada, no doubt in my mind that she feels this way as well.

And Crenshaw said she has a history of making such comments, and that she always plays the victim afterwards. And yes, it's a fact, she cries and whines about being held accountable for what she says. And of course the 'squad' comes out and supports her each and every time. And of course every time she is held accountable, she cries Islamaphobia.

Just a couple of her other friendly gems: "Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel." She tweeted that the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) was paying American politicians to support Israel.

Who can forget the ultimate disrespect? Instead of simply referring to "terrorists" or "murderers" or God forbid "muslims" she chose to say - "CAIR was founded after 9/11 because they recognized that some people did something, and that all of us were starting to lose access to our civil liberties"

Facts are - She doesn't care much for America, she hates Israel & she fully supports Palestine, including Hamas. She will side with the muslim world almost every time.

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Crenshaw: Omar Grouping U.S., Israel with Terrorist Groups Was Deliberate, She ‘Has a Pattern’ of Antisemitism and Attacking America

On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) stated that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) “has a pattern of antisemitic comments” and arguing that “America is a bad place, not worthy of our praise at all.” And should lose her spot on the Foreign Affairs Committee.

Crenshaw said, “I think she absolutely should be fired, and this is a pattern with her too. This isn’t just a one-off. She has a pattern of antisemitic comments. She’s constantly trying to make you believe that America is a bad place, not worthy of our praise at all. And what she does is she says something pretty outlandish and then she turns around and claims victimhood for it when people criticize her. This is the game that gets played. This is the pattern.”

He added that Omar’s grouping of the U.S. and Israel with terrorist groups was done “deliberately, alright? To say that this is a mistake…is nonsense. She, of course, thinks through it, and she does believe that.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62thbZ2DO2Y

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/06/12/crenshaw-omar-grouping-u-s-israel-with-terrorist-groups-was-deliberate-she-has-a-pattern-of-antisemitism-and-attacking-america/

[icansayit]

She needs to be brought up on ethics charges.

We all know that's not what I really think should happen to her but it's what I'm posting ;)


BUT.....Nancy Pelosi and the rest of her Selfish gang...WILL NEVER do that. ETHICS isn't something ANY OF THEM KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT. Unless you Kiss Nancy's BOTOXED Face.

[Gunny]

She's a fraud. She's not any "refugee" in the context we think "refugee". Homeless, downtrodden, no shoes. No food.

She's educated even if it is an education steeped in anti-Western rhetoric. That means privileged in Somala. It means a higher-up connection with one of the warlords, because you are privileged or poor in Somalia, no middle class. She can no more identify with any of the truly oppressed people in the Middle East than any of us or our inept government can.

She's an anti-American, antisemitic, ugly, bitter, hateful POS and definitely is a sad mockery of the US Constitution. She should be kicked out of Congress BY Congress, Republicans AND Democrats, and they have the power to do it.

Represent the United States or get the f- out.

[Mika-El]

Got to tell you this guys. I too strongly find her views repugnant. However she is allowed to say them. That is what democracy is about and why the very countries she lumps in with Hamas such as the US and Israel have systems of government that permit her speech.

The way to deal with her is to openly and calmly point out the fallacies in her arguments. Censoring or vilifying her only enables he to play the victim and avoid taking responsibility for the fallacies in her views.

She states openly what others say behind closed doors. Better it is in the open.

Pelosi and Democrats called her out as they should have.

She can't be censored.

People say far worse about Israel in Israel and are elected to the Knesset. It hasn't taken Israel down.

The US is a democracy. It has no need to censor her. It can easily debate her.

Sorry guys as much as I agree with y'all as to her views I think she has the right to state them.

I do appreciate though why you guys can not stand what she says and thank you Americans for that.

[jimnyc]

Got to tell you this guys. I too strongly find her views repugnant. However she is allowed to say them. That is what democracy is about and why the very countries she lumps in with Hamas such as the US and Israel have systems of government that permit her speech.

The way to deal with her is to openly and calmly point out the fallacies in her arguments. Censoring or vilifying her only enables he to play the victim and avoid taking responsibility for the fallacies in her views.

She states openly what others say behind closed doors. Better it is in the open.

Pelosi and Democrats called her out as they should have.

She can't be censored.

People say far worse about Israel in Israel and are elected to the Knesset. It hasn't taken Israel down.

The US is a democracy. It has no need to censor her. It can easily debate her.

Sorry guys as much as I agree with y'all as to her views I think she has the right to state them.

I do appreciate though why you guys can not stand what she says and thank you Americans for that.

Don't get me wrong, I don't think she should be censored, I don't think anyone should be censored. And absolutely she has that right! But that makes it only more ironic too, as I would love for her, a woman, to try and make various comments publicly in Palestine or Afghanistan.

But the democrats seem to be unable to reason with. They have zero desire IMO for unity of any kind. They have zero desire to be bipartisan in any way. And taking responsibility is something foreign to them.

I think the very best to do and hope for with congresscritters like her is to simply put efforts into voting them out of office.

I do basically agree with all you say - just that I'm tired of trying to reason with the unreasonable, or should I say watching others in congress...

[icansayit]

http://icansayit.com/pictures/ruleslarge.jpg

OMAR uses the last Rule best, and also for accusing this nation of being as GUILTY as her former Home country...Somalia.

While the BIDEN Gang takes advantage of the Number 3 Rule...which is The Congress' HR-1.

[Gunny]

Got to tell you this guys. I too strongly find her views repugnant. However she is allowed to say them. That is what democracy is about and why the very countries she lumps in with Hamas such as the US and Israel have systems of government that permit her speech.

The way to deal with her is to openly and calmly point out the fallacies in her arguments. Censoring or vilifying her only enables he to play the victim and avoid taking responsibility for the fallacies in her views.

She states openly what others say behind closed doors. Better it is in the open.

Pelosi and Democrats called her out as they should have.

She can't be censored.

People say far worse about Israel in Israel and are elected to the Knesset. It hasn't taken Israel down.

The US is a democracy. It has no need to censor her. It can easily debate her.

Sorry guys as much as I agree with y'all as to her views I think she has the right to state them.

I do appreciate though why you guys can not stand what she says and thank you Americans for that.

I an not advocating censorship. She can talk all day. Her hate-filled rhetoric is self-evident.

I want her removed as a member of the US House of representatives. That hateful crap doesn't represent anything this nation is supposed to stand for. Her personal ethics contradict the oath to the US she took. She is not qualified to represent anyone but apparently terrorist organizations.

[Mika-El]

I an not advocating censorship. She can talk all day. Her hate-filled rhetoric is self-evident.

I want her removed as a member of the US House of representatives. That hateful crap doesn't represent anything this nation is supposed to stand for. Her personal ethics contradict the oath to the US she took. She is not qualified to represent anyone but apparently terrorist organizations.

I got you Gunny. I was just talking in general not specifically to you. I suspect she is very popular with her constituents and that is precisely why she uses the words and phrases she does-its all about virtue signalling for her constituents so she can get back in.

She is the epitome of everything wrong with the woke movement. They think their sheeyat don't stink. Her backtracking was absurd and its ironic Hamas turned on her I am sure she cried over that.

Personally the facade she and Octave Hernias try carry has worn thin but you know the issue though...Democrat balance is a wisp of her hair from being lost so Pelosi will also virtue signal to try counter the comments but never dare cut her hair. These two know it as well.

[icansayit]

They also have MIRANDA...which they should use...




You have the right to remain silent (WHICH WOULD BE THE INTELLIGENT THING TO DO)
Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law (THEY ARE NOT EXEMPT FROM LAW)
You have the right to an attorney (THEY FEEL THEY ARE ABOVE THE LAW...SO WHY AN ATTORNEY?)
If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you (THEY CAN AFFORD EXPENSIVE ONES)
This means you can choose not to answer an officer’s questions and may request an attorney.
(THEIR ONLY PROTECTION EXISTS...WHILE IN THE CAPITOL BUILDING)
Outside...they are no different than any other American.