Article snippet: Omar began by tweeting “It’s all about the Benjamins baby” in response to a comment by left-wing Israel critic Glenn Greenwald in which he lamented that Congress in general, and Republicans in particular, supported Israel. Omar’s response triggered a torrent of criticism — including from left-wing pundits critical of Israel. The first-term Minnesota Democrat — whom Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) promoted to the House Foreign Affairs Committee last month — answered: Omar’s reference to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) referred to a common theme in antisemitic commentary on the extreme left and right. AIPAC is a lobby group that does not donate to candidates. Ungar-Sargon, among others, was not impressed: In the ensuing Twitter melée, Omar retweeted a left-wing journalist who said of her comments: “She might as well call us hook-nosed.” She apparently only noticed the first part of his tweet, where he echoed her criticism of Israel. Eventually, Chelsea Clinton weighed in: That drew a response from others on the left, who continued to slam AIPAC. AIPAC is not “aligned” with any particular Israeli government, but rather supports the U.S.-Israel alliance in general. Others were even more abusive — and Clinton stood her ground against Omar’s “anti-Semitic language and tropes”: Nevertheless, Chelsea Clinton responded by promising to “reach out” to Omar: Omar replied to the overturn by suggesting her critics were attacking her for her Muslim... Link to the full article to read more