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Jewish advocacy group calls on Omar to apologize after 'stunningly anti-Semitic' tweet | TheHill

posted onFebruary 11, 2019
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Article snippet: A major Jewish advocacy organization on Sunday called on Rep. MORE (R-Ga.) also called out Omar for her Sunday tweets. "Wow. A sitting U.S. Congresswoman actually just suggested AIPAC is paying Members of Congress to support Israel, one of our strongest and longest standing allies," he wrote. "This level of anti-Semitism coming from the left is truly stunning and must be denounced." Omar, as a well as Tlaib, have been criticized by Republicans for their support of the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement, which condemns Israel’s treatment of Palestinians. McCarthy said the Democratic congresswomen’s comments were "more so" reprehensible than the comments made by embattled Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) earlier this year. GOP leadership stripped King of his committee assignments after he questioned when the terms "white nationalist" and "white supremacist" became offensive during an interview with the New York Times. Both have maintained that their support of BDS is not anti-Semitic. The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 fax The contents of this site are ©2019 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc. Link to the full article to read more

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