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Article snippet: A freshman House Democrat apologized to his Jewish constituents during a district town hall this week for comments Rep. MORE (D-Minn.) made questioning U.S.-Israel policy that critics considered anti-Semitic. Rep. MORE (D-N.Y.), who is Jewish, said he was “horrified” and “sad” when Omar recently said pro-Israel groups “push for allegiance to a foreign country,” a comment many Jewish lawmakers said invoked the myth of dual loyalty to the United States and Israel. “As a young congressman, I’ve got to tell you I’m sorry,” Rose told a crowd organized by the Council of Jewish Organizations of Staten Island, according to Jewish Insider. “You sent me to Congress to take responsibility. You sent me to Congress to have your back," he continued. “And I failed you. Because I know that Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s comments really caused you all a lot of pain by bringing up anti-Semitic tropes.” At the same time, Rose maintained that Omar shouldn't lose her spot on the House Foreign Affairs Committee — at least for now. House Republicans, including top GOP leaders, have called for her removal from the panel. “We have got to show her that there is a pathway for her to do the right thing, and we have to be vigilant towards that. Believe me, she understands that that’s a possibility, and nobody is taking that off the table, but we are not there yet,” Rose said at the town hall on Tuesday. Omar made the comments during a forum in Washington last month, arguing that critics were m... Link to the full article to read more