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Fast Forward Ilhan Omar Introduces Pro-BDS Congressional Resolution
Representative Ilhan Omar introduced on Tuesday a Congressional resolution defending the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement against Israel. The resolution does not explicitly mention Israel, but does state that “all Americans have the right to participate in boycotts in pursuit of civil and human rights at home and abroad” and criticizes anti-boycott legislation that has…
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Fast Forward Ilhan Omar Says She Learned From — But Does Not Regret — Her Israel Comments
Representative Ilhan Omar said on CBS that she does not regret her past comments about Israel, but she “is grateful for the opportunity to really learn how my words make people feel.” Omar, a freshman congresswoman from Minnesota, said in February that AIPAC paid politicians to be pro-Israel, a comment that was viewed as Anti-Semitic…
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Fast Forward AIPAC Pushes Back After Bernie Sanders Calls Netanyahu Government ‘Racist’
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The American Israel Public Affairs Committee pushed back against Bernie Sanders for calling Benjamin Netanyahu’s government “racist.” The pro-Israel lobby, in a tweet that did not mention the Democratic presidential hopeful by name, said it was counterproductive when American leaders used “name-calling” against their Israeli counterparts. “The U.S.-Israel alliance serves America’s interests,”…
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Fast Forward Former AIPAC President Endorses Pete Buttigieg
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The dark horse Democratic presidential campaign of Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, got a pro-Israel boost with the endorsement of Steve Grossman, the former president of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. Grossman, who in the 1990s was chairman of the Democratic National Committee as well as AIPAC president,…
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Fast Forward Ilhan Omar Targeted By Bomb Threat At Muslim-American Civil Rights Banquet
Representative Ilhan Omar was targeted by a bomb threat at event in Los Angeles, where she was speaking on Muslim-American civil rights, celebrity news site The Blast reported. The Minnesota congresswoman was scheduled to be the featured speaker at a banquet for the Council of American-Islamic Relations on March 23. Days earlier, on March 19,…
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Fast Forward Ilhan Omar Spokesman: Anti-Semitism Is A ‘Right-Wing Force’
A spokesman for Representative Ilhan Omar tweeted that anti-Semitism is a “right-wing force,” in response to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s comments at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee this week. Jeremy Slevin, a spokesman for the Minnesota congresswoman, was criticized Wednesday after he wrote “Anti-semitism is a right-wing force” eight times on Twitter. Anti-semitism…
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Fast Forward FACT CHECK: Did Democratic Presidential Candidates Really Boycott AIPAC?
The grassroots liberal advocacy organization MoveOn called last week on Democratic presidential candidates to boycott the AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington because, a group leader told Politico, “AIPAC has worked to hinder diplomatic efforts like the Iran deal, is undermining Palestinian self-determination, and inviting figures actively involved in human rights violations to its stage.” Speaking…
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Fast Forward Note Attacking Omar For ‘Jew Hatred’ Left On Tlaib’s Office Door
A visitor leaving an anti-Muslim note at the U.S. Capitol got a bit confused on Tuesday. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a freshman Democrat from Michigan, tweeted a picture Tuesday evening of a sticky note left on her office door addressed to Rep. Ilhan Omar, a freshman Democrat from Minnesota. “Rep. Omar, Stop your disgusting Jew hatred,”…
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