FACT CHECK: Ilhan Omar’s Anti-Semitic Tropes ‘Were Clearly and Unequivocally Condemned by House Democrats’

CLAIM: “Rep. [Ilhan] Omar certainly has made mistakes. She has used anti-Semitic tropes that were clearly and unequivocally condemned by House Democrats when it took place four years ago.”

Who said it?: Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D.N.Y.) in front of members of Congress Voted To Take out Omar, House Foreign Affairs Committee.

Why it mattersJeffries is the House Democratic Leader. If power fails to speak the truth then Washington Free Beacon Will speak truth to power Mainstream journalists are interested in holding Republican politicians accountable.

ContextOmar is one the most controversial politicians of the country. Omar might have had Get married Her brother was a cheater in the U.S. immigration system. She definitely Defeated She stole her husband, a top political consultant, and her teenage son from their ex-wife to start a family. She is a well-known anti-Semite.

• She Support Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions (BDS), an anti-Semitic campaign designed to economically cripple Israel’s Jewish state, is a part of the Boycott and Divestment (BDS) movement.

• She has Accused The Jewish state of Israel is a nation of Jewish people. “hypnotized the world” To cover it up “evil doings,” A common antisemitic trope.

• She has repeatedly Accused American politicians that are dual loyal to Israel’s Jewish state due to financial motivations (or in her words: “It’s all about the Benjamins.” The Anti-Defamation League condemned Omar, for his promotion of an “ugly conspiracy theory.”

• She has Suggestions Jewish Democrats are not “equally engaged in seeking justice around the world” Because of their loyalty to Israel, Omar’s comments were rebuffed by 12 Jewish Democrats. “offensive” “misguided.”

• She was named Anti-Semite of The Year in 2019 by StopAntiSemitism.org.

Analyse: House Democratic leaders are true condemned Omar was previously accused of using deeply offensive anti-Semitic tropes. Nancy Pelosi, former House Speaker (D. Calif.) was also a former speaker. Reputable Omar suggested that Omar was anti-Semitic because she thought the congresswoman was. “has a different experience in the use of words and doesn’t understand that some of them are fraught with meaning.”

Omar was defended by many of the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates including Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren. In March 2019, House Democrats were ready to introduce a resolution condemning antisemitism that did not mention Omar.

Because the Democratic Party is divided on whether anti-Semitism should be condemned or endorsed outright, “white supremacy,” The words Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Omar’s fellow Squad member (D. N.Y.), was the author of the resolution.