{"id":2234458,"date":"2024-05-01T11:20:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T15:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marsha-blackburn-clashes-with-ilhan-omar-says-history-wont-be-on-the-side-of-anti-semitic-protestors\/"},"modified":"2024-05-01T11:22:08","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T15:22:08","slug":"marsha-blackburn-clashes-with-ilhan-omar-says-history-wont-be-on-the-side-of-anti-semitic-protestors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marsha-blackburn-clashes-with-ilhan-omar-says-history-wont-be-on-the-side-of-anti-semitic-protestors\/","title":{"rendered":"Marsha Blackburn vs. Ilhan Omar: Anti-Semitic Protestors Disapproved"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmarsha-blackburn-clashes-with-ilhan-omar-says-history-wont-be-on-the-side-of-anti-semitic-protestors%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2234458&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Sen.\u2062 Marsha Blackburn and Rep. \u2062Ilhan Omar engaged in a \u2062heated exchange over college protests linked to the Israel-Hamas conflict. Omar criticized Blackburn&#8217;s stance on labeling protesters as terrorists, leading to accusations of anti-Semitism. \u2064Blackburn countered, asserting that history would not favor anti-Semitic protestors. The spat\u2062 underscores their differing\u200c views \u200con the ongoing Gaza situation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/marsha-blackburn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marsha Blackburn<\/a> (R-TN) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/ilhan-omar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN)<\/a> traded barbs over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/protests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">protests<\/a> that have sprouted up at U.S. colleges in response to the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>The exchange began with Omar, a member of the leftist \u201cSquad,\u201d sharing on X a screen grab of a post from Blackburn using her congressional X account to talk about implementing penalties for students fostering terrorism while advancing the Hamas cause.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny student who has promoted terrorism or engaged in terrorists [sic] acts on behalf of Hamas should be immediately \u2026 added to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-lawmaker-terror-suspects-are-starting-to-exploit-the-southern-border\/\" title=\"GOP Lawmaker: Terror Suspects Are \u2018Starting To Exploit The Southern Border\u2019\">terrorist watch list<\/a> and placed on the TSA No Fly List,\u201d Blackburn <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarshaBlackburn\/status\/1785066527722483769\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In her own post, Omar said, \u201cA sitting Senator, labels Americans protesting against a foreign country accused of carrying out a genocide funded with our tax dollars as terrorists and puts a target on their back to be attacked. This is insanely dangerous and somehow no one will condemn it.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A sitting Senator, labels Americans protesting against a foreign country accused of carrying out a genocide funded with our tax dollars as terrorists and puts a target on their back to be attacked. This is insanely dangerous and somehow no one will condemn it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TWKiUpDqZx\">pic.twitter.com\/TWKiUpDqZx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IlhanMN\/status\/1785374169250562260?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Blackburn, using her campaign X account, fired back with references to Omar recently suggesting that some Jewish students at American universities support genocide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou falsely think some Jewish students are \u2018pro-genocide.\u2019 I think most Jews believe you\u2019re anti-Semitic,\u201d Blackburn <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VoteMarsha\/status\/1785491680814145823\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> in one post.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You falsely think some Jewish students are \u201cpro-genocide.\u201d   <\/p>\n<p>I think most Jews believe you\u2019re anti-Semitic. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MSDP3AO9qm\">https:\/\/t.co\/MSDP3AO9qm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marsha Blackburn (@VoteMarsha) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VoteMarsha\/status\/1785491680814145823?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cDespite what you\u2019ve said, [Omar], Jewish students aren\u2019t \u2018pro-genocide,\u2019 history won\u2019t be on the side of anti-Semitic protestors,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/votemarsha\/status\/1785501549382467603?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> in another post. Alluding to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/01\/21\/opinion\/ilhan-omar-israel-jews.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">older<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/hamas-deplores-rep-ilhan-omars-comparison-us-israel-their-mission-1600119\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">comments<\/a> by Omar, Blackburn added, \u201c(T)he US and Israel aren\u2019t responsible for \u2018crimes against humanity,\u2019 the IDF is an army, and Hamas is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">terrorist group<\/a>, and Israel hasn\u2019t \u2018hypnotized the world.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Despite what you\u2019ve said, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IlhanMN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@IlhanMN<\/a>, Jewish students aren\u2019t \u201cpro-genocide,\u201d history won\u2019t be on the side of anti-Semitic protestors, the US and Israel aren\u2019t responsible for \u201ccrimes against humanity,\u201d the IDF is an army, and Hamas is a terrorist group, and Israel hasn\u2019t\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MSDP3AOHfU\">https:\/\/t.co\/MSDP3AOHfU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marsha Blackburn (@VoteMarsha) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VoteMarsha\/status\/1785501549382467603?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During a visit last week to Columbia University, an epicenter of the anti-Israel protests, Omar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EGcl3KREFF0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spoke with a Fox 5 New York reporter<\/a> about anti-Semitism. Omar noted that she had just met some Jewish students in an encampment before uttering the comment that stoked controversy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it is really unfortunate,\u201d Omar said, \u201cthat people don\u2019t care about the fact that all Jewish kids should be kept safe, and that we should not have to tolerate anti-Semitism or bigotry for all Jewish students, whether they\u2019re pro-genocide or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/adidas-funds-nonprofit-that-posts-anti-semitic-content\/\" title=\"Adidas Funds Nonprofit That Posts Anti-Semitic Content\">anti-genocide<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Omar\u2019s remark about Jewish students could lead to the Minnesota Democrat being formally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/comment-about-jewish-students-may-get-ilhan-omar-censured\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reprimanded<\/a> in the GOP-led House. One of her Republican colleagues, Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE), said he was drafting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/comment-about-jewish-students-may-get-ilhan-omar-censured\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">censure resolution<\/a> over the view that the comment was anti-Semitic.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Omar responded by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/04\/30\/ilhan-omar-censure-columbia-israel-genocide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">telling Axios<\/a> the congresswoman \u201cclearly condemned antisemitism and bigotry for all Jewish students,\u201d adding, \u201cAttempts to misconstrue her words by drafting this baseless resolution are meant to distract\u201d from the Gaza conflict and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-arrests-peace-activist-warns-its-citizens-not-to-participate-in-anti-war-protests\/\" title=\"Russia Arrests Peace Activist, Warns Its Citizens Not To Participate In Anti-War Protests\">anti-war protests<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Omar has also said she was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/ilhan-omar-is-enormously-proud-of-daughter-who-was-arrested-at-anti-israel-protest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cenormously proud\u201d<\/a> of her daughter, Isra Hirsi, a Barnard College student who was arrested while participating in an anti-Israel protest at Columbia University.<\/p>\n<p>Omar\u2019s commentary about Israel previously got her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/republicans-boot-ilhan-omar-off-foreign-affairs-committee-over-anti-semitism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">kicked off<\/a> the Foreign Affairs Committee last year. In February, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said she would<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/mtg-aims-to-force-vote-on-censuring-ilhan-omar-for-remarks-on-somalia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> force<\/a> a censure vote against Omar for remarks concerning her native Somalia, but did not follow through.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) sparred over recent protests at U.S. colleges amid the Israel-Hamas conflict. The dispute ignited when Omar, part of the &#8220;Squad,&#8221; shared a screenshot of a post from Blackburn on social media. The clash highlights differing views on the ongoing Gaza situation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2234459,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1935927128-scaled-e1714573337730.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2234458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1935927128-scaled-e1714573337730.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2234458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2234458"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2234458\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2234459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2234458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2234458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2234458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}