{"id":493739,"date":"2021-05-10T19:20:57","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T23:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=493739"},"modified":"2021-05-10T19:20:59","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T23:20:59","slug":"rep-ilhan-omar-israel-defending-themselves-against-hamas-with-air-strikes-is-an-act-of-terrorism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-ilhan-omar-israel-defending-themselves-against-hamas-with-air-strikes-is-an-act-of-terrorism\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Ilhan Omar: Israel Defending Themselves Against Hamas With \u2018Air Strikes\u2019 Is \u2018An Act Of Terrorism\u2019"},"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\">32<\/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%2Frep-ilhan-omar-israel-defending-themselves-against-hamas-with-air-strikes-is-an-act-of-terrorism%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=493739&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1227926952.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) slammed Israel for firing retaliatory air strikes into the Gaza Strip, saying the moves should be considered \u201can act of terrorism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIsraeli air strikes killing civilians in Gaza is an act of terrorism. Palestinians deserve protection,\u201d Omar tweeted. \u201cUnlike Israel, missile defense programs, such as Iron Dome, don\u2019t exist to protect Palestinian civilians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s unconscionable to not condemn these attacks on the week of Eid.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"16.147058823529\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Israeli air strikes killing civilians in Gaza is an act of terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>Palestinians deserve protection.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike Israel, missile defense programs, such as Iron Dome, don\u2019t exist to protect Palestinian civilians.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unconscionable to not condemn these attacks on the week of Eid. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vWWQfMqBkT\">https:\/\/t.co\/vWWQfMqBkT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IlhanMN\/status\/1391841207588999168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite receiving backlash from conservatives, Omar doubled down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany will tell you Israel has a right to defend itself, to safety and security, but are silent on whether Palestinians have those rights too,\u201d Omar tweeted. \u201cUntil we can defend the rights of Palestinians just as we do Israelis, we have no leg to stand on when it comes to justice or peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"14.421221864952\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Many will tell you Israel has a right to defend itself, to safety and security, but are silent on whether Palestinians have those rights too.<\/p>\n<p>Until we can defend the rights of Palestinians just as we do Israelis, we have no leg to stand on when it comes to justice or peace.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IlhanMN\/status\/1391868946253586442?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Fellow \u201cSquad\u201d member Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) shared similar sentiments as Omar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was 7 years old when I first prayed at the Al Aqsa with my sity [sic]. It\u2019s a sacred site for Muslims. This is equivalent to attacking the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for Christians, or the Temple Mount for Jews,\u201d Tlaib tweeted. \u201cIsrael attacks it during Ramadan. Where\u2019s the outrage @POTUS?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"11.432352941176\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I was 7 years old when I first prayed at the Al Aqsa with my sity. It&#8217;s a sacred site for Muslims. This is equivalent to attacking the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for Christians, or the Temple Mount for Jews.<\/p>\n<p>Israel attacks it during Ramadan. Where&#8217;s the outrage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a>? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q4gGBrCOof\">https:\/\/t.co\/Q4gGBrCOof<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RashidaTlaib\/status\/1391721437006901250?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/jerusalem-under-attack-as-rockets-are-fired-by-hamas\">The Daily Wire<\/a> reported, Hamas launched more than a dozen rockets into Israel on Monday, which is also known as Yom Yerushalayim Day:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"8\">\n<p><em>Yom Yerushalyim celebrates the Jews taking Jerusalem back in the 1967 Six-Day War. It commemorates the reunification of Jerusalem and the establishment of Israeli control over the Old City, where the Temple Mount is located.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/05\/10\/middleeast\/jerusalem-clashes-monday-intl\/index.html\">CNN<\/a>, the Israeli army launched the airstrikes in response to Hamas\u2019 attacks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter terrorists in Gaza fired a barrage of rockets at central and southern Israel over the past few hours, we just struck three Hamas terrorists in Gaza,\u201d the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) told CNN in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>IDF shared a post on Twitter, saying, \u201cOver 150 rockets fired from Gaza toward Israel since 6 PM today, May 10.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"4.8333333333333\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This needs to be shared. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Us8XgycHPu\">pic.twitter.com\/Us8XgycHPu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IDF\/status\/1391853010381381633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said the Biden administration is \u201ccontinuing to closely monitor\u201d the situation taking place.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are continuing to closely monitor the violence in Israel. We have serious concerns about the situation, including violent confrontations that we\u2019ve seen over the last few days. As you noted, an escalation earlier today,\u201d Psaki said during Monday\u2019s press briefing, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/ilhan-omar-israel-terrorism-hamas\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a call over the weekend with his Israeli counterpart, our national security advisor Jake Sullivan reiterated concerns about the potential evictions of Palestinian families from their homes. And they agreed that the launching of rocket attacks and incendiary balloons from Gaza towards Israel is unacceptable and must be condemned,\u201d Psaki stated. \u201cSo this is something that our national security team is closely monitoring, obviously across government. Certainly, the president is kept abreast and is watching closely as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Omar has been accused of making anti-Semitic comments in the past. Instead of saying terrorists carried out 9\/11, which killed roughly 3,000 innocent Americans, Omar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/ilhan-omar-trivializes-911-terrorist-attacks-some-ryan-saavedra\">said<\/a> \u201csome people did something.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In another instance, Omar made an anti-Israel remark, suggesting that Israel wasn\u2019t a democracy, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-ilhan-omar-suggests-israel-should-not-be-ryan-saavedra\">The Daily Wire<\/a> noted:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"31\">\n<p><em>\u201cMost of the things that have always been aggravating to me is that we have had a policy that makes one superior to the other and we mask it with a conversation that\u2019s about justice and a two-state solution when you have policies that clearly prioritize one over the other,\u201d Omar responded.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>When pressed for examples, Omar responded: \u201cOur relationship, really with the Israeli government and the Israeli state.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAnd so when I see Israel institute, um, law that recognizes it as a Jewish state and does not recognize, um, the other religions that are living in it and we still uphold it as a democracy in the Middle East, I almost chuckle because I know that if, you know, we, we, we, we see that in any other society we would criticize it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe would call it out,\u201d Omar continued. \u201cWe do that to Iran.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) slammed Israel for firing retaliatory air strikes into the Gaza Strip, saying the moves should be considered \u201can act of terrorism.\u201d\u201cIsraeli air strikes killing civilians in &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2277742,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1227926952.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Rep. 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