{"id":559744,"date":"2021-06-10T16:36:22","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T20:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=559744"},"modified":"2021-06-10T16:36:25","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T20:36:25","slug":"pelosi-thanks-omar-for-clarifying-statement-criticized-for-equating-us-and-israel-to-terrorist-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-thanks-omar-for-clarifying-statement-criticized-for-equating-us-and-israel-to-terrorist-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelosi Thanks Omar For Clarifying Statement Criticized For Equating US And Israel To Terrorist Groups"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fpelosi-thanks-omar-for-clarifying-statement-criticized-for-equating-us-and-israel-to-terrorist-groups%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=559744&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\/06\/GettyImages-1228008236-scaled-e1623351419480.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democratic leadership released a joint statement Thursday thanking Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar for clarifying controversial remarks she had made earlier in the week about the United States and Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Omar\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/07\/unthinkable-atrocities-ilhan-omar-us-israel-taliban-hamas-terrorists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">original tweet<\/a>, where she spoke of \u201cunthinkable atrocities committed by the U.S., Hamas, Israel, Afghanistan, and the Taliban,\u201d garnered bipartisan disapproval.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be clear, the conversation was about accountability for specific incidents regarding those [International Criminal Court] cases, not a moral comparison between Hamas and the Taliban and the U.S. and Israel,\u201d she said in a statement released Thursday afternoon. \u201cI was in no way equating terrorist organizations with democratic countries with well-established judicial systems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sahilkapur\/status\/1403051209309687809\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">joint statement<\/a> noted that \u201clegitimate criticism\u201d is \u201cessential to the strength and health of our democracies,\u201d but an untrue comparison \u201cfoments prejudice and undermines progress toward a future of peace and security for all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe welcome the clarification by Congresswoman Omar that there is no moral equivalency between the U.S. and Israel and Hamas and the Taliban,\u201d the Democratic leaders said.<\/p>\n<p>A group of House Democrats condemned Omar\u2019s initial comments Wednesday. \u201cEquating the United States and Israel to Hamas and the Taliban is as offensive as it is misguided,\u201d the group said in a statement Wednesday. \u201cFalse equivalencies give cover to terrorist groups.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Omar initially pushed back against their rebuke early Thursday morning. \u201cIt\u2019s shameful for colleagues who call me when they need my support to now put out a statement asking for \u2018clarification\u2019 and not just call,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IlhanMN\/status\/1402848816785772544\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a>. \u201cThe islamophobic tropes in this statement are offensive. The constant harassment &#038; silencing from the signers of this letter is unbearable.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"13.106382978723\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Pretty sick &#038; tired of the constant vilification, intentional mischaracterization, and public targeting of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IlhanMN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@IlhanMN<\/a> coming from our caucus.<\/p>\n<p>They have no concept for the danger they put her in by skipping private conversations &#038; leaping to fueling targeted news cycles around her.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1403023312087879681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 10, 2021<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A number of fellow progressives have sought to <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/10\/ilhan-omar-reaction-squad-antisemitism-pressley-ocasio-cortez-tlaib-anti-blackness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">defend Omar<\/a> against the attacks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPretty sick &#038; tired of the constant vilification, intentional mischaracterization, and public targeting of [Omar] coming from our caucus,\u201d Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1403023312087879681\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a> shortly before Omar\u2019s clarification. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/25\/hawley-resolution-progressive-squad-for-antisemitic-anti-israel-comments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Hawley Resolution Goes After Progressive \u2018Squad\u2019 For \u2018Anti-Israel Rhetoric\u2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">House Democrats lining up to suggest their colleague [Omar] <\/span>of supporting or giving cover for terrorist groups are not just willfully misrepresenting her remarks, but engaging in clear Islamophobic tropes and sadly helping to once again increase murderous threats against her,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mehdirhasan\/status\/1402982362120605698\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a> Mehdi Hasan, host of \u201cThe Mehdi Hasan Show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democratic leadership released a joint statement Thursday thanking Democratic Rep. 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