{"id":569738,"date":"2021-06-21T16:36:30","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T20:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=569738"},"modified":"2021-06-21T16:36:35","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T20:36:35","slug":"the-anatomy-of-an-ilhan-omar-scandal-from-some-people-did-something-to-comparing-the-us-to-hamas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-anatomy-of-an-ilhan-omar-scandal-from-some-people-did-something-to-comparing-the-us-to-hamas\/","title":{"rendered":"The Anatomy Of An Ilhan Omar Scandal: From \u2018Some People Did Something\u2019 To Comparing The US To Hamas"},"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\">36<\/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%2Fthe-anatomy-of-an-ilhan-omar-scandal-from-some-people-did-something-to-comparing-the-us-to-hamas%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=569738&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\/the-squad-1-scaled-e1624287338496.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar has the full support of her party\u2019s leadership, despite her refusal to apologize for comments in which she conflated the U.S. and Israel with the Taliban and Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>At this point, Omar\u2019s scandals follow a predictable pattern. Omar will make remarks that are perceived as anti-American anti-Semitic. Next, Omar\u2019s remarks will be met with vociferous Republican and some tepid Democratic criticism. When pushed on them, Omar and her allies will fight back by claiming the criticism rooted in <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/10\/ilhan-omar-reaction-squad-antisemitism-pressley-ocasio-cortez-tlaib-anti-blackness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Islamophobia<\/a>, racism, or is <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/04\/12\/ocasio-cortez-ilhan-omar-front-page-9-11-progressive-women-color\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">incitement to violence<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Most recently, Omar <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/07\/unthinkable-atrocities-ilhan-omar-us-israel-taliban-hamas-terrorists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">claimed<\/a> during a June 7 congressional hearing that \u201cwe have seen unthinkable atrocities committed by the U.S., Hamas, Israel, Afghanistan, and the Taliban.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/11\/hamas-denounces-ilhan-omar-equating-america-israel-terrorism-crimes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Hamas Releases Statement Denouncing Rep. Ilhan Omar For Equating Them With \u2018Crimes\u2019 Of America, Israel)<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>She later <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/10\/pelosi-thanks-omar-clarifying-statement-equating-us-israel-terrorist-groups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">added<\/a> that she was not \u201cequating terrorist organizations with democratic countries with well-established judicial systems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, Pelosi\u2019s hand was pushed back by The Squad, who insisted that criticism of Omar\u2019s comments was \u201cIslamophobic.\u201d Omar\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/10\/ilhan-omar-reaction-squad-antisemitism-pressley-ocasio-cortez-tlaib-anti-blackness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">backup<\/a> consisted of Ocasio-Cortez, Tlaib, Democratic Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Democratic Missouri Rep. Cori Bush, and Democratic New York Rep. Jamaal <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamaalBowmanNY\/status\/1403101343435341833\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bowman<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With an entire group defending Omar, Democratic leadership would not condemn her comments.<\/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 Pelosi and five other House Democrats said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.majorityleader.gov\/content\/democratic-leadership-statement-international-criminal-court-comments-congresswoman-ilhan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a>. Pelosi later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/06\/13\/politics\/pelosi-ilhan-omar-democrats-cnntv\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">emphasized<\/a> that leadership \u201cdid not rebuke\u201d Omar, and called her a \u201cvalued member of our caucus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A similar pattern emerged in early 2019 when Omar\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/02\/26\/omar-israel-palestine-twitter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweet<\/a> surfaced which called for \u201cAllah [to] awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel\u201d as \u201cIsrael has hypnotized the world.\u201d She later deleted the tweet, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/01\/16\/omar-defends-anti-israel-tweet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">claiming<\/a> that \u201cthere is a difference between criticizing a military action by a government that has exercised really oppressive policies and being offensive or attacking to particular people of faith.\u201d In another tweet, she peddled the anti-Semitic <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/02\/11\/omar-aipac-israel-democrat-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trope<\/a> that American support for Israel is \u201call about the Benjamins.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One month later, in a February town hall, Omar <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/03\/02\/ilhan-omar-israel-anti-semitism-palestine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">claimed<\/a> that she and Democratic Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib are <a href=\"https:\/\/jewishinsider.com\/2019\/02\/reps-omar-and-tlaib-anti-semitism-charges-shut-down-criticism-of-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">accused<\/a> of anti-Semitism because of \u201cthe political influence in this country that says it is okay to push for allegiance to a foreign country.\u201d Jewish groups and politicians slammed the comments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">The charge of dual loyalty has long been used to attack Jews, well before the state of Israel even existed<\/span>,\u201d the Anti-Defamation League tweeted at the time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"9.7087378640777\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is not just disturbing, but seems to be part of a pattern. The charge of dual loyalty has long been used to attack Jews, well before the state of Israel even existed. Here is more about why this matters and why it needs to end: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HUYOm0i6uZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/HUYOm0i6uZ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VxdB3cY6eN\">https:\/\/t.co\/VxdB3cY6eN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ADL (@ADL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ADL\/status\/1101507034799837185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 1, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s unacceptable and deeply offensive to call into question the loyalty of fellow American citizens because of their political views, including support for the U.S.-Israel relationship,\u201d then-Democratic New York Rep. and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel added. He <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrewDesiderio\/status\/1101670621279219712\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">described<\/a> her \u201cinvok[ing] an anti-Semitic stereotype\u201d as \u201coutrageous and deeply hurtful.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/01\/25\/mccarthy-resolution-anti-semitism-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>(RELATED: McCarthy Backs Resolution Condemning Anti-Semitism And Anti-Israel Sentiment)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The dual-loyalty trope accuses \u201cJews of being disloyal citizens whose true allegiance is to Israel or a hidden Jewish agenda,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.org\/translatehate\/dual-loyalty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to the American Jewish Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of condemning Omar\u2019s anti-Semitism, however, House Democrats walked back and passed a generic resolution <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/03\/07\/dems-against-anti-semitism-resolution-discrimination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">condemning<\/a> \u201chate\u2026 targeting traditionally persecuted peoples, including African Americans, Native Americans, and other people of color, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs, immigrants, and others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although the resolution did <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/03\/04\/resolution-anti-semitism-omar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">condemn<\/a> the use of the dual-loyalty trope, it did not specifically name Omar. A similar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/116th-congress\/house-resolution\/41\/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22steve+king%22%5D%7D&#038;r=1156&#038;s=10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">resolution<\/a> condemning Republican Iowa Rep. Steve King named him directly after he <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/01\/10\/steve-king-white-nationalist-supremacist-new-york-times-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">asked<\/a> when language such as \u201cwhite nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization\u201d became offensive. <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/01\/15\/steve-king-votes-for-house-disapproval\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>(RELATED: Steve King Votes For House Disapproval Motion Rebuking Him)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Twenty-three House Republicans voted against the resolution, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/03\/08\/republicans-blast-sham-anti-hate-resolution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">arguing<\/a> that it did not appropriately address Omar\u2019s anti-Semitism. That was by design since Democratic leadership wanted to \u201ctry to keep unity as much as possible for our caucus,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/03\/06\/dems-attempt-show-unity-anti-semitism-resolution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/02\/12\/ocasio-cortez-ilhan-omar-proud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">defended<\/a> Omar\u2019s comments as simply \u201crais[ing] the issue of lobbyist [money] in politics.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"10.310850439883\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Lots of people here proclaiming to be \u201cwoke\u201d trying to police communities on what they are\/aren\u2019t allowed to be upset by.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m proud <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IlhanMN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@IlhanMN<\/a> raised the issue of lobbyist ???? in politics &#038; equally proud of her sensitivity to communities. Both are possible.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jq2Y1txFCS\">https:\/\/t.co\/Jq2Y1txFCS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1095398514866180096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Omar \u201cdemonstrated a capacity to acknowledge the pain and apologize, use the opportunity to learn about [the] history of anti-Semitism, and grow from it while clarifying her stance,\u201d Ocasio-Cortez continued. She also blamed people for \u201ctrying to police communities on they are\/aren\u2019t allowed to be upset by.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Omar plunged into hot water again in April 2019, when she <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/04\/09\/ilhan-omar-911-cair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">described<\/a> the 9\/11 terrorist attacks as \u201csome people [doing] something,\u201d in a speech at the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/26\/hamas-caucus-squad-israel-defense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: \u2018The Hamas Caucus\u2019: Republicans Launch Explosive Term For Ocasio-Cortez \u2018Squad\u2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After Republican Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw claimed her comment was \u201cunbelievable,\u201d Omar <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/04\/10\/crenshaw-kilmeade-ilhan-omar-incitement\/?s=kistner&#038;filter_by=popular&#038;fbclid=IwAR25N4rGz7ZMUIyT0UtWb8gdV5dnWfzoKKLhRmPNg1J7_RAe2CRRofreMxQ&#038;page=55&#038;utm_campaign=RetargetingUSA&#038;utm_medium=display&#038;utm_source=appnexus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">accused<\/a> him of \u201cdangerous incitement.\u201d Ocasio-Cortez <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/04\/11\/ocasio-cortez-defends-omar-attacks-dan-crenshaw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a> that Crenshaw \u201cshould go do something about\u201d right-wing terrorist attacks and that Omar did \u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">more for 9\/11 families than the GOP<\/span>.\u201d Crenshaw <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/10\/dan-crenshaw-eye-surgery-effectively-blind\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lost<\/a> his eye in an IED explosion while serving as a Navy SEAL in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar has the full support of her party\u2019s leadership, despite her refusal to apologize for comments in which she conflated the U.S. and Israel with the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2280895,"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\/06\/the-squad-1-scaled-e1624287338496.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"The Anatomy Of An Ilhan Omar Scandal: From \u2018Some People Did Something\u2019 To Comparing The US To Hamas","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-569738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/the-squad-1-scaled-e1624287338496.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"The Anatomy Of An Ilhan Omar Scandal: From \u2018Some People Did Something\u2019 To Comparing The US To Hamas","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/569738","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=569738"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/569738\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2280895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=569738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=569738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=569738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}