![]() ![]() She issued a joint statement with fellow Muslim lawmakers Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and André Carson of Indiana, saying, quote, “We are tremendously proud to be part of a body that has put forth a condemnation of all forms of bigotry including anti-Semitism, racism, and white supremacy. Congressmember Ilhan Omar voted for and praised the new resolution. The split within the Democratic Party forced the leadership to withdraw its initial anti-Semitism resolution and present a much broader one. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders wrote, “We must not equate anti-Semitism with legitimate criticism of the right-wing, Netanyahu government in Israel.” New York Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted, “Incidents like these do beg the question: where are the resolutions against homophobic statements? For anti-blackness? For xenophobia? For a member saying he’ll 'send Obama home to Kenya?'” Key members of the Congressional Black Caucus also questioned the treatment of Omar. But many progressive Democrats Omar, who is one of the first two Muslim congresswomen in U.S. The House leadership initially drafted a resolution condemning anti-Semitism in what was seen as a direct rebuke of Omar. At an event last week, Congressmember Omar said, quote, “I want to talk about political influence in this country that says it is OK for people to push for allegiance to a foreign country.” Democrat Eliot Engel, chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, on which Ilhan Omar sits, as well, then accused Omar of making a, quote, “vile anti-Semitic slur.” The vote capped a week of intense debate among congressional Democrats that began after some lawmakers accused Democratic Congressmember Ilhan Omar of invoking anti-Semitic tropes while questioning U.S. The vote was 407 to 23, with nearly two dozen Republicans voting against it. ![]() ![]() AMY GOODMAN: The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a resolution Thursday condemning anti-Semitism, anti-Muslim discrimination, white supremacy and other forms of hate. ![]()
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