GOOD NEWS! Remember this old tweet from newly elected Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN)?
Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel. #Gaza #Palestine #Israel
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) November 16, 2012
Well, she’s FINALLY apologized for it. You see, she didn’t realize saying “Israel has hypnotized the world” was “ugly” and “offensive”:
Hi @bariweiss,
You are correct when you say,
“Perhaps Ms. Omar is sincerely befuddled and not simply deflecting”
In all sincerity, it was after my CNN interview that I heard from Jewish orgs. that my use of the word “Hypnotize” and the ugly sentiment it holds was offensive. pic.twitter.com/IxPScaSzGw
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 22, 2019
And she says she used too “little energy” in “disavowing the anti-semitic trope” she “unknowingly used”:
That statement came in the context of the Gaza War.
It’s now apparent to me that I spent lots of energy putting my 2012 tweet in context and little energy is disavowing the anti-semitic trope I unknowingly used, which is unfortunate and offensive.
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 22, 2019
Yeah, right:
Oh sure, Omar just spontaneously came up with Protocol of Zion-like phrases like “hypnotizing the world” to talk about Jewish “evil.” Completely plausible! https://t.co/nC8QVsyf0c
— David Harsanyi (@davidharsanyi) January 22, 2019
And now here comes the but…
With that said, it is important to distinguish between criticizing a military action by a government and attacking a particular people of faith.
I will not shy away of criticism of any government when I see injustice —whether it be Saudi Arabia, Somalia, even our own government!
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 22, 2019
As a survivor of war, the acts of war justified or not will always be acts of evil to me.
Like #MLK90, I unapologetically believe “Mankind must put an end to war or war will put an end to mankind."
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 22, 2019
It is important that when you see oppression taking place – when you see our values being attacked as humans – you stand up, and it doesn't matter who the inhabitors of that particular region might be.
Whether it is your father, your brother or your sister, you speak up.
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 22, 2019
There are many narratives of who and what I am, designed to demonize and vilify me.
It’s being building since my early days as an organizer. A concussion didn’t deter me and smears certainly won’t . I fought for my seat at the table & will use it to fight a more peaceful world!
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 22, 2019
So don’t expect any real changes to what she tweets or says.
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Related:
Surprise! Real Conservative™ Ana Navarro white-knights for anti-Semitic homophobe Ilhan Omar https://t.co/h9wGWtfVPs
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 17, 2019
Pathetic! After Ilhan Omar's damning interview, THIS is what CNN Newsroom is highlighting? https://t.co/2ePOeP35MP
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 17, 2019
Rep. Ilhan Omar wants everyone to know she's not saying what everyone thinks she's saying about Sen. Lindsey Graham https://t.co/NMQUhO5JQp
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 17, 2019
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