They're soooo NOT sorry: Both Reps Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib defend anti-Semitic comments at anti-Israel restaurant

Sam J. | 1:11 PM on February 28, 2019

Remember when Rep. Ilhan Omar was ‘scolded’ by Nancy Pelosi for her anti-Semitic comments on Twitter? How Ilhan said she was unequivocally sorry and even deleted them, especially the one about the ‘Benjamins’ inferring that Jews are buying the Republican party.

We’re not so sure she really was all that sorry after all.

(Omar isn't sorry) pic.twitter.com/IYnjMJsce9

— David Rutz (@DavidRutz) February 28, 2019

She isn’t sorry now and she wasn’t sorry then.

She was sorry she got busted.

That’s all.

Self censoring isn't about being wrong or being sorry, it's about compliance. Being sorry, is actually saying that your tweet was absolutely wrong and that you are sorry. She'll never do either.

— Debbi Dyson (@DebSDyson) February 28, 2019

Of course not.

She’s a Democrat.

She's sorry she got caught and scolded for it.

— illinidiva (@illinidiva12) February 28, 2019

That’s what we said.

Omar Grins After Audience Member Celebrates ‘All About the Benjamins’ Tweet https://t.co/2SKHJ8ZaqI

— Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) February 28, 2019

But it’s not just Ilhan who is clearly not sorry …

Anti-Israel Democrats Defend Past Comments At Anti-Israel Restaurant via @brentscher https://t.co/ct0ltiW6Fc

— David Rutz (@DavidRutz) February 28, 2019

From The Free Beacon:

“What I am fearful of, because both Rashida and I are Muslim, is that a lot of our Jewish colleagues and constituents go to thinking that everything we say about Israel is anti-Semitic because we are Muslim,” Omar said. “It’s something designed to end the debate.”

“It’s almost as if every time we say something that is supposed to be about foreign policy, or advocacy about ending oppression, or the freeing of every human life, we get to be labeled and that ends the discussion,” she said. “We end up defending that and nobody gets to have the broader debate about what is happening with Palestine.”

“I want to talk about the political influence in this country that says it is okay for people to push for allegiance to a foreign country,” Omar said. “I want to ask why it is okay for me to talk about the influence of the NRA, or fossil fuel industries, or big pharma, but not talk about the influence of a powerful lobbying group that is influencing policy.”