No wonder Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar are thick as thieves. Like AOC, Omar has gotten to be quite adept at representing herself as a strong, independent, powerful, stunning-and-brave warrior princess while simultaneously casting herself as a victim.
Her oppressor today? Why, none other than AIPAC and Israel:
At this year’s AIPAC conference, the topic PM Netanyahu chose to focus on was…me.https://t.co/HbomAHmh9Y
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) March 26, 2019
Well, given the power she wields in Congress — she’s been instrumental in shifting the Democratic Party radically leftward with impunity — she’s kind of a big deal. And kind of a big anti-Semite.
Yup, you are an antisemite and serve in the United States Congress, that's a pretty big deal. https://t.co/UIkVFgrxwc
— The Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) March 26, 2019
Focusing on the behavior of antisemites is never a mistake. https://t.co/gLtQEHJgiZ
— Pradheep J. Shanker, M.D., M.S. (@Neoavatara) March 26, 2019
If anything, she should be pleased with all the extra attention. She loves herself some spotlight.
We are not even 6 months out from the Pittsburgh massacre.
We are not even 2 weeks out from the Christchurch massacre.Yet the topic Netanyahu chose to focus on was…me.
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) March 26, 2019
White supremacist violence is on the rise globally. Right-wing extremists killed more people in the US in 2018 than any year since 1995. Anti-Semitic violence accounted for 58% of religious hate crimes.
Yet the topic Netanyahu chose to focus on was…me.
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) March 26, 2019
Wrong again, Ilhan:
This is a flat out lie https://t.co/hA88onYJFN
— WhigsnTwigs (@WhigsnTwigs) March 26, 2019
the report she's quoting about 2018 is BS https://t.co/8GzyTZb8D6 https://t.co/9MuiMXKMJT
— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) March 26, 2019
Adam Milstein, a member of AIPAC’s national council, literally called me a “terrorist” last week and suggested @RashidaTlaib and I represent the Muslim Brotherhood.
Yet Netanyahu chose to focus on…me.
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) March 26, 2019
Ilhan’s not a terrorist, guys. She just has a lot of “compassion” for terrorists.
Netanyahu is in an alliance with Otzma Yehudit, referred to as the “KKK of Israel.” Its leaders were members of a foreign terror organization and were involved in attempts to target Yitzhak Rabin.
Yet Netanyahu chose to focus on…me. https://t.co/u0xJlIKmE3
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) March 26, 2019
As repellent as that is …
I must agree with @IlhanMN on this point. @netanyahu's accommodation of Otzma Yehudit is wrong and he should be confronted about it. https://t.co/WgxRxgROpS
— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) March 26, 2019
It still doesn’t let Omar off the hook for her bigotry and anti-Semitism.
To confront hate and bigotry in all its forms, we must understand that they are all related. We cannot call out one form of hate while turning a blind eye to another.
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) March 26, 2019
And yet … that’s exactly what Omar does regularly and is doing now.
That is why two of my first acts as a Member of Congress were to cosponsor a bill elevating the position of Special Envoy to combat anti-Semitism—and my first op-ed after my election was on the rise of hate crimes https://t.co/xNldCCOdZY
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) March 26, 2019
I —like so many others—have not criticized AIPAC because of its membership or the country it advocates for. I’ve criticized it because it has repeatedly opposed efforts to guarantee peace and human rights in the region.
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) March 26, 2019
Oh really?
"I’ve criticized [AIPAC] because it has repeatedly opposed efforts to guarantee peace and human rights in the region."
This probably explains your repeated criticism of Hamas, too, in view of its recent crackdown on protestors in Gaza.
Oh. Wait… https://t.co/QJUgIBKFjq
— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) March 26, 2019
Here, @IlhanMN, ICYMI: A thread on a report from the UN about Hamas violence against Palestinian women/children, beating journalists, etc:https://t.co/1nam2Ph1jU
— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) March 26, 2019
From a UNITED NATIONS report:
>"campaign of arrests and violence used by Hamas security forces against protesters, including women and children, in Gaza"
>"the violent suppression of demonstrations by Hamas security forces"https://t.co/MNEenAJxod— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) March 18, 2019
More from a UNITED NATIONS report:
>"included efforts to confiscate reporters’ phones and evidence of the heavy-handed response"
>"brutal beating of journalists and staff from the Independent Commission for Human Rights (ICHR) and the raiding of homes.”https://t.co/MNEenAJxod— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) March 18, 2019
And more from a UNITED NATIONS report:
>"hundreds of those who took part in the demonstrations, were begin held in detention over the weekend"https://t.co/MNEenAJxod— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) March 18, 2019
And still more from a UNITED NATIONS report:
>"issues which also fuelled this week’s protests against the economic crisis there, where mainly youth-led marches reportedly displayed banners citing “down with price hikes”, and “the revolt of the hungry”."https://t.co/MNEenAJxod— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) March 18, 2019
Again: imagine if the perpetrators were Israeli forces:
>"campaign of arrests and violence used by Hamas security forces against protesters, including women and children, in Gaza"
"***including women and children***"https://t.co/MNEenAJxod— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) March 18, 2019
What was that Omar said about turning a blind eye?
⁃AIPAC and Netanyahu vigorously opposed President Obama’s efforts to secure the Iran nuclear deal
⁃AIPAC and Netanyahu openly opposed the Oslo Accords— and the 1993 peace process.— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) March 26, 2019
Because the Iran Deal wasn’t so much a “deal” as it was rolling over for Iran. And Yasser Arafat and the PLO weren’t interested in any “peace process” with Israel.
Wrong on AIPAC and Oslo https://t.co/PAyklvbjAK
— Lahav Harkov (@LahavHarkov) March 26, 2019
The line about AIPAC and Oslo is false, and the part about Netanyahu is misleading https://t.co/L2tj0ZDxTi
— Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) March 26, 2019
Omar knows that and doesn’t care.
⁃AIPAC and Netanyahu openly opposed President Obama’s modest proposed settlement freeze in 2009—as part of the 2010-2011 peace talks https://t.co/gC3NNyKoLo
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) March 26, 2019
Ahem:
Netanyahu accepted a 10-month settlement freeze https://t.co/wdsdf1UnpA
— Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) March 26, 2019
She can’t stop herself.
Netanyahu and the GOP may want to make this about one Muslim-American refugee’s views, but I am not alone. From @jstreetdotorg to @ifnotnow, @PeaceNowUS @moveon and more—there are so many who have spoken out on this issue.
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) March 26, 2019
All hard-Left, pro-BDS, anti-Israel organizations.
We cannot accept a status quo of perpetual armed conflict and occupation. We must forever strive towards peace.
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) March 26, 2019
You first, buttercup.
This is entire thread is one gigantic deflection from her anti-Semitism, in case you were wondering if she's sorry (she isn't) https://t.co/88UnYm5FPg
— Aaron Bandler (@bandlersbanter) March 26, 2019
That’s all it is. One gigantic, dishonest deflection.
The amount of fact-checking Omar requires every time she speaks or tweets about Israel is… well, it's not great Bob.
— Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) March 26, 2019
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets and text.
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