In case you missed it, Democratic Congresswoman-elect Ilhan Omar has professed her support for the BDS movement (after tapdancing around the issue while she was running for office):
Freshman Democrat is *squints at notes* a liar and an anti-Semite. Lovely.
After Winning Election, Democrat Ilhan Omar Now Says She ‘Supports BDS Movement’ via @freebeacon https://t.co/wVEzbJVLrX
— David Rutz (@DavidRutz) November 16, 2018
Omar’s been taking some heat for that, so her pal Linda Sarsour’s swooping in to help her sister-from-another-anti-Semitic-mister out — and Forward opinion editor Batya Ungar-Sargon isn’t quite sure how to process it:
Really, really, really disappointed to see this canard of dual loyalties from @lsarsour. I don't know if she's subtweeting my piece which actually defended @IlhanMN (https://t.co/84rOBEZAwf) but I am pretty upset by this. What a betrayal of the intersectional ideal. pic.twitter.com/e3JfdTn0W2
— Batya Ungar-Sargon (@bungarsargon) November 16, 2018
You’re “really, really, really disappointed to see” that Linda Sarsour is exactly what her critics have said she is?
im surprised anyone could be surprised.
— fjfjfgj (@fjfjfgj3) November 16, 2018
Why does anyone think Sarsour should be trusted by Jews? She's always been duplicitous and a fair-weather friend where we're concerned. She likes the Jews who agree with her on everything, and the rest of us can go hang.
— ilanit (@sufganiyotltd) November 16, 2018
I’m so sorry you’re disappointed how painful your disappointment must be for you. You had every reason to expect better, didn’t you? How could she do this to you , especially since you had defended a disgusting anti -Semite? https://t.co/zgB0MgplWt
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) November 16, 2018
This kind of anti-Semitic garbage is par for the course with Sarsour.
Ugly stuff from Sarsour: https://t.co/QYuwuNpgq6
— Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) November 16, 2018
Batya just argued that Jews should set aside their reservations about the Women's March anti-Semitism and stand with Sarsour and others for the sake of social justice. And Sarsour responds by calling her a dual-loyalist.
There really is no bottom for Sarsour.
— Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) November 16, 2018
People call her “cockroach” for a reason.
I argued that Jews should stay in the room and keep educating people, keep having the discussions, keep fighting the good fight. And I'm not 100% sure she's talking about me. But yes. This is horrific. A huge betrayal.
— Batya Ungar-Sargon (@bungarsargon) November 16, 2018
It’s horrific, but it’s not a betrayal. This is who Linda Sarsour has always been.
Antisemites gonna antisemite.
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) November 16, 2018
Antisemites gonna antisemite.
The left has a serious problem with normalizing antisemitism, and many are simply refusing to acknowledge or address it. pic.twitter.com/g1IlqOi2hb
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) November 16, 2018
Excuse me? How am I being dishonest? Yes, I cut and pasted your screen shot of her post and then referred to "many" as she still has support from many on the left. As does the antisemitic Dem Congresswoman she is defending. https://t.co/s9IPVY4D4A
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) November 16, 2018
You made a terrible choice to defend obvious anti-semites, @bungarsargon, & then were rewarded for it w more antisemitism from them. Maybe you should reconsider your original argument instead of attacking those of us calling out the problem?
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) November 16, 2018
What a novel idea! No one — no one — should still be defending or making excuses for Linda Sarsour at this point.
They will never not hate Jews. https://t.co/xgbdEQtxlt
— Nathan Wurtzel (@NathanWurtzel) November 16, 2018
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