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  It's one thing to have reasonable criticism of Israel's very criticisable stance on a whole lot of things. It's another thing to be "anti-Israel." She may well be anti-Israel, but lawmakers and the media have made it obscenely difficult to have any criticism towards Israel's backsliding from Democracy and its handling of Palestine without being labeled anti-semitic or anti-Israel. We lob defence funds and equipment at some pretty reprehensible leadership parties that should come with a good deal of scrutiny, not least of which is Israel's increasingly authoritarian Likud party.
context: “One of the disgusting legacies after 9/11 has been the targeting and racism against Muslim-Americans throughout the United States of America, and this is an extension of that legacy,” she said. “There is nothing consistent with the Republican Party’s continued attacks, except for the racism and incitement of violence against women of color in this body.” >
  
  If they didn’t have the racism, misogyny and violence, they’d have to sell voters on fascism and tax cuts for billionaires. >
  
  All lawmakers who believe democracy and basic human decency should be doing exactly the same thing. >
  
  That's not going to hurt Republicans.  If you have notnoticed they are proud of there racism.  Shit just go listen to Tucker. >
  
  The midterms suggest otherwise. Unless sentiment changes, voters outside of deep-red areas seem sick of their shit. >
  
  As if these traitors give a shit.  With funding from corporations they’re going to continue their fight against democracy and openly flout the law doing so.  I’m waiting for when the sane in this country have had enough and are ready to fight fire with fire. >
  
  As much as it pain me to say it, Liz Cheney got it right. These Democrats, Ilhan Omar, she needs to just straight up say it, "if you kick me off my committee, that just gives me more time to investigate you and bring to light the numerous crimes and improprieties you have committed?" These Republicans, I hope I never meet them face to face. Can I, a mere peasant, be arrested, for addressing these Republicans as "dumb-ass?" >
  
  Can someone explain to me exactly what ilhan Omar said that was antisemetic? Is she wrong saying that it’s all about the Benjamin’s? She specifically referred to aipac, which is ran by a bunch of right wing Christian zionists (which by the way, the reason for Christian zionists supporting Israel is highly antisemitic in of itself).
  It is true that aipac and the Israel lobby controls congress. It is also true that the Saudi lobby controls congress. Does it make me islamaphobic for saying that? Does saying that congress is also controlled by big pharma, big oil, and the military industrial complex make me racist? 
  If it does, will maga republicans support trump in 2024 or at least vote to censure him? I’m addition to ALSO saying that israel controls congress, trump has said way worse things about Israel and Jews, both while in office and post office. >
  
  
  Whereas in 2012, Representative Omar tweeted, “Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel.”;
  Whereas in 2018, Representative Omar posted, “Drawing attention to the apartheid Israeli regime is far from hating Jews.”;
  Whereas the latest controversial tweets from Representative Omar suggest Jewish people are buying political support. She tweeted “It’s all about the Benjamins baby,” a reference to a song about $100 bill, and AIPAC, a pro-Israeli lobbying group;
  Whereas Representative Omar stated during a town hall, “I want to talk about the political influence in this country that says it is okay to push for the allegiance to a foreign country.”; >
  
  Those are her quotes? I’ll answer them accordingly.
  1) please see my previous post (look it up in my profile). 
  2) is she wrong? Does Israel NOT commit apartheid against Palestinians? Have you taken a look at some of the rights that Palestinians have (or do not have)?
  3) did you read my post before responding? That’s literally her most infamous post and I addressed that. Aipac and the Israel lobby buys off congress. Just as the saudis do. Does it make me islamaphobic to say that? Does it somehow make me racist to say that congress is also controlled by big oil, big pharma, and the military industrial complex? 
  4) again. Saudi Arabiadoes the same thing. 
  Do you not understand how money in politics works? >
  
  
  The analogy prompted outrage from a dozen Jewish Democrats in the House. They issued a statement saying that equating the United States and Israel to Hamas and the Taliban “is as offensive as it is misguided.” In congressional parlance usually intended to elicit an apology, they asked her to “clarify her words.”
  “Ignoring the differences between democracies governed by the rule of law and contemptible organizations that engage in terrorism at best discredits one’s intended argument and at worst reflects deep-seated prejudice,” they wrote. “The United States and Israel are imperfect and, like all democracies, at times deserving of critique, but false equivalencies give cover to terrorist groups.” >
  
  The United States killed up to 1 million people during the Iraq war. Does the Taliban and hamas match those numbers?
  And to be clear, I’m not sympathizing with hamas or the Taliban. I’m just sick of the American exceptionalism that people push In this country. America loves to police the world while committing literally the same crimes that we accuse others of committing. >
  
  12 Jewish members of Congress all Democrats, condemned her comments, calling them "offensive" and "misguided.
  Jewish people found her comments to be antisemitism. That is all that matters. >
  
  Some Jewish people did. Plenty of others agree with her.
  Perhaps we’re giving her too much benefit of the doubt, but many of her critics have taken absurdly bad faith interpretations of her comments; she was clearly talking about mostly gentiles when referring to politicians swearing allegiance to a foreign country, but that was depicted as her accusing Jewish people of treason. >
  
  Even The Anti-Defamation League deemed her tweets to be Anti-Semitic.
  
  It was appropriate for Rep. Omar to step forward to acknowledge her mistake and apologize for it. ADL spends every single day fighting anti-Semitism and hate, and we remain hopeful about our country’s ability to move beyond it.
  We've been encouraged to see a wide range of officials, Jews and non-Jews, Democrats and Republicans, standing up to say that anti-Semitism is unacceptable and that hateful insinuations about advocacy organizations like AIPAC are wrong. >
  
  “Even the ADL”? That’s like saying “even PETA says this is animal abuse”. 
  The organization literally defines anti-Zionism as  being anti-semitism. >
  
  I think this goes to prove her point, that AIPAC does have a lot of power over Congress if this is one of their first orders of business.  
  Criticizing the influence that foreign governments have over the US, often with our own money that we give them through "foreign aid" isn't Anti-Semitic.  
  It really is all about the money, and not just with AIPAC/Israel.  
  They're angry that they got called out on their blatant corruption, and the supposed Anti-Semitism angle is a pretext for them to go after her, to serve as a warning to others to not step out of line.  
  Their obvious bullshit is obvious and ridiculous. 
  Congratulations to Rep. Omar for speaking truth to power, on behalf of everyone who thinks the US shouldn't be subjugated to foreign interests by way of Congressional bribery. >
  
  Hell hath no fury. >
  
  This just emboldens the right. This is what they want. They made a librul angry. Mission accomplished. >
  
  Zomg! We owned the libz!! >
  
  Hate that they pulled this, but GOP have more to lose from it either way in a long run, just like whatever else they pull for the next two years >
  
  I don't even see how this is news anymore. You never hear about her policies, only that she is acusing people of Islamophobia or is being accused of being racist herself against jews. I don't think anyone would even know her name if it wasn't for racism, real or imagined. >
  
  I fucking hate Republicans holy shit. At best it’s just blatant partisanship aiming to “get back at Democrats” for acknowledging that Greene is antisemitic. At worst it’s a blatantly racist attack sponsored by the GOP. >
  
  There is justice in the world.  Now she’ll have more time to blow her brother >
  
  I believe her exact quote is “it’s all about the Benjamins” which is a well-known statement indicating Jews. She also made a number of anti-Israel statements. Bye Felicia.