First Somalian-American lawmaker Illhan Abdullahi Omar apologises for remarks that triggered anti-Semitism row
FirstpostIllhan Abdullahi Omar, a Democrat who was elected to the House of Representatives in November 2018, in a tweet on Sunday questioned the financial relationship between the powerful American Israel Public Affairs Committee and members of the Congress Washington: Illhan Abdullahi Omar, one of the first two Muslim women in the US Congress, has “unequivocally” apologised for her remarks which sparked an anti-Semitism row and drew condemnation including from President Donald Trump who termed it a “terrible statement”. Omar, a Democrat who was elected to the House of Representatives in November 2018, in a tweet on Sunday questioned the financial relationship between the powerful American Israel Public Affairs Committee and members of the Congress. “Anti-Semitism is real, and I am grateful for Jewish allies and colleagues who are educating me on the painful history of anti-Semitic tropes,” Omar, the first Somalian American lawmaker, said on Monday. Omar and her Democratic colleague from Minnesota were the first two Muslim women elected to the House of Representatives during the November, 2018 mid-term polls.