Democrat Ilhan Omar, Who Visited PoK, Ousted from Foreign Affairs Panel for anti-Israel Remarks
1 year, 11 months ago

Democrat Ilhan Omar, Who Visited PoK, Ousted from Foreign Affairs Panel for anti-Israel Remarks

News 18  

In a big win for US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar was ousted from her seat on the Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday for making anti-semitic remarks. Ilhan Omar's past statements make it clear she is unfit to represent the U.S. on the House Foreign Affairs Committee.– She repeatedly used anti-semitic tropes– She described 9/11 by saying "some people did something"– She compared America and Israel to Hamas and the Taliban pic.twitter.com/VnDIVtw5oV— Kevin McCarthy February 2, 2023 McCarthy said that Omar’s stance put America in jeopardy, referring to her remarks on 9/11. Miller referred to a 2019 tweet made by Ilhan Omar which said “It’s all about the Benjamins baby!” implying that implying that American lawmakers who are pro-Israel were on the payroll of American Israel Public Affairs Committee. She also compared Israel and the US to Hamas and the Taliban during a Foreign Affairs Committee hearing and called Israel an ‘apartheid state’ in 2021.

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Rep. Ilhan Omar, a member of the ‘Squad,’ wins Democratic primary in Minnesota
5 months ago

Rep. Ilhan Omar, a member of the ‘Squad,’ wins Democratic primary in Minnesota

LA Times  

Rep. Ilhan Omar easily defeated her Democratic challenger, two years after she narrowly beat him. Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, one of the progressive House members known as the “Squad” and a sharp critic of how Israel has conducted the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, has won her primary race in Minnesota. Omar successfully defended her Minneapolis-area 5th District seat against …

Election 2024: US Rep. Ilhan Omar defeats Don Samuels in Minnesota Democratic primary
5 months ago

Election 2024: US Rep. Ilhan Omar defeats Don Samuels in Minnesota Democratic primary

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. Meanwhile, conservative populist and former NBA player Royce White defeated Navy veteran Joe Fraser in Minnesota’s primary election for the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar in November. And former federal prosecutor Joe Teirab, supported by former President Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson and the National …

Republicans smeared Ilhan Omar over a faulty translation — but here’s what she really said
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Republicans smeared Ilhan Omar over a faulty translation — but here’s what she really said

Raw Story  

Republican lawmakers and commentators questioned U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s allegiance to the United States — even calling for her to be deported — over a video clip with an inaccurate translation of her remarks from Somali to English. The translation animating her Republican critics — including Minnesota colleague U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer, who called for her to “resign in disgrace” …

Who is Ilhan Omar? US Congresswoman faces backlash, deportation call following Somalia speech
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Who is Ilhan Omar? US Congresswoman faces backlash, deportation call following Somalia speech

Hindustan Times  

Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar drew criticism online after her controversial remarks in support of Somalia went viral on social media. US Representative Ilhan Omar A video of the Minnesota legislator went viral with almost 2.6 million views after it was uploaded on X, with a translation stating that Omar, who hails from Somali origins, said: "As Somalis, one day we …

US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s controversial PoK visit in 2022 actually funded by Pakistan: Report
1 year, 4 months ago

US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s controversial PoK visit in 2022 actually funded by Pakistan: Report

Firstpost  

Omar during her trip to Pakistan was taken on a tour of Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir by regional authorities and also met PM Shehbaz Sharif and other political leaders. The disclosure shows that Islamabad had US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s controversial visit to Pakistan-occupied part of the disputed region of Kashmir or PoK as it is called in 2022 was actually funded by the …

Ilhan Omar embarks on new path no longer defined by ‘firsts’
1 year, 9 months ago

Ilhan Omar embarks on new path no longer defined by ‘firsts’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden was winding up for a speech at a Minnesota clean energy facility when he spotted a lawmaker in the crowd whom he wanted to recognize. “I don’t need any of you to defend me against antisemitism,” said Rep. Jan Shakowsky, D-Ill. “My friend Ilhan Omar and I have worked together toward the values that I …

US Democrat Ilhan Omar visited PoK, often criticised India. Now she has been ousted from powerful foreign affairs panel
1 year, 11 months ago

US Democrat Ilhan Omar visited PoK, often criticised India. Now she has been ousted from powerful foreign affairs panel

Firstpost  

United State Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is a divisive figure. “I am a Muslim, I’m an immigrant and, interestingly, I’m from Africa," the 40-year-old Minnesota progressive said in a defiant floor speech ahead of her removal from the Foreign Affairs Committee. pic.twitter.com/m3kPa2poYx — Shireen Mazari April 20, 2022 Derek Chollet, the counsellor to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, had told …

Republicans kick Ilhan Omar off US House foreign affairs panel
1 year, 11 months ago

Republicans kick Ilhan Omar off US House foreign affairs panel

Al Jazeera  

Muslim-American legislator says her ‘voice will get louder and stronger’ after vote punishing her criticism of Israel. Washington, DC – United States Republicans have removed progressive Congresswoman Ilhan Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee over her past criticism of Israel, drawing rebuke and accusations of bigotry from Democrats. “Congresswoman Omar is a highly respected member of Congress,” White House …

Republicans push to remove Ilhan Omar from foreign affairs panel
1 year, 11 months ago

Republicans push to remove Ilhan Omar from foreign affairs panel

Al Jazeera  

A vote is set for Thursday on a resolution aimed at the Muslim-American congresswoman over her criticism of Israel. Washington, DC – In one of his first moves since becoming speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy is leading an effort to block Congresswoman Ilhan Omar from serving on the chamber’s Foreign Affairs Committee over her past …

Rep. Ilhan Omar's Committee Posts Threatened By GOP
2 years ago

Rep. Ilhan Omar's Committee Posts Threatened By GOP

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The threat, which McCarthy repeated this week, is retaliation for Democrats having removed Reps. Paul Gosar of Arizona and Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia from their committee assignments in 2021 for highly inflammatory statements, including about Omar. Rep. Pete Aguilar, a member of Democratic leadership, said Tuesday that Democrats were working on their committee assignments and refused …

US progressives reject Republican push against Ilhan Omar
2 years, 1 month ago

US progressives reject Republican push against Ilhan Omar

Al Jazeera  

Washington, DC – When Republican House leader Kevin McCarthy mentioned the name of Muslim-American Congresswoman Ilhan Omar at a Republican Jewish Coalition conference at the weekend, boos erupted from the crowd. “That’s a rightful boo,” the congressman responded, before promising to remove Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee because of her criticism of Israel. “Republican and Democratic leaders in …

What is Ilhan Omar’s visit to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir trying to hide?
2 years, 8 months ago

What is Ilhan Omar’s visit to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir trying to hide?

Firstpost  

Omar’s PoK visit and meeting with former Pakistan PM Imran Khan is so problematic that the US had to officially announce it was an unofficial personal visit and it did not represent any policy change on behalf of the US government The Islamist fantasy of a global Ummah — a mammoth wolf in an equally large sheep skin that eats, …

Explained: Why Ilhan Omar, who has upset India, is a controversial figure in the US
2 years, 8 months ago

Explained: Why Ilhan Omar, who has upset India, is a controversial figure in the US

Firstpost  

US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has irked India with her visit to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Even back home, she has often kicked up a storm for her ‘anti-Semitic’ stand, 9/11 remarks, and more “I am only controversial because people want controversy,” United States Congresswoman Ilhan Omar famously said in 2019. US congresswomen @IlhanMN visited LOC between Kashmiris,very meaningful visuals,about two flags from …

‘Narrow-minded politics..’: What US said on Ilhan Omar’s PoK visit
2 years, 8 months ago

‘Narrow-minded politics..’: What US said on Ilhan Omar’s PoK visit

Live Mint  

Following India's condemnation to US lawmaker Ilhan Omar's meeting with recently ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and her "unofficial, personal" visit to Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, the United States has notified that her actions do not represent the United States government in any way, according to news agency ANI report. India had on Thursday condemned Omar's visit to PoK as …

Jammu and Kashmir, NRC in Assam: When US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has been critical of India
2 years, 8 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir, NRC in Assam: When US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has been critical of India

Firstpost  

Ilhan Omar, the Congresswoman from Minnesota, is currently in Pakistan on a four-day visit. This visit is condemnable.” The spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs Arindam Bagchi wasn’t mincing words on Thursday when he condemned the visit of United States Congresswoman Ilhan Omar to Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir. During the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearings on human rights in South Asia, she …

Biden Administration Distances Itself From Ilhan Omar’s Visit To Pakistan-occupied Kashmir
2 years, 8 months ago

Biden Administration Distances Itself From Ilhan Omar’s Visit To Pakistan-occupied Kashmir

News 18  

The Biden administration distanced itself from US congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s visit to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir as well as her visit to Pakistan to meet ousted former prime minister Imran Khan earlier this week. “It’s an unofficial personal visit and it does not represent any policy change on behalf of the US govt,” the counsellor to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken …

‘Narrow-minded politics’: India skewers US lawmaker Ilhan Omar who visited PoK
2 years, 8 months ago

‘Narrow-minded politics’: India skewers US lawmaker Ilhan Omar who visited PoK

Hindustan Times  

India on Thursday criticised US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s visit to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir as “condemnable” and accused her of violating the country’s sovereignty by travelling to a region illegally occupied by Pakistan. Asked about Omar’s trip to PoK at a regular weekly media briefing, external affairs ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, “We have noted that US representative Ilhan Omar has visited …

‘Narrow-minded Politics…’, India Hits Out at US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s PoK Visit
2 years, 8 months ago

‘Narrow-minded Politics…’, India Hits Out at US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s PoK Visit

News 18  

India on Thursday criticised US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar for visiting Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, saying that she violated “our territorial integrity” and it reflected her “narrow-minded” politics. Let me just say that if such a politician wishes to practice her narrow-minded politics… that may be her business,” said Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi. “But violating our territorial integrity and sovereignty …

‘She may practice her narrow-minded politics at home but…’: MEA on Ilhan Omar's PoK visit
2 years, 8 months ago

‘She may practice her narrow-minded politics at home but…’: MEA on Ilhan Omar's PoK visit

Hindustan Times  

The ministry of external affairs has criticised US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar for visiting Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, describing her visit to the region as a violation of India’s territorial integrity. US congresswoman Ilhan Omar and ‘President’ of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry. Omar, who has been critical of India’s alleged human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir, and, earlier this …

Imran Khan meets Ilhan Omar, internet asks what happened to US conspiracy
2 years, 8 months ago

Imran Khan meets Ilhan Omar, internet asks what happened to US conspiracy

India Today  

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday met US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar at his residence in Bani Gala in Islamabad. pic.twitter.com/m3kPa2poYx — Shireen Mazari April 20, 2022 However, the internet has called out Imran Khan for meeting a US representative after alleging US conspiracy behind the no-confidence vote against him in the Pakistan Assembly. pic.twitter.com/MWpVoSchl0 — Naila Inayat April …

Ilhan Omar may face censure for words on Israeli war acts
3 years, 7 months ago

Ilhan Omar may face censure for words on Israeli war acts

Al Jazeera  

Republican members of the US House filed a resolution seeking to censure Omar for her criticism of Israel. Three rank-and-file Republican members of the US House filed a resolution on June 14 seeking to censure Omar and her progressive political allies: members of “The Squad”, including Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. “We are seeing this big fight within the Democratic Party right …

Ilhan Omar hits back at ‘Islamophobic tropes’ by fellow Democrats
3 years, 7 months ago

Ilhan Omar hits back at ‘Islamophobic tropes’ by fellow Democrats

Al Jazeera  

The US congresswoman denies she drew ‘a moral comparison’ between the US, Israel, Hamas and the Taliban. The Muslim American congresswoman on Monday tweeted: “We have seen unthinkable atrocities committed by the US, Hamas, Israel, Afghanistan, and the Taliban”, drawing bipartisan condemnation and even seeing her accused of “anti-Semitism”. Omar’s spokesperson Jeremy Slevin, said in a statement on Thursday that …

Ilhan Omar wins re-election to US House of Representatives
4 years, 2 months ago

Ilhan Omar wins re-election to US House of Representatives

Al Jazeera  

Somali American congresswoman is re-elected by a wide margin in the heavily Democratic 5th district of Minnesota. US Representative Ilhan Omar has won a second term in the Congress Minnesota’s 5th congressional district in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Omar, 38, defeated her Republican challenger, African American businessman Lacy Johnson, by 64.6 percent of the vote to 25.9 percent, according to The Associated …

Rep. Ilhan Omar condemns GOP state lawmaker’s Facebook post
5 years, 2 months ago

Rep. Ilhan Omar condemns GOP state lawmaker’s Facebook post

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Rep. Ilhan Omar has condemned a Republican state senator from North Dakota who posted a long-debunked photo on his Facebook page that purports to show the Minnesota Democrat holding a weapon at an al-Qaida training camp. Omar, a naturalized U.S. citizen who was born in Somalia and is one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress, blasted …

Trump: Any Jew voting Democratic is uninformed or disloyal
5 years, 4 months ago

Trump: Any Jew voting Democratic is uninformed or disloyal

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Showing a fresh willingness to play politics along religious lines, President Donald Trump said American Jews who vote for Democrats show “either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty.” Trump’s claim triggered a quick uproar from critics who said the Republican president was trading in anti-Semitic stereotypes. False charges of disloyalty over the centuries have led to …

Ilhan Omar: Go to Israel, see ‘cruel reality of the occupation’
5 years, 4 months ago

Ilhan Omar: Go to Israel, see ‘cruel reality of the occupation’

Al Jazeera  

Democratic US Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib sharply criticised Israel on Monday for denying them entry to the country and called on fellow members of Congress to visit while they cannot. “We cannot let Trump and Netanyahu succeed in hiding the cruel reality of the occupation from us.” At Trump’s urging, Israel denied entry to Congress’s first two Muslim …

Israel bans US Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from visiting its shores; move draws criticism from AIPAC, Democrats
5 years, 5 months ago

Israel bans US Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from visiting its shores; move draws criticism from AIPAC, Democrats

Firstpost  

House Democrat Ilhan Omar called Israel’s decision Thursday to ban her from visiting the country ‘chilling’ Washington: House Democrat Ilhan Omar called Israel’s decision Thursday to ban her from visiting the country “chilling,” saying it was an “insult to democratic values” to deny entry to sitting members of the US Congress. In addition to blasting Israel for essentially implementing “Trump’s …

Israel fears a visit by Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib
5 years, 5 months ago

Israel fears a visit by Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib

Al Jazeera  

While officially welcoming them, the Israeli authorities are trying to block the two congresswomen from entering Israel. On July 16, Somali-American Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar, together with Representatives John Lewis and Palestinian-American Rashida Tlaib, introduced bill HR-496 which is meant to affirm Americans’ “right to participate in boycotts in pursuit of civil and human rights at home and abroad, as …

Israel fears a visit by Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib
5 years, 5 months ago

Israel fears a visit by Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib

Al Jazeera  

While officially welcoming them, the Israeli authorities are trying to block the two congresswomen from entering Israel. On July 16, Somali-American Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar, together with Representatives John Lewis and Palestinian-American Rashida Tlaib, introduced bill HR-496 which is meant to affirm Americans’ “right to participate in boycotts in pursuit of civil and human rights at home and abroad, as …

Ilhan Omar on her 9/11 comments, Trump, and US-Saudi relations
5 years, 5 months ago

Ilhan Omar on her 9/11 comments, Trump, and US-Saudi relations

Al Jazeera  

The US politician discusses Donald Trump’s defamatory statements against her, and his links to ‘hostile’ foreign states. Since President Donald Trump came to power in the United States, he has made global headlines for his often audacious comments on women’s rights, foreign political interference, Muslims, and immigrants. by Ilhan Omar, US Congresswoman Responding to Trump’s accusations, Omar tells Al Jazeera: …

‘Go back’? Omar and the squad are building strength at home
5 years, 5 months ago

‘Go back’? Omar and the squad are building strength at home

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — President Donald Trump can tell Rep. Ilhan Omar to “go back” to Somalia all he wants. Safely entrenched in liberal, urban districts, Omar and most of her fellow “squad” mates of progressive Democrats have been posting impressive fundraising numbers, so far scaring away serious primary challenges and quieting some critics on their home turf. “We are going to …

Ilhan Omar Says Attacks On Her And Rashida Tlaib Are 'Designed To Silence' Muslim Voices
5 years, 8 months ago

Ilhan Omar Says Attacks On Her And Rashida Tlaib Are 'Designed To Silence' Muslim Voices

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Rep. Ilhan Omar said President Donald Trump and other right-wing politicians and pundits’ attacks on her and fellow Muslim congresswoman Rashida Tlaib are meant to “silence” Muslims. She added that such attacks were “designed to silence, sideline and almost eliminate voice of Muslims from the public discourse.” Omar and Tlaib, who made history in November as the …

Latest Attacks On Ilhan Omar Show That Anti-Muslim Hate Isn’t A Partisan Issue
5 years, 9 months ago

Latest Attacks On Ilhan Omar Show That Anti-Muslim Hate Isn’t A Partisan Issue

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump used Twitter to target Rep. Ilhan Omar on Friday for remarks she made during a speech on Muslim civil rights last month. A spokesperson for Pelosi told HuffPost on Friday that the speaker “left a message for Rep. Omar to discuss,” but wouldn’t comment further. We must speak out.” “It’s time for more Democrats …

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is slammed for using a poem about the Holocaust to defend Ilhan Omar
5 years, 9 months ago

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is slammed for using a poem about the Holocaust to defend Ilhan Omar

Daily Mail  

Freshman congressional representative Ilhan Omar has hit back at Donald Trump in a series of explosive tweets, insisting she remains undeterred by the President's criticism and will continue to 'fight and defend' democracy against his administration's policies. Scroll down for video Omar, who has on several occasions been accused of Antisemitism, said the furor surrounding the comments - which she …

Trump attacks Ilhan Omar over 9/11 remarks with distressing video: 'We will never forget'
5 years, 9 months ago

Trump attacks Ilhan Omar over 9/11 remarks with distressing video: 'We will never forget'

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump has launched a crude attack on congresswoman Ilhan …

Ilhan Omar suggests George W. Bush would have been accused of downplaying 9/11 if he were Muslim
5 years, 9 months ago

Ilhan Omar suggests George W. Bush would have been accused of downplaying 9/11 if he were Muslim

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump harangued Muslim-American Congresswoman Ilhan Omar for referring to the 9/11 terror acts as 'some people did something,' sharing a video on Friday night that shows graphic images of the attack and its aftermath. Rep. Ilhan Omar compared her controversial 9/11 comment to one George W. Bush made after the attack, suggesting Friday that he would have faced similar …

Rep. Ilhan Omar tells California audience that Trump’s anti-Islam remarks inspire attacks like New Zealand shooting
5 years, 9 months ago

Rep. Ilhan Omar tells California audience that Trump’s anti-Islam remarks inspire attacks like New Zealand shooting

LA Times  

Rep. Ilhan Omar was the featured speaker at a dinner banquet of the Council on American-Islamic Relations at the Hilton Woodland Hills in Canoga Park on Saturday night. Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, one of the first two Muslim women in Congress, accused President Trump on Saturday of inciting hatred of Islam and inspiring attacks like the killing of 50 …

Ilhan Omar Speaks Out On Israel In New Op-Ed
5 years, 9 months ago

Ilhan Omar Speaks Out On Israel In New Op-Ed

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Rep. Ilhan Omar, whose comments on U.S. financial ties to Israel sparked claims of anti-Semitism, called for an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a Washington Post op-ed published over the weekend. “My goal in speaking out at all times has been to encourage both sides to move toward a peaceful two-state solution,” wrote Omar, a freshman …

Ilhan Omar: Accusations of antisemitism aimed at Muslim congresswoman intensifies debate about Israel
5 years, 10 months ago

Ilhan Omar: Accusations of antisemitism aimed at Muslim congresswoman intensifies debate about Israel

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ms Omar, a freshman congresswoman from Minnesota, sparked turmoil within the Democratic …

Ilhan Omar, AIPAC and the Democrats: Party rushes to defend Israel lobby against one woman
5 years, 11 months ago

Ilhan Omar, AIPAC and the Democrats: Party rushes to defend Israel lobby against one woman

Salon  

The year is still young, but so far the mainstream media has clearly demonstrated that it remains ill-equipped to recognize obviously bad-faith attacks promulgated by the right-wing. “But Congresswoman Omar’s use of anti-Semitic tropes and prejudicial accusations about Israel’s supporters is deeply offensive.” Democratic Reps. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., and Max Rose, D-N.Y., swiftly slammed Omar' remarks as “deeply hurtful to …

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