(J. Scott Applewhite | Associated Press file photo) Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., listens to President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech Feb. 5, 2019, at the Capitol in Washington. In Omar's Minnesota district, both Jews and Muslims voiced concern about an inflammatory tweet on Israel that had the congresswoman apologizing within hours. While some Jews said she was being unfairly judged, others said they feared she was being slow to learn from previous criticism.
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., is neither racist nor anti-Semitic. She is merely breaking the silence on the Israeli lobbies stranglehold on Congress.
How many freshman members of Congress have been invited to a free trip to Israel, where they will hear only one side of the issues? The Israeli side.
Why is it OK to criticize the American government, but anti-Semitic to criticize Israel's far-right agent?
Barbara Taylor, Salt Lake City