Posted on 11/19/2018 1:12:21 PM PST by Texas Fossil
Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar, a Muslim refugee from Somalia and a newly elected U.S. representative, is facing backlash for her inconsistent stance on the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign against Israel.
In a statement to the Muslim Girl blog days after the midterm election, her campaign made it clear that the congresswoman-elect supports the movement.
“Ilhan believes in and supports the BDS movement, and has fought to make sure people’s right to support it isn’t criminalized,” a statement explained.
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However, as Jordan Schachtel of Conservative Review noted, “The statement marked a stark reversal from Omar’s previous position on BDS. Prior to the election, Omar told Minnesota Jews that she was opposed to the boycott movement.”
“I think that the particular purpose for it is to put pressure, and I think that that pressure is really counteractive,” she said at the time. “Because in order for us to have a process to getting to a two-state solution, people need to be willing to come to the table.”
Omar went on to say that the BDS campaign “stops that dialogue” and is “not helpful in getting that two-state solution.”
As Forward reported, the editor of a Jewish news site contacted Omar to discuss the confusion surrounding her position.
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Yes, implicitly. :)
Minnesotans actually make us Californians not look so dumb, and that is a really really hard thing to do.
That is what I hate about it. I am just cleaning and practicing.
translates into English:
Trick ya
Couldn’t possibly have seen that one coming. /sarc
Bet she’s reelected in two years anyhow.....
Likely sworn in on a ko-ran anti-bible ...so they can lie and are sworn to do everything they can to hurt us...
I hope all of the Self-Loathing Jews in her district who voted for this Muslim POS are real proud of themselves for being so “diverse” and “tolerant”.
A hint: When calling someone stupid, check your spelling before hitting “Enter”.
Those in Minnesota who voted for this moozlum liar are certified nitwits .
The new Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison (muslim) will be lying as well.
What is it about Minnesota that it chooses to be such a bunch of dummies?
Again, who does that surprise?
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