Posted on 07/18/2019 11:01:50 AM PDT by bitt
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar proposed a resolution this week supporting the right to boycott Israel, likening the boycott of the Jewish state to boycotts of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.
Omar’s resolution seeks to push back against U.S. laws banning the boycott of Israel and affirms the right of Americans to organize boycotts of foreign countries if they so wish.
While the resolution doesn’t explicitly name Israel or the pro-Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, she told media outlets that the resolution concerns the Jewish state.
"And it is an opportunity for us to explain why it is we support a nonviolent movement, which is the BDS movement." — U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.
“We are introducing a resolution … to really speak about the American values that support and believe in our ability to exercise our First Amendment rights in regard to boycotting,” Omar told Al-Monitor.
“And it is an opportunity for us to explain why it is we support a nonviolent movement, which is the BDS movement,” she added.
The resolution attracted some Republican detractors, with Rep. Lee Zeldin slamming Omar for introducing it, saying she brought “her hateful twist” by propping up the BDS movement.
“Israel is our best ally in the Mid East; a beacon of hope, freedom & liberty, surrounded by existential threats,” Zeldin wrote in a tweet. “Shame on Rep Omar for bringing her hateful twist on that reality to House Foreign today, propping up the BDS movement & blaming Israel for all of its challenges.”
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Hearing about this B makes my brain itch.
Breathtaking audacity or incredible stupidity?
she and talib want to visit Israel soon but BiBi must decide whether to allow them.
This has to be a Democrat strategy. I think Pelosi wants these idiots to speak up so rat leadership can shoot it down. This way they can keep saying they are not radical and give the candidates cover for 2020.
Yes, not either or.
How does a somali, barely literate in basic English, end up talking like a valley girl ?
I used to think an IQ of no more than 80 was required to be a Democrat, but I have a strong feeling that they lowered the bar quite a bit....
Hearing about this bi-married Somali makes me go tch, tch.
Why would you need a law that allows you to boycott whatever you want ?
Especially when the Somali average IQ is 68.
Yet 2/3rds of Jewish Americans will continue to vote Democrat even as the party becomes ever more Leftist and anti Semitic just like the Labour Party.
Clearly this is a typo. “Omar introduces resolution defending boycott of Israel, likens it to boycotts OF Nazi Germany.”
It should read: “Omar introduces resolution defending boycott of Israel, likens it to boycotts BY Nazi Germany” of Jews.
The sad thing is a lot of self loathing “Jews” likely agree with her.
Well, it’s like “boycotts BY Nazi Germany,” not “boycotts OF Nazi Germany.”
So, she’s close.
Breathtaking audacity and incredible stupidity by being brought up in an echo chamber of always being told she is correct, being that she is a woman, sort of beige, and an Islamist.
When someone introduces a resolution, what is the protocol? When Ryan was Speaker, it seems I heard that members place items in a “hopper”, and then the Speaker takes those things, reviews them, and decides what will be heard, acted on, etc. Is this the same thing?
If so, then Nancy would have the authority to just ignore the traitor’s resolution, wouldn’t she?
Breathtaking audacity or incredible stupidity?
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Incredible evil and hatred, it’s that simple.
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