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Ilhan Omar proposes resolution supporting boycott of Israel
NY Post ^ | July 18, 2019 | 1:53pm | Lukas Mikelionis

Posted on 07/18/2019 11:26:50 AM PDT by conservative98

US 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 US laws banning the boycott of Israel and affirms the right of Americans to organize boycotts of foreign countries if they 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.

“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 (D-Minn.) 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 (R-NY) 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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TOPICS: Israel; News/Current Events; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: antisemitism; bds; ilhanomar; islam; israel; jewhater; jihad; leezeldin; minneapolis; muslims; netanyahu; omar; squad; yesweknow; yesweknowyouknow; zeldin
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To: Ann Archy
WHY did she MOVE to the US if she believed...

She was a child at the time.

41 posted on 07/18/2019 2:27:50 PM PDT by upchuck (No muzzy is fit to hold public office - their cult (religion) is incompatible with the Constitution.)
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To: upchuck

She is STILL a child....IMMATURITY is NOT PRETTY!


42 posted on 07/18/2019 2:36:10 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: conservative98

President Trump couldn’t have picked a better leader of the Dem party if he had tried .. Oh, wait! He DID try and she’s the one he picked!


43 posted on 07/18/2019 5:48:44 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: conservative98

God damn Minneapolis.
I do not say that lightly.
This is per the Abrahamic Covenant as described in Genesis.


44 posted on 07/18/2019 5:53:00 PM PDT by Fred Hayek (The Democratic Party is now the operational arm of the CPUSA)
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