Posted on 06/11/2021 7:31:39 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
On Thursday, senior Democratic leaders issued a unified statement denouncing comments made by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) earlier this week when she equated so-called “crimes against humanity” by the United States and Israel to “unthinkable atrocities” by the Taliban and Hamas.
We must have the same level of accountability and justice for all victims of crimes against humanity.
We have seen unthinkable atrocities committed by the U.S., Hamas, Israel, Afghanistan, and the Taliban.
I asked @SecBlinken where people are supposed to go for justice. pic.twitter.com/tUtxW5cIow
— Rep. Ilhan Omar (@Ilhan) June 7, 2021
“Drawing false equivalencies between democracies like the U.S. and Israel and groups that engage in terrorism like Hamas and the Taliban foments prejudice and undermines progress toward a future of peace and security for all,” read the statement from Nancy Pelosi and five other House Democrat leaders. “We welcome the clarification by Congresswoman Omar that there is no moral equivalency between the U.S. and Israel and Hamas and the Taliban.”
Twelve Jewish Democrats in the House had submitted a letter to Rep. Omar seeking clarification for her remarks Thursday afternoon, but it seems that Democrat leaders felt the backlash against Omar was too intense to remain silent.
Omar herself tried to “clarify” her comments in a statement.
“To be clear: the conversation was about accountability for specific incidents regarding those ICC (International Criminal Court) cases, not a moral comparison between Hamas and the Taliban and the U.S. and Israel,” Omar said. “I was in no way equating terrorist organizations with democratic countries with well-established judicial systems.”
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Frankly, I am quite surprised anyone is suggesting she is wrong. This could get interesting.
It’s like she’s playing for an entirely different team. Sad that she’s an elected representative.
The guys who write the checks to fund the Rat party are making calls and telling the thugs they better shut the Somalian worm brain down or the $$$ stop.
Omar is an unthinkable atrocity.
LOL, freshman on the Jihad Squad got a spanking.
Democrats: "Rep. Omar, your remarks are troubling and we find them disturbing. Please clarify your remarks."
Omar: "I understand your concern as upon reflection I realize that they may not reflect inclusivity. I said Jews should be gassed, which is not very inclusive. Let me clarify. All Yahuds should be gassed."
Democrats: "Oh, umm, thank you for clarifying your remarks. I think we can close this matter. Have a nice day."
When even Nanzi speaks against a fellow gang member you know said thug really stepped in it.
Wait!
This is for real?
Or did they read the Babylon Bee and not realize it was satire?
She is playing for team Jihad.
If they were serious, they would expel her.
Right out of the country!
Good is the new evil. Evil is the new good. When you support Palestinians over Israel, the former which wants to wipe out the other, while latter is bending over backwards to be tolerant, you clearly have God and the devil mixed up.
they could boot her before cocktail hour today
theyre scared of them
Omar represents the so woke they’re stupid voters of Minnecraponus.
“...Right out of the country!...”
THIS ^
She needs to be deported back to Somalia.
She has no business being in this country, let alone being in the Peoples’ House. She is an enemy to the USA...always has been.
And half of her "constituents" (probably here illegally from Somalia, just like her) are very likely sleeper Jihadis. Throw them all on a junky plane and dump them back where they belong---lovely pirate-ridden Somalia.
Were they upset she insulted the taliban & hamas?
She’s just saying loudly what far left Democrats have said for decades. Elect a radical, get radicalism.
This is why Bill Clinton blew off Sister Souljah. He had more sense than today’s liberals.
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