A Republican House member filed a resolution to censure Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar Tuesday after she said some U.S. Jewish college students were 'pro-genocide.'
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., left, talks during a press conference to call for a ceasefire in Israel and Gaza on Capitol Hill, Oct. 20, 2023, in Washington. A Republican House member filed a resolution to censure Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar Tuesday after she said some U.S. Jewish college students were “pro-genocide.”
The censure comes after Ms. Omar, Minnesota Democrat, spoke while visiting Columbia University last week to show support for the pro-Palestinian encampment on the campus. The students have been protesting Israel’s war in Gaza against the Palestinian Hamas militants behind the October 7 terror rampage across southern Israel.
“I think it is really unfortunate that people don’t care about the fact that all Jewish kids should be kept safe and that we should not have to tolerate antisemitism or bigotry for all Jewish students, whether they are pro-genocide or anti-genocide,” she said. “Omar’s slanderous comments against Jewish students could inflame violence against the Jewish community,” the resolution says.
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