The Hill: Rep. Omar apologizes for tweet about Israel

[mystery-ak]

Rep. Omar apologizes for tweet about Israel
By Cristina Marcos - 01/22/19 12:39 PM EST

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) expressed regret for saying in a 2012 tweet that “Israel has hypnotized the world” while doing “evil,” saying she had not realized her words would be offensive to Jewish people.

Omar responded in a series of tweets early Tuesday to New York Times opinion writer Bari Weiss, who had written a column criticizing the freshman lawmaker.

Omar has been under scrutiny for a 2012 tweet amid the Israeli conflict with Hamas in Gaza, in which she wrote: “Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel. #Gaza #Palestine #Israel.”

Omar was previously asked about the tweet in a CNN interview earlier this month. She defended herself at the time, saying, “Those unfortunate words were the only ones I could think about expressing at that moment.”

She said that led to a turning point.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/house/426425-rep-omar-apologizes-for-tweet-about-israel

[Wingnut]

Bullshit.   She's a Muzzie. A hater of Israel and western culture and a liar.  Its what they do. Lie. 

[dfwgator]

FU Omar!

[Wingnut]

Islam is the clearest and most present danger to America's existence.  And we are electing pigs like Omar to congress.  How stupid are the American people.

[austingirl]

Islam is the clearest and most present danger to America's existence.  And we are electing pigs like Omar to congress.  How stupid are the American people.

Having elected officials whose belief system is antithetical to ours is the beginning of the end.