Last Year, This Top Democrat Said Anti-Zionism Is Anti-Semitism. Now He’s Silent
January 23, 2019Fred Fleitz
Originally published by The Federalist:
Due to a surge in this new form of anti-Semitism, including in the U.S. Congress, it is time for Democrat leaders to speak out again against this religious bigotry.
Democrats have been scrambling over the last few weeks to downplay a surge in anti-Semitic rhetoric in their party and on the left, with the rationale that such statements express “anti-Zionism†in defense of the supposedly oppressed Palestinian people and have nothing to do with anti-Semitism. Democrats and their media allies maintain such rhetoric condemns Israeli policies and does not reflect religious bigotry.
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) just recently made this claim to backtrack on repeated public anti-Israel remarks, including that “Israel has hypnotized the world†and is an “evil†“regime.â€
https://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/2019/01/23/last-year-this-top-democrat-said-anti-zionism-is-anti-semitism-now-hes-silent/