By Patrick Goodenough | March 7, 2019 | 4:14 AM EST
(CNSNews.com) – Rallying in support of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), under fire for comments about Israel and Jews, Muslim, left-wing Jewish and other figures said Wednesday the U.S. was undergoing a time of transition, with criticism of Israel no longer “taboo†or “political suicide†for members of Congress.
At a press event on Capitol Hill, they took the House Democratic leadership to task for plans to put forward a resolution condemning anti-Semitism – arising from Omar’s controversial remarks but not mentioning her by name – and demanded that the measure be broadened to cover bigotry of other kinds.
Palestinian-American activist and Women’s March co-leader Linda Sarsour said the Democratic leadership should expand the language of the resolution beyond anti-Semitism, to include “Islamophobia, anti-black racism and xenophobia.â€
Party leaders on Wednesday delayed bringing the draft resolution to the floor, seeking to broaden the text, drawing sharp criticism from Republican leaders.
The Democrats had said they were going to “stand up to†Omar’s remarks, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) told reporters. “But now they had to pull it back. Do they not even have their own votes to pass?â€
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