After the House passed a resolution condemning anti-Semitism, Islamophobia and other types of hate on Thursday evening, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released a joint statement with Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Andre Carson (D-IN), fellow Muslims in Congress, calling the resolution “great progress.â€
Every Democrat in the House voted in favor of the compromise resolution, 23 House Republicans voted against it because they didn’t think it went far enough.
The resolution was meant as a veiled criticism of Omar’s recent comments are pro-Israel advocates, which have been widely condemned as anti-Semitic. Omar suggested pro-Israel advocates have a foreign allegiance to Israel — which plays on the anti-Semitic trope of dual loyalty — and weeks ago suggested people who are pro-Israel are motivated by money.