Rabbis: Ilhan Omar’s Promotion Shows ‘Anti-Semitism Now Accepted in Congress’

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Rabbis: Ilhan Omar’s Promotion Shows ‘Anti-Semitism Now Accepted in Congress’

Joel B. Pollak 15 Feb 2021

The Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV), the largest rabbinic public policy organization in America, declared Monday that the promotion of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) to a senior committee position shows that Congress accepts antisemitism.

As Breitbart News reported Sunday, Omar was promoted to the position of Vice Chair on the Africa, Global Health, and Global Human Rights subcommittee within the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

She was elevated despite her long track record of antisemitic statements, and her virulent hostility toward Israel — an issue that would affect her current committee assignment, as many international human rights bodies are deeply biased against Israel.

The CJV said in a statement:

    Omar, despite a history of support for organizations with ties to Islamic terror and condemnations of Israel sufficient to be voted “2019’s Anti-Semite of the Year” by StopAntiSemitism.org, was named Vice Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.

    “This appointment is both risible and dangerous. Ilhan Omar’s long-standing hatred for Israel and contempt for Jews and for America make this a mockery of human rights advocacy,” said Rabbi Steven Pruzansky, Israel Regional Vice President of the CJV. “I have little doubt that she will abuse the framework of ‘human rights’ to further her campaign to demonize the Jewish State, as the UN Human Rights Council does on an annual basis. Rep. Omar should have been stripped of her committee assignments, rather than rewarded with a promotion.”

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    “The real concern is that House Democrats are treating Anti-Semitism as a political weapon, abetted by the silence and even backing of Democratic Jewish members,” stated Rabbi Pesach Lerner, President of the CJV. “The action against Rep. Greene, coupled with the elevation of Rep. Omar, signals that Congress is now willing to tolerate Anti-Semitism when it is politically advantageous to do so.”

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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/15/rabbis-ilhan-omars-promotion-shows-anti-semitism-now-accepted-in-congress/

[Wingnut]

American Jews had better wake up.  The Dems may not be constructing "Ovens" for a new final solution but they sure as hell would issue permits and look the other way. 

[PeteS in CA]

Though incremental in growth, the Dems' embrace of antisemitism has been going on for decades.

The "problem" with "the Jewish vote" is that it is not homogeneous (unsurprisingly). Non-religious ethnic Jews and many of their older brother Reform Jews tend to be Lib/Prog, and many dislike or hate Israel. The Conservative and the Orthodox tend to be or are trending more conservative and tend to be supportive of Israel. The Coalition for Jewish Values appears to be in the Conservative-Orthodox part of the Judaism spectrum, so non-religious ethnic Jews and many Reform Jews would mostly dismiss them and their views.

[christian]

Lock-stepping democrats want to treat Jews like they did blacks many years ago, and even bring back Jewish intolerance like they did in last Centuries Germany.  Is it time for clueless fools to repent yet ?

[Fishrrman]

Wingnut warns:
"American Jews had better wake up."

They won't.
If they haven't awakened by now, what makes you believe they ever will?

[sneakypete]

They say this just like it's shocking that the Dims hate Jews. These Rabbis sure are dumb-asses for a group of people who are supposed to be smart.