'No Way in Hell': Ilhan Omar Announces Boycott of Israeli President's Address to Congress

[libertybele]

'No Way in Hell': Ilhan Omar Announces Boycott of Israeli President's Address to Congress


Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) announced she will boycott an address by the Israeli president to Congress next week.

"There is no way in hell I am attending the joint session address from a President whose country has banned me and denied @RashidaTlaib the ability to see her grandma," Omar said on Wednesday, referring to the scheduled July 19 address by Israeli president Isaac Herzog.

She added that because Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu "barred the first two Muslim women elected to congress from visiting the country," Herzog should not be invited. Netanyahu issued the ban in 2019. Tzipi Hotovely, the then-deputy foreign minister, said at the time that the country bars entry to "those who reject our right to exist in the world."

Herzog is making the trip to Washington to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Israel's founding.

Omar has a history of making anti-Semitic statements. In 2012, she invoked an anti-Semitic trope, tweeting, "Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel." In 2019, she suggested pro-Israel politicians were paid off, saying, "It's all about the Benjamins, baby."

The announcement comes a month after the far-left "Squad" Democrats Omar, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (Mich.), and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.) boycotted an address by Indian prime minister Narendra Modi..............

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[DefiantMassRINO]

This tells me she sees herself as more of an Islamist than a Somalian.  The fate of Palestinian Arabs is of more interest to Islamists than everyday Somalians.

[Kamaji]

And another trite little racist peeps up.

[mountaineer]

Ilhan is an existential threat to Israel's president, so to speak.

[Wingnut]

Wondering who in The Squad wil join her in the jew hate solidarity.

[mountaineer]

Wondering who in The Squad wil join her in the jew hate solidarity.

Will all the other Muslims in Congress join Madame Diaper Head?

[GtHawk]

Oh Noes! Omar will boycott the address, that will raise not only the IQ of those present but improve the looks too.

[mountaineer]

Ilhan Omar
@IlhanMN
There is no way in hell I am attending the joint session address from a President whose country has banned me and denied @RashidaTlaib  the ability to see her grandma.

Emily Zanotti 🦝
@emzanotti
They granted her permission. She decided not to go on the trip, anyway. Guess that isn’t as sexy of a talking point, though.

[libertybele]

Those in "The Squad"shouldn't be walking the halls of Congress anyways.  Their lack of being present while Herzog speaks is a good thing. 

[PeteS in CA]

Netanyahu will owe her a thank you card.

[berdie]

This tells me she sees herself as more of an Islamist than a Somalian.  The fate of Palestinian Arabs is of more interest to Islamists than everyday Somalians.

It sure sounds that way, doesn't it. So just don't go lady, no problem.

[libertybele]

It sure sounds that way, doesn't it. So just don't go lady, no problem.

It's not like she'll be terribly missed.