MN Jewish leaders talked with Ilhan Omar about anti-Semitism last year. Why they remain frustrated

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Ilhan Omar has been talked to about this before.

Last year, before she was elected to the House of Representatives, before she emerged from a crowded Democratic field in Minnesota’s liberal 5th Congressional District, leaders of Minneapolis’ Jewish community fashioned what could be described as an anti-Semitic intervention of Omar, a rising star of the left whose remarks had made many fellow Democrats in the Jewish community uncomfortable.

This is relevant because Omar, a freshman member of Congress, has come under fire this week after suggesting on Twitter that supporters of Israel in Congress are bought and paid for by a bipartisan pro-Israel lobbying group. To many, the remark went beyond a critique of money’s influence in politics and evoked the anti-Semitic myth that Jews seek to control the world via money.

The response by some, ranging from Chelsea Clinton to fellow Minnesotan U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips, a Jew representing a neighboring district, is to engage her in a type of educational discussion. Following what he described as an “impassioned face-to-face conversation with Omar,” Phillips concluded: “We agreed to move forward with a shared goal of working collaboratively to combat hatred and intolerance towards all persecuted communities, and commit to respectful debate of the issues important to each of us.”

https://www.twincities.com/2019/02/12/mn-jewish-leaders-talked-with-ilhan-omar-about-anti-semitism-last-year-why-they-remain-frustrated/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

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1. It obviously did not work

I wish that the Jewish community would not try so hard to bend backward.

Yes, it is an urban area with many black churches with a tendency to support the Palestinians and they have to tread carefully.

This is an old Temple with a history of participating in the Civil Rights movement with marching side by side with MLK Jr.

As I posted here several times, in a debate before the primaries, that took place at a synagogue, she "recanted" her support for the BDS but as soon as she won, she went back. And now attacking Elliott Abrams who happened to be a Jew.

In a note from one Temple it said:

While she has made a statement apologizing for her words, we at Temple ---, which is part of Representative Omar's district, call on her to speak with our community face-to-face.

I wish that Trump and Pence did not jump into the debate. She, and many on DU now feel vindicated.