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Source: The Hill
BY BRETT SAMUELS - 02/11/19 11:03 AM EST
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerold Nadler (D-N.Y.) on Monday condemned fellow Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar (Minn.), calling her tweets a day earlier that suggested a pro-Israel lobbying group was buying off lawmakers "deeply disappointing and disturbing."
Nadler, who is Jewish and represents one of the most Jewish Congressional districts in the country, accused Omar of trafficking in "old anti-Semitic tropes about Jews and money."
"Her words are deeply hurtful and offensive, particularly as they build on a previous comment she made about Jews 'hypnotizing' the world in support of Israel another old trope born of hate-filled texts like the Protocols of the Elders of Zion," Nadler said in a statement.
While of course our nations leaders are free to debate the relative influence of a particular organization on our countrys policy-making process, or the factors that make our system of governance imperfect, there is an expectation of leaders particularly those with a demonstrated commitment to the cause of justice and equality that they would be extremely careful not to tread into the waters of anti-Semitism or any other form of prejudice or hate," he continued. "Rep. Omar failed that test of leadership with these comments."
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