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Source: Politico
Rep. Ilhan Omar is drawing criticism again for comments about Israel this time suggesting that pro-Israel activists and lawmakers hold allegiance to a foreign country.
In a lengthy and blistering rebuke late Friday, Rep. Eliot Engel, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said Omars remarks amounted to a vile anti-Semitic slur and called on the Minnesota Democrat to apologize
I welcome debate in Congress based on the merits of policy, but its unacceptable and deeply offensive to call into question the loyalty of fellow American citizens because of their political views, including support for the U.S.-Israel relationship, said Engel (D-N.Y.), who is Jewish. Her comments were outrageous and deeply hurtful, and I ask that she retract them, apologize, and commit to making her case on policy issues without resorting to attacks that have no place in the Foreign Affairs Committee or the House of Representatives."
A spokesman for Omar did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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