Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Alexandria Ocasio-CortezHouse passes bill to avert shutdown Trump attacks Omar for criticizing US: 'How did you do where you came from?' The Memo: Dems face balancing act on SCOTUS fight MORE (D-N.Y.) said Thursday that the backlash surrounding Rep. Ilhan Omar Ilhan OmarOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Trump attacks Omar for criticizing US: 'How did you do where you came from?' Democrats scramble on COVID-19 relief amid division, Trump surprise MORE's (D-Minn.) comments about Israel "came down on her a little too hard."

Ocasio-Cortez, who has questioned the severity of the response to Omar's comments that prompted allegations of anti-Semitism, told CNN that she believes the fallout from her fellow freshman lawmaker's remarks has been a "learning experience."

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"I think it’s a learning experience, and it’s part of the fact that when we elect the most diverse Democratic caucus that we have in pretty much ever, it means that we have new communities at the table, new conversations that need to be had, and we have to learn how to have conversations differently every time," the New York Democrat said.

"So I think it’s just part of a learning process that we have as a country, frankly," she added.

Question: "Do you think Congresswoman Omar was unfairly singled out?"



Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: "You know, I think that things came down on her a little too hard." https://t.co/Osa3l6yEGg pic.twitter.com/qc6Ljk0Zm6 — The Hill (@thehill) March 7, 2019

The House is expected to vote Thursday afternoon on a resolution broadly condemning hate in the wake of Omar’s critical comments about Israel.

The resolution, which does not mention Omar by name, states that the House "rejects the perpetuation of anti-Semitic stereotypes in the United States and around the world, including the pernicious myth of dual loyalty and foreign allegiance, especially in the context of support for the United States-Israel alliance."

Omar has been at the center of controversy in recent weeks for comments questioning the Israel-U.S. relationship that critics said have invoked anti-Semitic tropes.

The congresswoman was widely criticized last month for suggesting U.S. lawmakers supported Israel because of money from a pro-Israel lobbying group, tweeting "it's all about the Benjamins." She later apologized for the comments.

Omar reignited controversy when said at a Washington bookstore forum last week that pro-Israel advocates pushed "allegiance to a foreign country." The comments have drawn bipartisan backlash, but Omar has defended her right to question the U.S.-Israel relationship.