Minnesota Democrat Representative Ilhan Omar is one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress. She “lauded Jewish-Muslim cooperation in combating bigotry,” while stating that “like members of the Jewish community, I know how it feels to be hated because of my religious beliefs.”

Omar is not hated for her religious beliefs. She is looked upon with suspicion and disgust because of her views, which are rooted in those beliefs. It is highly insulting to Jews for her to compare herself with them. Jews experience anti-Semitism purely for being Jewish. The Islamic states surrounding Israel have tried repeatedly to obliterate it since 1948 and still aim to do so solely because it is the Jewish state. Since obliterating Israel has not proved possible, the next step for Islamic supremacists has been to try to delegitimize the Jewish state through boycotts, divestments and sanctions (BDS). The BDS movement is based on the lie that Israel is oppressing the Palestinians, when Israel is merely trying to protect itself and its citizens and live in peace.

The record of Ilhan Omar leaves much to be desired. She has accused Israel of “evil doings” when Israel launched an aerial campaign to defend itself against Hamas rocket attacks from Gaza. She has also accused Israel of hypnotizing the world, adding: “May Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel.” Omar also supports BDS. In fact, Omar has “fought to make sure people’s right to support it [BDS] isn’t criminalised,” making her the “first member of Congress to publicly support the BDS movement.” She also has close ties with Hamas-linked CAIR — which did fundraising for her political campaign.

Now Omar is deceptively saying: “Like members of the Jewish community, I know how it feels to be hated because of my religious beliefs.” No. She is opposed for her hateful actions.

“Ilhan Omar lauds Jewish-Muslim cooperation in fighting bigotry”, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, November 27, 2018: