Washington (CNN) Freshman Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar responded defiantly Tuesday when asked about her controversial remarks on Israel, which were recently criticized at the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee's annual conference.

"It's been fascinating to see such a powerful conference be focused and so fearful of a freshman member of Congress," Omar told reporters on Capitol Hill. "I hope that they figure out a way to not allow me to have a permanent residency in their heads."

Omar, one of the first two Muslim women in Congress, has drawn controversy after she suggested money was behind politicians' support for Israel -- she later apologized -- and insinuated that pro-Israel groups were pushing "allegiance to a foreign country." The comments were criticized on both sides of the aisle and prompted the Democratic-led House to pass a resolution earlier this month condemning hate and intolerance, including anti-Semitism and anti-Muslim discrimination.

In a rebuke of Omar's comments, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the AIPAC audience via video on Tuesday, "it's not about the Benjamins" and that the "reason the people of America support Israel is not because they want our money, it's because they share our values."

"This from a man facing indictments for bribery and other crimes in three separate public corruption affairs," Omar wrote on Twitter in response, referring to the investigations Netanyahu is embroiled with back home.

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