House Democratic leaders are preparing to hold a vote Wednesday on a resolution condemning anti-Semitism after a Muslim first-term congresswoman refused to apologize for her latest statements that drew fierce protests from Jewish groups.

An aide to a senior Democrat said Monday that the substance of the resolution is still under discussion.

One version is a direct condemnation of statements last week by Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, a former Somali refugee. Another is softer, denouncing anti-Semitism in general.

Omar, 37, said last week during a public event in Washington that she wanted to discuss 'the political influence in this country that says it is okay to push for allegiance to a foreign country.'

Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, a former Somali refugee and one of two Muslim women in Congress, said last week that she condemned 'political influence' in America 'that says it is okay to push for allegiance to a foreign country' – a line her audience took to as a slur on American Jewswho support the nation of Israel

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is planning to hold a vote Wednesday on a House resolution but it's unclear how strongly worded it will be or whether it will condemn Omar by name

That remark came immediately after an audience member shouted a line Omar apologized for using last month, suggesting moneyed Jews' power in D.C. is 'all about the Benjamins.'

New York Rep Nita Lowey, a senior Democrat who chairs the powerful Appropriations Committee, blasted Omar over the weekend as pressure for her to issue a new mea culpa intensified.

'Lawmakers must be able to debate w/o prejudice or bigotry. I am saddened that Rep. Omar continues to mischaracterize support for Israel. I urge her to retract this statement and engage in further dialogue with the Jewish community on why these comments are so hurtful,' she tweeted Saturday.

Jewish Democrats in Congress including New Yorkers Eliot Engel (left) and Nita Lowey (right) slammed Omar's 'slur'

Lowey tweeted that Omar's comment played on an old stereotype about Jews in America beying loyal to Israel first

Omar spokesman Jeremy Slevin said last Wednesday that the congresswoman was objecting to 'the undue influence of lobbying groups for foreign interests.'

But she turned the temperature up on Sunday.

'I should not be expected to have allegiance/pledge support to a foreign country in order to serve my country in Congress or serve on committee,' she tweeted, adding later that 'I am told everyday that I am anti-American if I am not pro-Israel. I find that to be problematic and I am not alone.'

'I just happen to be willing to speak up on it and open myself to attacks.'

Lowey replied: 'No member of Congress is asked to swear allegiance to another country. Throughout history, Jews have been accused of dual loyalty, leading to discrimination and violence, which is why these accusations are so hurtful.'

Omar turned up the heat in her own tweets, saying she shouldn't have to jave 'allegience' to a foreign country – meaning Israel

The Democratic aide said Lowey was pushing for strong language in the resolution that reaches the House floor.

American Jews have long faced discrimination based on the sterotype that their first loyalty is to Israel and the expectation that they must prove their patriotism in order to participate in U.S. politics.

House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Eliot Engel, a Jewish New Yorker, said Friday that Omar should apologize for her 'vile anti-Semitic slur.'

Speaker Nancy Pelosi is beginning to face pressure to remove Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee, largely from Jewish advocacy groups.

Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt wrote to Pelosi that she should 'give the entire Congress an opportunity, through a House resolution, to voice its rejection of her latest slur and make clear that no matter what may divide the 435 members of the House of Representatives, they are united in condemning anti-Semitism.'