Omar seeks to clarify comments after Jewish House Democrats accuse her of comparing US and Israel with Hamas and Taliban kvia.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kvia.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Rep. Ilhan Omar said Thursday that she was "in no way equating terrorist organizations with democratic countries" after a group of Jewish House Democrats accused her of equating the US and Israel with the Taliban and Hamas, the Palestinian militant group designated as a terrorist organization by the US.
Rep. Ilhan Omar issued a statement clarifying comments she made this week that appeared to compare the United States and Israel to Hamas and the Taliban,
On Monday, representative Ilhan Omar put out a tweet in which she said there were 'unthinkable atrocities committed by the US, Hamas, Israel, Afghanistan, and the Taliban.'