The Minnesota Democrat tweeted remarks this week that appeared to equate the United States and Israel with Hamas and the Taliban. The Democratic leadership issued a rebuke of her remarks.
A group of House Democrats condemned Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) on Wednesday for equating the United States and Israel with Hamas and the Taliban, saying her false equivalency "give[s] cover to terrorist groups."
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US congresswoman Ilhan Omar faced broad condemnation Thursday including from her Democratic Party's leadership after the Muslim lawmaker accused the United States and Israel of "unthinkable atrocities" comparable to those of Hamas and the Taliban. She then followed up with a tweet that read: "We have seen unthinkable atrocities committed by the US, Hamas, Israel, Afghanistan, and the Taliban."
A dozen lawmakers signed a statement that said “ignoring the differences between democracies governed by the rule of law and contemptible organizations that engage in terrorism at best discredits one’s intended argument and at worst reflects deep-seated prejudice.”