Bernie Sanders defends Ilhan Omar, says we must not 'equate anti-Semitism' with 'legitimate criticism' of Israel's 'right-wing' government.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks as he kicks off his second presidential campaign, Saturday, March 2, 2019, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Sanders pledged to fight for"economic justice, social justice, racial justice and environmental justice." Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont on Wednesday defended Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota against accusations of anti-Semitism.
Comments Omar has made in recent weeks about US policy toward Israel have led to allegations of anti-Semitism from both Democrats and Republicans in Congress. In a statement on Wednesday, Sanders said,"We must not...equate anti-Semitism with legitimate criticism of the right-wing, Netanyahu government in Israel."
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday came to the defense of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota as she faces accusations of anti-Semitism from congressional colleagues on both sides of the aisle over comments she's made regarding US policy toward Israel., the independent senator from Vermont said,"Anti-Semitism is a hateful and dangerous ideology which must be vigorously opposed in the United States and around the world.
"Rather, we must develop an even-handed Middle East policy which brings Israelis and Palestinians together for a lasting peace," Sanders added."What I fear is going on in the House now is an effort to target Congresswoman Omar as a way of stifling that debate. That's wrong."
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