Orthodox Jews in Washington DC support Ilhan Omar's right to free speech, believing that anti-Zionism is not the same as anti-Semitism
Orthodox Jews with the group Jews United Against Zionism gather outside the office of Rep. Ilhan Omar in a show of support on March 06, 2019 in Washington, DC. Members of the group supported Omar's right to free speech and also believe that anti-Zionism is not the same as anti-Semitism.
Members of the anti-Zionist Jewish group Neturei Karta International came to Omar's office in Washington saying they wanted to show their support for the freshman congresswoman.Feldman said that to confuse Judaism with Zionism and to accuse someone of being anti-Semitic because they oppose the occupation of Palestine or the oppression of the people "is revolting, unacceptable".“No one should be attacked for criticising AIPAC, certainly not the esteemed Congresswoman Omar.
Her most recent comment came last week when she said US lawmakers are being confronted by "the political influence in this country that says it is OK for people to push for allegiance to a foreign country", referring to Israel.
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