Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., is facing backlash for calling some Jewish students at Columbia University 'pro-genocide' including a GOP-led motion to censure her, reports Axios.
Rep. Ilhan Omar , D-Minn., is facing backlash for calling some Jewish students at Columbia University "pro-genocide" including a GOP -led motion to censure her, reported Axios.
"I actually met a lot of Jewish students who are in the encampment, and I think it is really unfortunate that people don't care about the fact that all Jewish kids should be kept safe," the Somali-American lawmaker said. Police have swept through other campuses across the U.S. over the last two weeks, leading to confrontations and more than 1,000 arrests nationwide. In rarer instances, university officials and protest leaders struck agreements to restrict the disruption to campus life and upcoming commencement ceremonies.
"Folks can protest Israel, but don't blame Jewish-American students for Israel. That is by definition antisemitism," Bacon said, adding that "all students deserve safe environment."
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