Now, the text of the resolution as submitted doesn’t mention Israel or the BDS movement, but, come on, the lady hates Israel and Jews, and the BDS movement is, at its heart, anti-Semitic, and the way she introduced it should tell you where she’s going with it
Ilhan Omar invokes boycott of Nazi Germany in resolution supporting Israel boycotts
Rep. Ilhan Omar introduced a resolution in support of the Boycott, Divest, Sanctions movement saying it was in a long tradition of U.S. boycotts.
“Americans of conscience have a proud history of participating in boycotts to advocate for human rights abroad including … boycotting Nazi Germany from March 1933 to October 1941 in response to the dehumanization of the Jewish people in the lead-up to the Holocaust,” Omar said in the resolution introduced Tuesday.
The 1930s boycott by the U.S. Jews of German goods came during the lead up to Holocaust starting in part with Germans boycotting Jewish businesses.
Omar announced her resolution Tuesday in an interview with Al-Monitor.
“We are introducing a resolution … to really speak about the American values that support and believe in our ability to exercise our first amendment rights in regard to boycotting,†the Minnesota Democrat. “And it is an opportunity for us to explain why it is we support a nonviolent movement, which is the BDS movement.â€
Omar said she plans on introducing the BDS resolution this week around the same time House Democratic leaders plan on voting on a resolution condemning the movement.
A resolution condemning the movement is not the same as stopping the movement, especially when the BDS movement is inherently anti-Jew, just like its cofounder. It really never was about being against the actions of the state of Israel, it was about hating Jews and wanting them eliminated, just like they want Israel eliminated. And, in context, Omar introducing this is just more of her hatred towards Israel and Jews, especially with her like-minded buddy Rashida Tlaib co-sponsoring it. Per the text of the resolution, she’s comparing Israel and her citizens to those of Imperial Japan during WW2, Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union (which so many Democrats supported, especially during the Reagan era), and apartheid era South Africa.
(Washington Examiner) Rep. Lee Zeldin criticized Rep. Ilhan Omar for supporting a movement he said was linked to Hamas after she introduced a resolution supporting the boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement.
“My colleague who just spoke used the frequent use of the words ‘honestly’ and ‘honest.’ Let’s just get to a lot of what is left out,” the 39-year-old New York Republican said Wednesday, referring to Omar, who had just given a speech during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing supporting a resolution promoting the BDS movement. “The BDS movment has not distanced itself from Hamas, a designated foreign terrorist organization. BDS supporters individually are not distancing themselves from Hamas either.”
The Jewish representative then went on to explain that a senior Hamas official has called for the death of all Jews last week.
Zeldin continued to criticize the resolution after the hearing in a statement: “[T]here are Members of this House who continue to prop up the BDS movement and blame Israel for all of its challenges. Israel is our best ally in the Middle East; a beacon of hope, freedom and liberty surrounded by existential threats. Shame on Rep. Omar for bringing her hateful twist of this reality today to the committee and this chamber.â€
With the introduction of the resolution, will Israel PM Netanyahu allow Omar and Tlaib into Israel?
(Times of Jerusalem) On Wednesday, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar announced that she will be visiting Israel and the Palestinian territories in the coming weeks.
Omar will be accompanied by Rep. Rashida Tlaib. The two freshman congresswomen have become a focal point of the Jewish community after expressing numerous controversial comments regarding Israel and several statements that were deemed anitsemitic.
Israel has a law the grants the government authority to ban pro-BDS activists from entering the country. The law has been used sporadically over the past two years.
A government official told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s National Security Council was reviewing the issue and would offer him recommendations on how to respond.
Most likely, the two will be allowed access to Israel, particularly since they are, for good or bad, they are elected federal Representatives. Also, Netanyahu and his people understand this would get them criticism in the press (which tends to be Israel/Jew hating Progressives). Instead, Israel will allow them to do their thing, and make sure all their actions are on video, especially the anti-Israel, anti-Jew, pro-Palestinian terrorist stuff. It’s the old meme about not interrupting your enemy when they are making a mistake. You can bet the video will show up for viewing.
