Congresswoman Ilhan Omar slammed Israel for defending itself by carrying out airstrikes on the Gaza Strip after terror groups launched numerous rockets into the Jewish state.
In a tweet overnight Monday, she neglected to mention that Hamas struck Israel first and called Israeli strikes an “act of terrorism.”
“Many will tell you Israel has a right to defend itself, to safety and security, but are silent on whether Palestinians have those rights too. Until we can defend the rights of Palestinians just as we do Israelis, we have no leg to stand on when it comes to justice or peace.”
“Israeli airstrikes killing civilians in Gaza is an act of terrorism. Palestinians deserve protection. Unlike Israel, missile defense programs, such as Iron Dome, don’t exist to protect Palestinian civilians. It’s unconscionable to not condemn these attacks on the week of Eid.”
Omar and Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib also retweeted a video of US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price supporting Israel’s right to self-defense, during which he was heckled by reporters to condemn Israel for killing Palestinian children. [At least some of the children were actually killed by a Hamas rocket launch gone awry.]
“This unsurprising response is devoid of empathy and concern for human suffering,” Omar wrote. “He can’t even condemn the killing of children.”
This unsurprising response is devoid of empathy and concern for human suffering.
He can’t even condemn the killing of children. https://t.co/eQjysy2VCP
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) May 10, 2021
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib also chose to ignore the rockets launched by Hamas at Israel: “I see some who were silent as Palestinians were ripped from their homes and tear gassed in their holiest mosques now finding their voices – to stand with the Israeli gov as airstrikes leave Palestinian children dead,” she wrote. “Where are your voices when Palestinians are under threat?”
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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Please don’t defile these pages with the idiotic rantings of both Omar and Tlaib. Omar, no paragon of virtue, shows off her religious modest-looking head covering, while being personally guilty of adultery, as well as a host of financial crimes. Tlaib, never found a terrorist that she didn’t like, has the chutzpah to refer to a sitting president in obscene terms. Ze Lo Chashuv – anything either one of them say is not important or worthwhile.
She’s absolutely right! Israel should let the arabs wipe them off the map!
The Palestinian civilians don’t have an iron dome to protect them against the missilies that back fire on to themselves. Very unfair
@Mottel1 : It is news. And since I get my majority of news here, they need to post it.
The”Palestinians” forgot to say tefilas hashelah for their children.
Omar and Tlaib- these two derelicts are neither KOSHER in our world or in theirs___witnessing evil in these two as well as many others included Schumer etc only enhances the fact that Israel must defend herself
Where are these democratic leaders to strip them of all committees and throw them out of the Democratic Party
They are not only anti-Jew and anti-Israel also anti-basic self-defense rules in life!!
I wonder what they will say when BLM will start throwing rackets and fire balloons in to New York City Seattle etc.
Will these mean that Israel can only rely on the GOP??
I suggest she go right now on a goodwill tour of Gaza. Good luck Omar.