Three leading candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination defended Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) Wednesday as she faces heat — including from members of her own party — over comments she made about the influence of the pro-Israel lobby on American foreign policy. On Wednesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) faced some unhappy members of her caucus during a House Democratic meeting. Those members took issue with her decision to move forward on a resolution condemning anti-Semitism ― widely seen as a rebuke of Omar. Later on Wednesday, Warren also issued a statement saying criticism of Israel should not automatically be treated as anti-Semitic. Omar followed up this criticism saying people indeed do ask her to support Israel and its policies.

Source: Huffington Post March 06, 2019 21:48 UTC