“Why are we unable to singularly condemn anti-Semitism?” Mr. Deutch asked. “It’s not about her; it’s about these forms of hatred,” Ms. Pelosi said. Ms. Omar, one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress, has been fending off accusations of anti-Semitism for weeks. But she herself has been the target of Islamophobic bigotry; a poster recently appeared in West Virginia linking her to the attacks of Sept. 11. She voted in favor of the resolution and left the House floor without saying anything.

Source: New York Times March 07, 2019 15:43 UTC