Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), whose comments on U.S. financial ties to Israel sparked claims of anti-Semitism, called for an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a Washington Post op-ed published over the weekend. “My goal in speaking out at all times has been to encourage both sides to move toward a peaceful two-state solution,” wrote Omar, a freshman lawmaker who supports Palestinian rights, in the column published on Saturday. “We need to reinsert this call back into the public debate with urgency. Omar, a refugee from Somalia, advocated for human rights in her op-ed, emphasizing the principles that drove her to seek public office and persuaded voters to elect her. “Only then will our world achieve peace.”Read Omar’s full op-ed in The Washington Post.

Source: Huffington Post March 18, 2019 11:37 UTC