Ilhan Omar certainly didn’t say that Jews have dual loyalty. She said that she was being asked to support Israel in order to have the privilege of serving on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, which was true. And here’s the ultimate irony: Dual loyalty is precisely what AIPAC demands, and what it gets. Greg Abbott (R) — also not a Jew — proclaims that “Anti-Israel policies are anti-Texas policies,” he’s expressing his dual loyalty. Read more:Dana Milbank: Ilhan Omar is using President Trump’s playbookHenry Olsen: Ilhan Omar is the Steve King of the leftMax Boot: Why Ilhan Omar’s botched interrogation of Elliott Abrams got just about everything wrongJackson Diehl: The Democrats have an Israel problem — and it’s not Ilhan OmarDana Milbank: Ilhan Omar’s tweets were appalling.

Source: Washington Post March 05, 2019 19:06 UTC