“It’s all about the Benjamins baby,” Omar replied, referring to American $100 bills featuring the likeness of Benjamin Franklin. When a user asked who Omar believes is paying US politicians to support Israel, the former Somali refugee tweeted a one-word response — “AIPAC!” — referring to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. '”Liz Cheney, a top Republican in the House of Representatives, urged Democratic leaders to remove Omar from the committee. “Thank you for the apology and for hearing the voices of Jewish Americans,” tweeted Congressman Josh Gottheimer. The letter’s authors, who are both Jewish, did not mention Omar by name, but their intent was clear.

Source: Pakistan Today February 12, 2019 04:35 UTC