Tag Archives: Ilhan Omar
Omar out
House votes to strip Ilhan Omar of her Foreign Affairs Committee assignment. Every Democrat opposed; one Republican voted present. (February 2, 2023 / JNS) The House of Representatives voted today to oust Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from its Foreign Affairs Committee. Read more » »
Congress to vote on removing Ilhan Omar from foreign affairs committee—report
Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) earlier this month repeated his promise to oust Omar from her influential post due to her antisemitism. (February 1, 2023 / JNS) The U.S. House of Representatives will vote as early as Wednesday on a resolution to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the Foreign Affairs Committee, Axios reported. Read more » »
Ilhan Omar to be booted from House Foreign Affairs Committee, Kevin McCarthy says
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy repeats promise to remove congresswoman with history of antisemitic comments from influential committee. (January 12, 2023 / JNS) House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Tuesday repeated his promise to block vocal critic of Israel Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Statement on Israel’s Decision to Bar Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib
(Washington, D.C., August 15, 2019)—B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: Israel has a policy that does allow the barring of Boycott, Divestment and Sanction (BDS) supporters from entering the country. The visit of U.S. Read more » »
