(IPT) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi caved to radical activists by watering down a resolution condemning anti-Semitism in reaction to Minnesota U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s anti-Semitic outbursts. Pelosi showed more determination after Omar’s statements last month after she explained congressional support for Israel was “All about the Benjamins, baby,” invoking a stereotype of Jewish money controlling U.S. policy.
“We condemn these remarks and we call upon Congresswoman Omar to immediately apologize for these hurtful comments,” Pelosi said. Now Pelosi claims that Omar’s comments alleging a dual loyalty among Israel’s supporters were not “intended in an anti-Semitic way,” Pelosi said Thursday.
Radical left-wing activists, including Linda Sarsour, representatives of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) and the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR), demanded that Pelosi and the Democratic leadership back away from condemning Omar Wednesday during a rally at the Supreme Court.
