(Middle East Eye) US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar appeared to walk back her earlier criticism of her Jewish Democratic congressional colleagues for not having “been partners in justice,” after being accused of antisemitism.
“I am someone who has survived war and experienced injustice firsthand, who is alive today because I was welcomed into this country as a refugee,” Omar said in a lengthy thread on Twitter.
“I know that many of my colleagues — both Jewish and non-Jewish — deeply share that commitment to fighting injustice.”
Omar’s thread addressed some of the backlash she received for comments made during an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper earlier on Wednesday.
