Jewish Democratic Council of America

Dem Rep. Jahana Hayes stands by letter she wrote praising Hamas-friendly group CAIR Islamic advocacy group's leader said he was 'happy to see' Hamas kill Jews on Oct. 7

March 26, 2024 Meghan Blonder

(Free Beacon) Connecticut congresswoman Jahana Hayes (D.) is defending a letter she wrote praising the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the Islamic advocacy group whose leader said he was “happy to see” Hamas kill Jews on Oct. 7. The group does valuable […]

Virginia Democratic delegate blames Israel for ‘fossil fuel’ wars

October 22, 2021 Ron Kampeas

(JTA) A Democrat in Virginia’s legislature blamed Israel for “fossil fuel” wars, including the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s and the 2003 Iraq war, and said identifying Zionism with Judaism was a form of antisemitism. The tweets by Ibraheem Samirah, a dentist, […]

Jewish groups issue tepid responses to Tlaib’s accusations of Israeli ‘apartheid’

September 24, 2021 Michael Ginsberg

(Daily Caller) Many prominent Jewish groups have only weakly criticized Democratic Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib following a rant in the House of Representatives that one fellow Democrat labeled anti-Semitic. During Thursday’s floor debate over a $1 billion funding package for Israel’s Iron […]

Jewish Dem group on defense for going easy on Ilhan Omar Jewish Democratic Council of America fails to condemn Minnesota Dem's anti-Semitism, says Republican group

August 2, 2021 Matthew Foldi

(Free Beacon) A Jewish Democratic group is pushing back on claims that it goes soft on anti-Semitic congresswoman Ilhan Omar, pointing to a single press release from more than two years ago that criticized the Minnesota Democrat for accusing American Jews of […]

Omar, Tlaib, Sarsour to headline Georgia Senate event as Warnock fights anti-Semitism claims CAIR-Georgia sponsors virtual 'vote-a-thon' to boost Muslim turnout in runoff election

December 13, 2020 Valerie Richardson

(Washington Times) Democrat Raphael Warnock was already struggling to beat back allegations of anti-Semitism, and then Linda Sarsour and Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib jumped into the Georgia Senate election picture. The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations [CAIR] […]

Jewish Democratic Council says it won’t back Ilhan Omar, mum on endorsing her primary opponent Antone Melton-Meaux, one of four candidates challenging Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar in the primary, has critcized her record of anti-Semitic and anti-Israel remarks.

June 18, 2020 Jackson Richman

(JNS) The Jewish Democratic Council of America (JDCA) has affirmed that it will not support Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) in her upcoming primary, but did not provide [an] endorsement to her chief primary opponent, progressive Antone Melton-Meaux. Omar is set to face […]

AIPAC apologizes for ads that called some Democrats ‘radicals’ pushing ‘anti-Semitic’ policies

February 8, 2020 Ron Kampeas

(JTA) The American Israel Public Affairs Committee apologized for and removed at least two Facebook ads that slammed “radical” Democrats in Congress, and altered a petition that said Israel’s harshest critics in Congress pose a threat “maybe more sinister” than ISIS and […]

Tragedies deepen Jewish-Muslim bonds to fight hate crimes

October 23, 2019 Elana Schor

(AP) Muslim groups helped raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to help Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue recover after a gunman killed 11 people there, one year ago this week. The Jewish congregation mounted its own fundraiser for New Zealand’s Muslims after […]

Jewish Democrat: Don’t make a big deal if Tlaib leads visit to W. Bank 'Israel is giving her more attention than she deserves,' said Klein, who served two terms as a congressman from Florida, before being defeated by Alan West in 2010.

June 4, 2019 Herb Keinon

(Jerusalem Post) Israeli officials should offer to meet US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib if she brings a small group of congressmen to the West Bank in August, on a trip she is planning to run concurrently with an AIPAC-backed trip for new representatives, […]

Ilhan Omar apologizes to Jewish groups for hurt caused by AIPAC tweet

February 19, 2019 Unlisted Author

(JTA) In a brief confidential conference call with Jewish organizations, Rep. Ilhan Omar apologized for any hurt caused by her tweets suggesting that AIPAC pays politicians to support Israel. “Let me reiterate my sincere apology for any actual hurt my words have […]

Ilhan Omar endorses the Israel boycott and is on the influential Foreign Affairs Committee. Here’s what she and her colleagues say

January 23, 2019 Ron Kampeas

(JTA) The top two Jewish members of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee revile BDS, the boycott Israel movement. Its newest member, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., has embraced the movement. It’s not a big deal, the Jewish Democrats say. Reps. […]

Pro-Israel groups take issue with appointment of Omar to House Foreign Affairs Committee While several pro-Israel groups criticized the appointment of Rep. Ilhan Omar, who has endorsed BDS, as a 'dangerous development,' others expressed confidence in the pro-Israel leadership of the committee to counter her. J Street contends the attacks on her are 'bigoted and deeply wrong.'

January 23, 2019 Jackson Richman

(JNS) It didn’t take long for Jewish and Israel-related groups to react to the appointment of anti-Israel Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) to the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Along with several other new members of Congress, Omar has gained considerable attention as part of […]

Rashida Tlaib blasts ‘right wing media’ after coverage of get-together with pro-Hezbollah activist Tlaib: 'I am Muslim and Palestinian. Get over it.'

January 16, 2019 Valerie Richardson

(Washington Times) Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Michigan Democrat, accused “right wing media” Tuesday of picking on her for being Muslim after she was slammed for hosting a pro-Hezbollah activist at her congressional swearing-in ceremony in Detroit. “Right wing media targeting me again rather […]