"Jewish Democrats in the US House of Representatives met Wednesday to discuss antisemitism. The 25 members of the unofficial caucus ended up fulminating about a fellow Democrat, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, for appearing to liken Hamas and the Taliban to Israel and the United States.
It was the second meeting of the Jewish Democrats in recent weeks. The first focused on the Israel-Hamas conflict and the accompanying spike in antisemitic incidents in the United States.
Wednesday’s assembly focused on an Omar tweet from Monday.
'We must have the same level of accountability and justice for all victims of crimes against humanity,' Omar posted. 'We have seen unthinkable atrocities committed by the US, Hamas, Israel, Afghanistan, and the Taliban.'
A number of lawmakers at the meeting want to name Omar in a statement saying that her claim 'discredited' the party, two sources said. Such a statement would be unprecedented since the Gaza conflict: Jewish members have called out statements on Israel by lawmakers on the party’s left, but have yet to name them. (Jewish lawmakers named Omar during a separate controversy in 2019.)..."