| | The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives, despite a massive public outcry for an official rebuke of Omar's persistent pattern of anti-Semitic statements, refused to issue a public condemnation of her comments. | | The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives, despite a massive public outcry for an official rebuke of Omar's persistent pattern of anti-Semitic statements, refused to issue a public condemnation of her comments. |
| − | The [[U.S. State Department]] defines on its website anti-Semitism as: {{quotebox| Making mendacious, dehumanizing, [[demonizing]], or [[stereotype|stereotypical]] allegations about [[Jew]]s as such or the power of Jews as [[collective]] — such as, especially but not exclusively, the [[myth]] about a world Jewish [[conspiracy]] or of Jews controlling the [[media]], [[economy]], [[government]] or other societal institutions.<ref>https://www.state.gov/s/rga/resources/267538.htm</ref>}} In March 2019, the Democratic controlled [[House of Representatives]], under [[Speaker Nancy Pelosi]], refused to pass a resolution rebuking Rep. Ilhan Omar for a persistent pattern of anti-Semitic statements.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-passes-resolution-indirectly-calling-out-omars-anti-semitic-comments-without-mentioning-her-name</ref><ref>https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/03/house-democrats-anti-hate-resolution-anti-semitism-islamophobia-ilhan-omar.html</ref> | + | The [[U.S. State Department]] defines on its website anti-Semitism as: {{quotebox| Making mendacious, dehumanizing, [[demonizing]], or [[stereotype|stereotypical]] allegations about [[Jew]]s as such or the power of Jews as [[collective]] — such as, especially but not exclusively, the [[myth]] about a world Jewish [[conspiracy]] or of Jews controlling the [[media]], [[economy]], [[government]] or other societal institutions.<ref>https://www.state.gov/s/rga/resources/267538.htm</ref>}} Omar asserted that congressional support for [[Israel]] is "All about the Benjamins baby," a reference to the Ben Franklin $100 bill, implying members of congress are controlled by a Jewish lobby. In March 2019, the Democratic controlled [[House of Representatives]], under [[Speaker Nancy Pelosi]], refused to pass a resolution rebuking Rep. Ilhan Omar for a persistent pattern of anti-Semitic statements.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-passes-resolution-indirectly-calling-out-omars-anti-semitic-comments-without-mentioning-her-name</ref><ref>https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/03/house-democrats-anti-hate-resolution-anti-semitism-islamophobia-ilhan-omar.html</ref> |