Freshman lawmaker is once again sparking controversy with a tweet some are calling anti-semitic.
Ilhan Omar tweeted a story about Jewish billionaire Leon Cooperman saying he will support fellow Jewish billionaire Mike Bloomberg and asked her followers “I wonder why?”
I wonder why? 🤔 https://t.co/fc2wx26oTA
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) November 9, 2019
Many replied and felt what Omar was insinuating had an antisemitic vibe.
Arsten Ostrovsky wrote:
Oh gee, please do enlighten us again, because you were in such ‘fine form’ before …
and replied with a screenshot of Omar’s tweet that caused a firestorm “It’s all about the Benjamins baby” reacting to U.S. support of Israel.
Oh gee, please do enlighten us again, because you were in such 'fine form' before … pic.twitter.com/T0XADn9yT9
— Arsen Ostrovsky (@Ostrov_A) November 9, 2019
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova responded directly to Omar and said “This is a wrong thing to say Congresswoman…
In subsequent tweets Navratilova added
Generalizing is wrong no matter which “group” of people one talks about. It’s about assigning labels and I hate that.
This is a wrong thing to say Congresswoman…
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— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) November 9, 2019
Generalizing is wrong no matter which “group” of people one talks about. It’s about assigning labels and I hate that.
— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) November 9, 2019
Omar has sparked outrage in the past by claiming that “Israel has hypnotized the world.”
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