Julio Rosas, Senior writer for Townhall, caught up with Ilhan Omar and asked her why supports sanctions on Israel but not Iran.
Ilhan Omar:
The BDS movement is a movement that is driven by the people. The sanctions on Iran are sanctions that are being placed to create maximum pressure, by a government. That’s very different.
WATCH:
I asked Rep. Omar what her response is to those calling out her support for BDS against Israel while criticizing sanctions against Iran. She said it's "very different" bc BDS is by the people, while Iranian sanctions is by a gov to create maximum pressure.https://t.co/3TVNGFpWy1 pic.twitter.com/e2kC3qfllD
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) January 9, 2020
Many were not buying Omar’s explanation.
One Twitter user responded:
This excuse doesn’t even make sense. Government sanctions against places like Iran are tailored to target specific people or industries. BDS requires that people boycott anyone even tangentially related to Israel, including private businesses and individuals.
And as @philipaklein points out, BDS also calls for government sanctions against Israel. Thus the S part.
This excuse doesn’t even make sense. Government sanctions against places like Iran are tailored to target specific people or industries. BDS requires that people boycott anyone even tangentially related to Israel, including private businesses and individuals.
— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) January 9, 2020
And as @philipaklein points out, BDS also calls for government sanctions against Israel. Thus the S part.
— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) January 10, 2020
“I guess she never visited the official website of BDS.”
I guess she never visited the official website of BDS. pic.twitter.com/n31Jk3cqrI
— neontaster (@neontaster) January 10, 2020
The intended result is the same.
Truth is so inconvenient for Ilhan Omar.
The intended result is the same.
Truth is so inconvenient for Ilhan Omar.
— FJnyc (@FJnyc) January 10, 2020
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