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Divisive congresswoman Ilhan Omar to join Black-Jewish Caucus

Omar says she hopes Jewish Republican Congressman Lee Zeldin, one of the caucus' founders who has called her out over anti-Semitic, anti-Israel remarks, can "learn and grow." "Just to be clear, my endorsement of the caucus and willingness to unite our communities against the threats of white supremacy isn't an endorsement of Zeldin's bigotry!" she says.

by  JNS and Israel Hayom Staff
Published on  06-07-2019 07:42
Last modified: 06-11-2021 11:30
Divisive congresswoman Ilhan Omar to join Black-Jewish CaucusAP/Susan Walsh

US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar | Photo: AP/Susan Walsh

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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), who has made anti-Semitic remarks since being sworn into the U.S. Congress, plans to join a newly formed congressional caucus on black-Jewish relations whose co-founders include Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.), who has feuded with the congresswoman over her anti-Semitic and anti-Israel remarks.

The Forward and Jewish Insider first reported the news of Omar's interest in the Congressional Black-Jewish Caucus.

"Last month, [Rep. Jan Schakowsky] and I joined together to talk about the common threat of white nationalism faced by Muslim, black and Jewish Americans. Glad to see colleagues follow through in working on the things that unite us and not divide us," tweeted Omar on Wednesday.

Omar said on Thursday that joining the Black-Jewish Caucus doesn't mean "an endorsement" of Zeldin's views and that she hopes "Zeldin can learn and grow."

"Just to be clear, my endorsement of the caucus and willingness to unite our communities against the threats of White supremacy isn't an endorsement of Zeldin's bigotry!" she tweeted.

Zeldin responded on Twitter: "This new Caucus is a positive, bipartisan push to build bridges between 2 groups. Be helpful, accurate & better. Unite; don't divide or try to poison like this latest personal attack. This is bigger than us & we have to be better than this."

The caucus launch was announced on Monday at the American Jewish Committee's annual Global Forum in Washington, D.C.

In addition to Zeldin, its founders are Reps. Brenda Lawrence (D-Mich.), Will Hurd (R-Texas), John Lewis (D-Ga.) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.).

The caucus will assemble politicians from both communities and both sides of the aisle to learn from each other and advocate for joint concerns

This article is reprinted with permission from JNS.org.

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