This election cycle is bringing out the Democrat anti-Israel candidates apparently, as we’ve already pointed out in Michigan.
Here’s another one from Minnesota hoping to take Keith Ellison’s seat, who might actually be worse:
FREE BEACON – Ilhan Omar, the former Minnesota legislator who won the Democratic primary for a House seat on Tuesday, once voted against a state bill to stop insurance payments to those convicted of terror acts, adding more fuel to accusations the candidate represents a fringe, anti-Israel section of the Democratic Party.
Omar, a Muslim Somali-American who has come under fire for her harsh criticism of Israel, was one of just two lawmakers in 2017 who voted against a Minnesota bill to deny life insurance payments to any person convicted of aiding or committing terror acts, according to official vote tallies.
Omar’s objection to the bill has stoked critics on both sides of the political aisle who say the candidate’s anti-Israel positions and soft stance on terrorism puts her in a growing stable of fringe Democratic lawmakers who single out the Jewish state for criticism.
Israel an Apartheid Regime:
Omar has dubbed Israel an “apartheid regime” in past comments and has been forced to defend herself against allegations of anti-Semitism for these and other similar comments.
Her vote against the bill to end life insurance payments for those involved in terrorism raised questions and some criticism at the time, though Omar has not recently been asked to explain the vote.
In 2012, Omar claimed that Israel had “hypnotized the world” to turns its back on the state’s “evil doings.”
Shunned by Pro-Israel groups on the Left:
As she seeks to win Ellison’s seat in Congress, Omar has attempted to walk back her previous comments and acknowledge Israel’s right to exist.
However, pro-Israel organizations and others have shunned the candidate, saying she represents a growing fringe section of the Democratic Party that must be opposed by the Jewish political community.
“Saying that Israel ‘hypnotized the world’ and calling the Israeli government an ‘apartheid Israeli regime,’ is not only offensive and wrong, but hurts the progressive cause,” one veteran Democratic political operative told the Free Beacon. “Ilhan Omar will either moderate her extreme and dangerous rhetoric or, at least when it comes to Middle East issues, she will be shunned by the Congressional Democratic Caucus and the Party as a whole.”
The Jewish Democratic Council of America, one of the leading organizations supporting pro-Israel Democratic candidates, has declined to endorse the candidate over what it says is her anti-Israel sentiment.
Not only did Omar vote against stopping insurance payments to terrorists, they also report that she’s even opposed a bill that would penalize parents that have performed genital mutilations on their children.
And now she could hold an actual seat in Congress.
And by the way, she was endorsed by Ocasio-Cortez.
Welcome to the new Democratic party.