FRESHMAN LAWMAKER IN TROUBLE AGAIN OVER ISRAEL COMMENTS: Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., sparked backlash Sunday evening from members of both parties -- including former first daughter Chelsea Clinton and former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley -- after she accused American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), a prominent lobbying group, of paying members of Congress to support Israel ... Omar, who became the first Somali-American woman elected to Congress in November, responded to a Twitter post by journalist Glenn Greenwald criticizing House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., for threatening to take action against Omar and another freshman lawmaker, Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., over allegedly anti-Semitic remarks. Greenwald accused McCarthy of targeting Omar and Tlaib for their numerous criticisms of Israel, to which Omar chimed in "It's all about the Benjamins, baby," quoting a 1997 rap song by Puff Daddy.
Omar reportedly retweeted then deleted a Twitter post that accused her of anti-Semitism after the AIPAC controversy erupted. She sparked outrage a few weeks ago by comparing Israel to Iran and saying she “almost chuckle[s]” when the Jewish state is described as a democracy.
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