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January 11, 2019

Muslim Congressmen Should Be Held Accountable for Their Anti-Semitism

But their bigotry shouldn’t be taken as representative of Muslim Americans’ attitudes.

The current House of Representatives includes two female Muslim members—a first, and a cause for much celebration in the press. As of this week, both have made their anti-Semitism public. Ilhan Omar, in 2012, wrote that “Israel has hypnotized the world,” while Rashida Tlaib on Sunday declared that supporters of legislation before the Senate that would curb boycotts of Israel “forgot which country they represent.” Siraj Hashmi comments:

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