A Republican House member filed a resolution to censure Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar Tuesday after she said some U.S. Jewish college students were “pro-genocide.”
“It’s unacceptable to say, calling Jewish Americans that are Americans, calling them pro-genocide. It’s just unacceptable. So I want to take a bold stand,” Rep. Don Bacon, Nebraska Republican, told reporters, according to The Hill.
The censure comes after Ms. Omar, Minnesota Democrat, spoke while visiting Columbia University last week to show support for the pro-Palestinian encampment on the campus. The students have been protesting Israel’s war in Gaza against the Palestinian Hamas militants behind the October 7 terror rampage across southern Israel.
“I actually met a lot of Jewish students that are in the encampments,” she said when asked about her visit.
“I think it is really unfortunate that people don’t care about the fact that all Jewish kids should be kept safe and that we should not have to tolerate antisemitism or bigotry for all Jewish students, whether they are pro-genocide or anti-genocide,” she said.
The censure resolution calls out Ms. Omar for what it says is her “history of hateful rhetoric that plays into the worst antisemitic tropes.”
“Omar’s slanderous comments against Jewish students could inflame violence against the Jewish community,” the resolution says.
Ms. Omar, a Muslim and the first Somali-American ever to serve in Congress, is a member of Congress’ “Squad” of far-left lawmakers.
She has called for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war since October. She was removed from the House Foreign Affairs Committee in February.
The Washington Times has reached out to Ms. Omar for comment.