Rep. Ilhan Omar accused United States and Israel of committing “unthinkable atrocities,” and crimes against humanity.”We must have the same level of accountability and justice for all victims of crimes against humanity. We have seen unthinkable atrocities committed by the U.S., Hamas, Israel, Afghanistan, and the Taliban,” said Omar.
We must have the same level of accountability and justice for all victims of crimes against humanity.
We have seen unthinkable atrocities committed by the U.S., Hamas, Israel, Afghanistan, and the Taliban.
I asked @SecBlinken where people are supposed to go for justice. pic.twitter.com/tUtxW5cIow
— Rep. Ilhan Omar (@Ilhan) June 7, 2021
Shortly after that statement made in early June, she tried to walk it back saying that she didn’t mean what she said. “I was in no way equating terrorist organizations with democratic countries with well-established judicial systems.”
But on Tuesday, in an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper when asked if she regretted any of those comments, she said: “I don’t… I think it’s really important to think back to the point I was trying to make, obviously I was addressing Secretary of State Blinken.”
Ilhan Omar: "I don't" regret equating U.S. and Israel with the Taliban and Hamas terrorists. pic.twitter.com/XpR0e6kVeo
— Mike Berg (@MikeKBerg) June 29, 2021
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