Failure to Condemn Ilhan Omar’s Remarks is a Step Backward for Democrats

I have also called out my own party on many occasions over the past year for failing to explicitly reprimand the blatantly anti-Semitic and anti-Israel rhetoric of Reps.  Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich.

This failure has been a step backward for Democrats, and a missed opportunity to stand for what is right and to be at the forefront of this crucial issue.

Doug Schoen, “Poway Synagogue shooting calls us to action — Anti-Semitism can

Self-Censorship is Cause of MSM’s Refusal to Condemn Omar’s Antisemitism

Virtually every Western media outlet, cowed by political correctness, engages in self-censorship in respect to Islamic propaganda. Almost none is sufficiently courageous to challenge statements by even the most radical of Islamists. You can see that at work whenever CAIR, Ilhan Omar, or any other Islamist makes a statement.

Jed Babbin, “Aloha Snackbar: Getting Serious About the Ideological War on Terror“, American Spectator, April 29, 2019