Ilhan Omar: Jewish students should be safe ‘whether they are pro-genocide or anti-genocide’

The Jerusalem Post reports: “In response to a question regarding how the protests at Columbia University would influence antisemitism on campus at Columbia University, US Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota referred to Jewish students as ‘pro-genocide or anti-genocide.’

Omar’s remarks about Jewish students came while visiting Columbia University on Friday.

‘I actually met a lot of Jewish students that are in the encampment,’ Omar began. ‘And 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’re pro-genocide or anti-genocide.’

Omar’s statement referred to the Jewish students’ positions on the ongoing Israel-Hamas war…”

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