Freshman Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) has spent her first term in office shoring up her anti-Israel views. Earlier this week, she moved to legislate on that sentiment. 

Omar and Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) introduced a resolution in support of the anti-Semitic Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign. BDS is a targeted attack on Jewish-owned businesses in Israel supported by pro-Palestinian terror and hate groups. 

Rep. Omar herself has admitted that the BDS campaign is “not helpful” to reaching a peaceful two-state solution between Israelis and Palestinians. She previously opposed BDS because of this, but since her election she has reversed her position and become more extreme in her views. 

Her short time in office has been marked by escalating anti-Semitic comments. She attacked AIPAC, an organization committed to promoting the U.S. - Israel relationship, by claiming that it corrupts Members of Congress and that the alliance between the two countries is “all about the Benjamins”. She has questioned Jewish-Americans’ allegiance to the United States - an accusation you with think she would be sensitive to as a Muslim-American woman.

Now, at last, she has dropped the veil and come out in full support of BDS. Apparently, peace and a two-state solution are goals she no-longer finds worthwhile. 

As Americans, we need to stand up and demand that Congress not codify anti-Semitism into law with this resolution.

Israel is the only free and democratic state in the Middle East. Until recently, officials in the United States have been sure-footed in our country’s support for and friendship with Israel. At a time when anti-Semitism is on the rise, we need to stand by that friendship more than ever. Add your name and tell Congress to OPPOSE Omar and Tlaib’s BDS resolution.