A brief history of Ilhan Omar's antisemitic comments.

1. November 16, 2012 - "Israel has hypnotized the world"

This draws on old anti-Jewish stereotypes of a small cabal of Jews manipulating unwitting non-Jews to control the world.

2. Replying to a tweet by Glenn Greenwald implying loyalty to Israel over America, Omar tweets "It's all about the Benjamins", another antisemitic trope about Jews using wealth to control non-Jews.

3. Ilhan Omar is blocked from entering Israel on a tour with the group Miftah, which has published on its website articles which claim that Jews use the blood of Christians to make matzoh during Passover & praises suicide bombers.

4. When the editor of the Forward asked Ilhan Omar to clarify her antisemitic statement about Jews controlling politicians for Israel with a question of "who was doing it", she answered "AIPAC" antisemitically equivalent to the Soros attacks.

The forward in turn pointed out that Omar had gained a faithful follower in David Duke, who has called her the most important member of congress and has tweeted heart emojis to her for her antisemitic comments.

5. In February of 2019, after her comments about the "Benjamins" and AIPAC, in speaking to a group of progressive Jews, she question's the" “allegiance to a foreign country” of American Jews. https://www.twincities.com/2019/03/01/ilhan-omar-went-on-a-fence-mending-tour-with-local-jews-then-she-offended-them-again/

6. She is a staunch supporter of the BDS movement, which has been called antisemitic by politically diverse politicians. But even if you do not feel it in itself is anti-Semitic, the fact she has opposed sanctions against Iran and everyone else except Israel speaks volumes.

7. Ilhan Omar sends out a campaign mailer accusing her opponent of being in the pocket of "Wall Street" bankers. Every one of the names in the mailer is a Jew - another age old antisemitic trope. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/ep45wj/ilhan-omar-campaign-accuses-opponent-of-being-in-the-pocket-of-wall-street-and-only-references-jewish-donors

People can vote for whomever they like in a free and open society, they should just know and accept who they are voting for.