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New York Post: Rabbis want Pelosi to pull Omar from House Foreign Affairs
Reps for Pelosi and Omar did not immediately respond to The Post’s requests for comment. A spokesperson for the Congressional Progressive Caucus did not immediately respond either.
Yahoo News: Over 200 rabbis demand Pelosi take action on Omar’s anti-Israel comments, say her rhetoric incites attacks against US Jews
The coalition said Pelosi’s response to the controversial comments was “far too mild” and argued a more acceptable response would be for Omar to be removed from her position on the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Jewish Journal: Coalition of Education Groups Call on AFT to Denounce Pro-BDS Resolutions
The letter advocated for Weingarten to call for the repeal of the resolutions, implement “new training programs” regarding antisemitism and “develop a plan to repair the damage that has been done by recent actions.”
Baltimore Jewish Life: 200+ Rabbis Sign Letter Decrying Pelosi’s “Abdication of Leadership” on Antisemitism
In a letter sent yesterday to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), more than 200 American rabbis from Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV) demanded the immediate removal of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) from her position on the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Israel National News: Rabbis urge Pelosi to remove Omar from House Foreign Affairs committee
More than 200 rabbis call on House Speaker to remove Minnesota Rep from House Foreign Affairs Committee following anti-Israel remarks.
Post Millennial: Over 200 rabbis demand Pelosi remove Ilhan Omar from committee over anti-Israel comments
Despite previous vows aimed at “learning” about the American political climate, Rep. Ilhan Omar returns to causing controversy with the Jewish community.
Breitbart: Over 200 Rabbis Slam Nancy Pelosi for Not Removing Ilhan Omar from her Committee Assignment
Jewish people all over the country are being attacked day and night, and the attackers are incited by Omar’s rhetoric, “Yet the Congressional Progressive Caucus claims that it is Rep. Omar who is facing ‘threats.’” This is why the group says they are “appalled.”
Fox News: Over 200 rabbis blast Pelosi’s failure to strongly reprimand Minnesota Rep. Omar for her anti-Israel comments
More than 200 rabbis called on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., from the House Foreign Affairs Committee in a letter on Wednesday, accusing Omar of inciting attacks on American Jews.
CNS: GOP Chairwoman McDaniel: ‘Ilhan Omar is a Radical Anti-Semite’
Rabbi Pesach Lerner, president of the CJV, said, “The real concern is that House Democrats are treating Anti-Semitism as a political weapon, abetted by the silence and even backing of Democratic Jewish members.”
Lars Larson Show: Yaakov Menken – Why didn’t “woke” Google fire its head of diversity for being anti-Semitic?
The idea that Jews want to harm the rest of the world is one of the classic beliefs you will find in any antisemite, and that’s why we said this is not about Israel or the Middle East, but antisemitism.