Rep. Ilhan Omar cites Islam holy text in response to Trump mocking her for not liking Israel
US Representative Ilhan Omar called on God to forgive her
detractors after President Donald Trump mocked her criticism of Israel
on the day a supporter of his was charged with death threats against
her.
Omar drew an avalanche of accusations of anti-Semitism last month after
criticizing the influence of the pro-Israel lobby group AIPAC on
American politics. Critics said she used Jew-hating tropes, forcing her
to apologize to those, who were offended by the way she expressed her
views.
While never mentioned by name, she seemed omnipresent during last
week’s AIPAC gathering, with senior speakers across the political aisle
making references to the controversy one after another.
The lawmaker responded to Trump’s Saturday remark by quoting the words
of Prophet Muhammad cited in the hadith – Islam’s revered recollections
of the life of the prophet. Omar is a refugee from
Somalia and a Muslim
woman representing Minnesota’s 5th congressional district.
Incidentally, on the same day the US Attorney’s Office said it had charged Patrick Carlineo, 55, from upstate New York, with threatening the assault and murder of Omar. Carlineo is accused of calling the representative’s office on March 21, calling her “a f**king terrorist” and saying he will “put a bullet in her f**king skull.”
When questioned by the authorities, Carlineo said he was “a patriot, that he loves the president, and that he hates radical Muslims in our government,” court papers said. Omar, he claimed, “supported Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood.” If convicted, he faces up to ten years behind bars.
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