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Ilhan Omar criticized for mailer that names solely Jewish donors
 [Jpost] Rep. Ilhan Omar...Somali- AmericanDem representative from Minnesota. She was apparently married to her brother and may be her own grandmaw on her mother's side... has come under fire for a campaign mailer that names three donors to her Democratic primary opponent, and they are all Jewish. Rep. Ilhan Omar has come under fire for a campaign mailer that names three donors to her Democratic primary opponent, and they are all Jewish."Can We Trust Antone Melton-Meaux’s Money?" said the mailer obtained by Vice News, which posted a story on Thursday. The flyer features quotes that have appeared in national media from people outside the Minnesota congressional district who are giving to Melton-Meaux, Omar’s challenger in the Democratic primary on Aug. 11. It also cites others. Among those mentioned are billionaires Seth Klarman, a hedge fund executive, and Jonathan Gray, president of the Blackstone Group private equity firm. Those quoted include Stanley Weinstein, a retired real estate executive from Miami Beach, and someone named Michael of Scarsdale, New York. Rabbi Avi Olitzky of St. Louis Park, a Minneapolis suburb, who has defended Omar against previous claims that she is anti-Semitic, told Vice News he was "beyond dismayed." "Most disappointing were the presence of tropes that we’d personally discussed as hurtful, as offensive, and that I received a commitment not only would it not happen again but education would take place to learn more as to why it’s a problem," said Olitzky, who had met with Omar last year after she was criticized for a number of statements in which she imputed undue influence to pro-Israel groups. She apologized for some but not all of her remarks. Omar is leading in the only known poll by double digits, but Melton-Meaux has outraised the incumbent: $3.2 million to less than $500,000 in the last quarter. The challenger, a lawyer, is drawing support from pro-Israel donors. Omar is one of two representatives in Congress who back the boycott Israel movement; the other is Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich. Related: Ilhan Omar: 2020-07-21 Biden snags support from prominent Muslim American officials Ilhan Omar: 2020-07-19 Ice Cube lashes out at Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for calling him out on anti-Semitism Ilhan Omar: 2020-07-17 Ilhan Omar snags Pelosi endorsement, but falls behind in fundraising Posted by: trailing wife 2020-07-25 |
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