Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is again under attack, this time for pointing out that victims of war and occupation from Afghanistan to Palestine have no access to justice. As her detractors cynically mix and misrepresent her words, a new Israeli prime minister who has spoken clearly about his opposition to basic Palestinian rights has just been sworn into office.
Will the media and elected officials in the U.S. respond to Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's open bigotry, or will they continue to spin and attack the words of Rep. Omar?
Below are two articles from our archives. One discusses the importance of using the right terminology to discuss Palestine, while the other notes the long list of incendiary, racist and genocidal remarks made by Israeli leaders (including Bennett)—most of which have been ignored by leaders in the U.S.
“If you catch terrorists, you have to simply kill them...I’ve killed lots of Arabs in my life—and there’s no problem with that.” —Naftali Bennett at a July 2013 Knesset meeting.
