John,
Pro-Israel America, a special interest group supporting Democrats and Republicans, just released an advertisement singling out Ilhan Omar for her support of peace and justice in Palestine. Ilhan has never backed down from speaking truth to power, but her identity as a Black Muslim woman — and her opposition to right-wing Israeli violence and occupation— makes her the target of these Islamophobic attacks.
This is one image from Pro-Israel America’s shameful video ad:
No matter what Ilhan says, political groups like Pro-Israel America will keep attacking her. Here’s another one on Facebook:
You can bet that pro-Israel special interests have raised a lot of money off of the outrage they’ve manufactured against Ilhan, which they’ll funnel into primary candidates to derail her unapologetic agenda. But our movement won’t let them win.
These attacks won’t stop, but neither will our movement. Justice Democrats will always stand with Ilhan. If you’re with us, will you chip in $3 so we can protect Ilhan and the other Justice Democrats’ seats in Congress? We desperately need their voices to stand up to the political establishment.
In solidarity,
Justice Democrats
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