Dogged by accusations of anti-Semitism since she arrived on the national stage, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) falsely claimed in a recent interview that Israeli law “recogniz[ing] it as a Jewish state” denies adherents of other faiths equal rights under the law, despite the fact that Israel officially recognizes five religion, all of which enjoy religious freedom.
House Democrat questions Israel’s right to exist as ‘Jewish state’
Rep. Ilhan Omar (l) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)