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US Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) listens during a news conference on prescription drugs January 10, 2019 at the Capitol in Washington, DC.(Alex Wong/Getty Images/JTA)
February 15, 2019, 7:47 am
Omar pushes back against Trump, says he’s ‘trafficked in hate’ his whole life
Democrat implies president’s call for her resignation is hypocritical, says she has learned from people after tweeting accusation that AIPAC pays US lawmakers to support Israel
By Marcy Oster
In this Jan. 16, 2019 file photo, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., center, walks through the halls of the Capitol Building in Washington. (AP/Andrew Harnik)
February 15, 2019, 4:54 am
For Omar and AIPAC, a tweet about money turns into a way to raise some
And the Michigan … er, Minnesota Democrat and pro-Israel lobby are not alone, as The Forward, ZOA and others use the anti-Semitism controversy to pitch donors
By Ben Sales
Rep. Ilhan Omar looks on ahead of the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol, February 5, 2019. (Win McNamee/Getty Images via JTA)
February 14, 2019, 3:27 am
Ilhan Omar’s tweets alienated Minnesota’s Jews. Can they still work with her?
Many in the community fear the newly elected congresswoman’s comments are indicative of deeply ingrained attitudes about Jews, but still hope there can be a path forward
By Ben Sales
US President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC on February 12, 2019. (MANDEL NGAN / AFP)
February 12, 2019, 9:43 pm
Trump calls Ilhan Omar’s apology ‘lame,’ says she should resign
After outrage over US legislator’s anti-Semitic remarks about AIPAC, president says if she doesn’t step down, she should ‘certainly resign from the foreign affairs committee’
By Laurie Kellman
US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One as he leaves Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, Feb. 11, 2019, for a trip to El Paso, Texas (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
February 12, 2019, 5:14 am
Trump says Omar ‘should be ashamed of herself’ over AIPAC money tweets
US president, who has himself been accused in the past of using anti-Semitic tropes about Jews and money, says he doesn’t find Democrat lawmaker’s apology to be adequate
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the 2018 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference, at Washington Convention Center, March 6, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
February 12, 2019, 1:09 am
Omar said AIPAC pays lawmakers to be pro-Israel, but that’s not how it works
Democrat lawmaker’s tweets display common misconceptions about how the American Israel Public Affairs Committee operates
By Ron Kampeas
Rep. Ilhan Omar, Democrat of Minnesota, arrives for US President Donald Trump's State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
February 11, 2019, 5:03 am
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar suggests Jewish money behind US support of Israel
Newly elected Muslim lawmaker provokes fresh accusations of anti-Semitism for saying Washington’s support for Jewish state is ‘all about the Benjamins’ from AIPAC
By Eric Cortellessa
US President Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on September 26, 2018 in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. (AFP PHOTO / Nicholas Kamm)
January 9, 2019, 10:24 am
Netanyahu seeking to meet with Trump two weeks before elections – report
Sources tell newspaper that arrangements are being made for sit-down while PM is in Washington for annual AIPAC conference
By Stuart Winer
NBA commissioner Larry O'Brien, right, shakes hands with Larry Weinberg, president of the Portland Trail Blazers, before a hearing in New York, September 10, 1979. (AP/Marty Lederhandler, File)
January 4, 2019, 4:35 am
Israel advocate, Trail Blazers pioneer Larry Weinberg dies at 92
Real estate developer who started Portland basketball team remembered as a ‘true mensch’
By AP
Khashayar “Shay” Khatiri says he was motivated to raise money for Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue because of his experiences with Jewish friends and mentors. (Courtesy of Khatiri/JTA)
November 10, 2018, 4:07 am
How an Iranian asylum seeker raised over $1,000,000 for the Pittsburgh synagogue
Khashayar Khatiri, who is not Jewish, says he was moved to action shortly after learning about the shooting while with a Jewish friend
By Josefin Dolsten
Workers prepare the stage before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to the AIPAC 2015 Policy Conference on March 2, 2015. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images/JTA)
October 19, 2018, 7:25 pm
AIPAC underscores commitment to two-state solution
Statement comes after Trump said proposal for peace between Israel, Palestinians will be ready by January
By JTA
United States Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, during her visit to Israel, on June 7, 2017. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
October 10, 2018, 1:48 am
Game changer: Five times Nikki Haley delighted the pro-Israel community
At the United Nations, Haley didn’t simply defend Israel and its government, she led a game change: On her watch, support for Israel became a with or against us proposition
By Ron Kampeas
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley meets with President Reuven Rivlin, not seen, at his official residence in Jerusalem on June 7, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 9, 2018, 9:18 pm
Israeli leaders, US groups praise Haley as a fighter for Jewish state at UN
Netanyahu says outgoing envoy led ‘uncompromising struggle’ for Israel; deputy foreign minister calls her greatest friend Israel ever had at world body
By Alexander Fulbright
US President Donald Trump gestures while speaking at the Harris Conference Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
September 1, 2018, 4:46 am
Dovish US Jews warn UNRWA cuts endanger Israel’s security
But Republican Jewish Coalition praises Trump administration for making the ‘correct call’; AIPAC urges redirecting aid in way ‘that serves the interest of peace’
By Eric Cortellessa
US Senator Joseph Lieberman (L) and US Senator John McCain arrive for the 50th Munich Security Conference in the Bayerischer Hof hotel on January 31, 2014 in Munich, Germany. (Joerg Koch/Getty Images via JTA)
August 26, 2018, 1:01 pm
Jewish leaders mourn McCain for his bipartisanship, fierce commitment to Israel
His close friendship with Joe Lieberman, a liberal Orthodox Jew he considered running with, was not without trials: ‘Why in every f***ing kosher menu do we have to have salmon?’
By Ron Kampeas
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