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Carl Jarvis
From: "Norman Solomon, RootsAction" <info@rootsaction.org>
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2019 10:01:47 -0500 (EST)
To: carjar82@gmail.com
To understand the gist of the case against Congresswoman Ilhan Omar,
consider this statement that just came from Rep. Juan Vargas:
*"Questioning support for the U.S.-Israel relationship is
unacceptable."*
*At RootsAction, we fundamentally disagree.* Questioning support for
the U.S.-Israel relationship is not only acceptable -- from the
standpoint of human rights, it is essential.
RootsAction has long opposed Israel's policies toward Palestinian
people, including the illegal occupation and ever-expanding
settlements. We do not support the "U.S.-Israel relationship" that has
provided *many billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars* to arming the
Israeli military -- *routinely and often lethally violating human
rights* in the process.
*Please click here to support Rep. Omar's outspoken courage as well as
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Already, *the USA's leading Israel-right-or-wrong group*, the American
Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC),* is gearing up to oust Ilhan
Omar from Congress*. The "New York Times "reported this week on
AIPAC's hopes to "punish Ms. Omar, a freshman Democrat from Minnesota,
with a primary challenge in 2020."
AIPAC has a long history of defeating the few members of Congress
willing to speak out against Israeli policies. As more of them speak
out, AIPAC is even more *determined to silence Israel's critics*.
*To support open debate about the "U.S.-Israel relationship," please
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While a lot of U.S. media coverage has been slanted against
Congresswoman Omar, the "New York Times" just published a news article
that includes some key points. It quotes a former Democratic
Congressman from Washington State, Brian Baird, who said: *"It is so
disingenuous of some of these members of Congress who are lining up to
condemn these questioning voices as if they have no campaign finance
interest in the outcome."*
And Baird added: "If one dares to criticize Israel or dares to
criticize AIPAC, one gets branded anti-Semitic, and that's *a danger
to a democratic republic*."
It's crucial to *push back against that danger* by stepping up support
for real and open debate on these issues. You can *help Ilhan Omar and
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Thank you!
-Norman Solomon, Jeff Cohen, and the RootsAction Team
Background:
>> "New York Times:" "Ilhan Omar's Criticism Raises Question: Is AIPAC Too Powerful?" [ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/04/us/politics/aipac-congress-democrats.html ]
>> M.J. Rosenberg, "The Nation:" "This Is How AIPAC Really Works" [ https://www.thenation.com/article/aipac-omar-israel-congress-anti-semitism/ ]
>> " Institute for Public Accuracy: [ http://accuracy.org/release/u-n-report-of-israeli-crimes-and-the-efforts-to-silence-critics/ ]" "U.N. Report of Israeli Crimes and the Efforts to Silence Critics" [ http://accuracy.org/release/u-n-report-of-israeli-crimes-and-the-efforts-to-silence-critics/ ]
>> Philip Weiss, "Mondoweiss: ""'I am told I am anti-American if I am not pro-Israel' and that's problematic -- Ilhan Omar stands strong against blizzard of attacks" [ https://mondoweiss.net/2019/03/american-problematic-blizzard/?fbclid=IwAR3M2eIN1MV2IEYWgqvEqFyrMKXMrVJk4KJ2ntZZUmNwwc8dl7yKms5F1w0 ]
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