Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota defended one of his colleagues who called Israel “racist” in a tweet on Tuesday.

Washington Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal apologized Sunday for calling the Jewish state racist after demonstrators demanded Palestinians’ freedom from Israel appear during a weekend conference. bottom. Omar has a history of making anti-Semitic remarks. answered Jayapal apologized on Twitter, saying people were “spent too much time cracking down on the language of black and brown women.” (Related: ‘Shameful’: DeSantis lashes out at Biden administration’s treatment of Israel)

“We spend too much time cracking down on black and brown women’s language against oppression and not enough time to end black and brown oppression,” Omar said. wrote.

We spend too much time policing the language of Black and Brown women against oppression and not enough time to end oppression of Black and Brown people. https://t.co/jnfqE25iLz

— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) July 18, 2023

According to her Twitter account, Omar went on to say she was “deeply concerned” about the stigma that women of color face when they “speak out about human rights abuses in Palestine and Israel.” She further argued that doing so would be “morally wrong” and would give “the Republican MAGA leadership” the power to criticize the Democrats.

The “squad” member also accused his Democratic colleague of not accepting Jayapal’s apology and said he considered the Washington representative a “friend.”

“Members. Jayapal apologized for his language,” Omar said. “Democratic leaders should embrace it and move on from her, rather than joining her Republican Party and continuing to humiliate her.”

The incident wasn’t the first time Jayapal has been criticized by Democrats and Republicans. In 2021, after days of bloody conflict between Israel and Hamas, Jayapal appeared on CNN, denouncing Israel for the violence and urging the House of Representatives to issue a statement. resolution She called her comments anti-Semitic and “hateful misinformation”.

Omar and Jayapal did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.

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