Ilhan Omar removed from House Foreign Affairs Committee – By Omri Nahmnias (Jerusalem Post) / Feb 2, 2023
Republican congressmen removed Omar due to her criticisms of Israel, according to reports.
WASHINGTON – The US House of Representatives voted on Thursday to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) from the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The vote was approved along party lines, 218-211.
Republicans argued that Omar should be removed for past comments against Israel and the use of antisemitic tropes.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy defended the decision to remove Omar from the powerful committee. Speaking to the media after the vote, he said her past statements “make it clear she is unfit to represent the US on the House Foreign Affairs Committee.”
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