# Resolved: Ilhan Omar has not expressed antisemitism

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [February 4, 2023, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-ilhan-omar-has-not-expressed-antisemitism/979323 "2023-02-04T22:38:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2023, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-ilhan-omar-has-not-expressed-antisemitism/979323/53 "2023-02-06T12:47:42Z")

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I had most of this post as a draft and most of this has been covered by other posters since, but whatever.

> [@Moriarty](#):
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> I have never read the Protocols of the Elders of Zion; could you direct me to some of its rhetoric that is similar to her comment?

Respectfully, no. I’m not digging through that garbage for you (or anybody). It’s freely available online. Maybe disable your tracking cookies before you start searching.

> [@Moriarty](#):
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> Moreover, why is Israel so protected that any potential criticism must be couched in carefully worded language to avoid being accused of bigotry?

I’m not going to get into a game of “how could this have been worded differently” with you. There are a number of ancient and well-worn stereotypes about Jewish people - that they secretly control the world, that they secretly control the world’s money, that they are incapable of loyalty to anybody but themselves, and so on.

As with [in this case](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-needs-to-have-a-banned-words-list/978494), sometimes you **should** be more careful about the language you use in certain contexts.

If American Jews are sensitive to the conflation of “Israel” and “Jew” it’s because that’s one of the ways antisemitism is directed at us, from both liberals and conservatives.

Is Ilhan Omar getting more heat because of who she is? Absolutely. Is it a gross double standard? Undoubtedly. Is she blameless? Absolutely not, **by her own admission**. It can be two things.

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