Blast from the Past: Ilhan Omar telling the Truth. (2018)

 

Both parties' unfettered attacks on Rep Omar, on her truthful criticisms of AIPAC and politicians in bed with the Israeli Lobby Firm, prove two things: they're bought and paid for politicians. They have put Israel first above the interests of the American people. The first act of Law Congress pushed was the anti #BDS bill. This reveals which side of their bread is buttered on. This first act was for their actual constituents, Israeli money. Calling Rep Omar anti-Semite borders on the truly absurd.

 During the height of the #Russiagate hysteria in the US (2016-18), the left-wing leader of the British parliament, Jeremy Corbin, was smeared as anti-Semitic by every mainstream media outlet, from the tabloids to the BBC. These accusations were unfounded and later proven to be a Tory smear campaign. However, the term anti-Semitic has been bandied around so much, particularly from right-wing Israelis, that it has begun not to hold any meaning. You use a phrase often enough; it has a tendency to disappear.

A week before, AOC, in a committee meeting, questioned individuals on campaign finance, which led to the conclusion that the political system was broken. This gained substantial attention on social media and alternative media across the world. When you can essentially buy a politician for a specific reason, whether against the public interest or not, there is no true democracy but a system run by the few, the oligarchy.

In earlier BLOGS, I have discussed AIPAC and their significant influence to sway American politics to their own interests. In fact, every freshman congressperson's first cab off the rank is a visit to AIPAC HQ for a briefing and then offered an all-expenses-paid trip to Israel. If this is not professional grooming, then what is?

When Rep. Omar made her brave criticism of a deeply broken system, pointing out the "paid for politicians" from the Israeli lobby, she wasn't smearing Jews but pointing out far-reaching corruption currently destroying American democracy. Likewise, when one criticizes an Apartheid State, one is not shaming the people but the government. In this case, the far-right Israeli government.

The #BDS movement is not about Jews. It is about humanitarian Rights – Palestinian human rights.

So just know that all our representatives in government who bullied and pushed Rep. Omar to apologize for her *truthful statements*, do not work for the American people but for the Zionist State of Israel.

And this must change.