Ilhan Omar

WATCH: Trump: Watching Iran closely, we have a massive armada heading in that direction

Trump added that he threatened Iran with US airstrikes if the Islamic Republic's regime carried out hangings of protesters and political dissidents as planned, and Tehran backed down as a result.

US President Donald Trump speaks with members of the media aboard Air Force One, January 11, 2026; illustrative.
 ‘THE SQUAD’ – US Reps. Ayanna Pressley (from left), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib hold a news conference on Capitol Hill in 2019

The Squad’s selective feminism fails Iranian women, too - comment

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz visiting Columbus, Ohio, April 6, 2025; illustrative.

What is Tim Walz's role in Minnesota's welfare fraud scandal? - explainer

US REPRESENTATIVE Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and her husband Tim Mynett listen as Democratic presidential nominee US Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a speech during a rally on the National Mall, one week before the November 5 US presidential election, in Washington, US, October 29, 2024.

Fraud claims, wine money, Sharia: Ethical storms around Ilhan Omar’s husband


Jewish staffer for Rep. Ilhan Omar decries religion-based hatred

“No matter how many lies, smears and hate come her way this Jew is proud to be a part of Team Omar today and every day,” said Jeremy Slevin, a senior adviser to Rep. Ilhan Omar.

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Jews and the myth of greed - Opinion

The evolution of the Jewish stereotype -from the Middle Ages to Joe Rogan, Ilhan Omar, Kanye, and more.

 UFC commentator Joe Rogan in attendance before UFC 249 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena May 9, 2020.

Letters to the Editor February 13, 2023: Is it normal?

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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Is the unseating of Ilhan Omar a Pyrrhic victory? - opinion

Going after Omar will not erase or conceal the Republicans’ antisemitism problem. It starts at the very top of their party. 

 REP. ILHAN Omar arrives before President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to Congress, on Tuesday night.

Letters to the Editor February 8, 2023: Watershed moment

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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Jewish Dems defend Ilhan Omar following removal from House committee

Jewish Democrats jump to protest Ilhan Omar's removal from her House of Representatives committee assignment despite her history of repeatedly giving voice to antisemitic tropes.

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Ilhan Omar: She's smart, savvy, dangerous, hates Jews and Israel - opinion

I wish that Ilhan Omar would own her statements. I wish that Ilhan Omar would own up and accept the title of “Purveyor of Jew-Hatred.” But she won’t do it.

 US REP. Adam Schiff (D-CA) is flanked by Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) at a news conference on Capitol Hill last month before the Republicans ousted Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee.

Ousting Ilhan Omar cause for reflection, not celebration - opinion

Reluctance to favor expelling Ilhan Omar highlights the challenges associated with celebrating the political rise of American Jewry.

 US REP. Ilhan Omar (right) walks through the corridors of Capitol Hill after her removal from the House Foreign Affairs Committee last week, as fellow ‘Squad’ member Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (left) looks on.

Letters to the Editor February 6, 2023: Marius and Sulla

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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Decision to remove Ilhan Omar from Foreign Affairs Committee was overdue -editorial

What makes Omar particularly dangerous is that while she spews blatant antisemitism, she pretends not to be an antisemite.

US Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) attends a news conference addressing the anti-Muslim comments made by Representative Lauren Boebert (R-CO) towards Omar, on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, November 30, 2021.