Ilhan Omar

Man who assaulted US lawmaker Ilhan Omar sentenced to 14 months in prison

Anthony James Kazmierczak pleaded guilty in May and admitted to attacking Omar because he disagreed with her progressive political views.

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A man shouts at U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) after spraying an unidentified liquid in her direction, during a town hall meeting days after a man identified as Alex Pretti was fatally shot by federal immigration agents trying to detain him, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 27, 2026 i
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.

Ilhan Omar: Prove your Gaza genocide claims or stop making them - opinion

By way of tangible evidence, here are some reliable facts to refute the lying, despicable congresswoman, who should bear the shame for her treacherous dishonesty.

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US Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) speaks behind a glass during a "No Kings" protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's administration policies, in St. Paul, Minnesota, March 28, 2026.

Man pleads guilty to assaulting US lawmaker Ilhan Omar in January town hall

Anthony James Kazmierczak, 55, admitted to planning the assault because he did not agree with Omar's political views.

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US Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-MN, speaks at a forum held by the Democratic Women's Caucus titled "Trump's Report Card: Failing Working Women” on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, February 4, 2026.

Fact-checking Ilhan Omar’s Ramadan accusation against the US - opinion

Were US strikes timed for Ramadan, or is that narrative built on shaky facts?

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Whoopi Goldberg: Hamas, Taliban being terrorist groups 'depends who you talk to'

The View talk show hosts castigated potential Republican plans to remove Ilhan Omar from congressional committees but reinstate Majorie Taylor Greene.

NOVEMBER 24, 2022ByMICHAEL STARR
WHOOPI GOLDBERG speaks during the WorldPride 2019 Opening Ceremony, a combined celebration marking the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall riots and WorldPride 2019 in New York.

Rep. McCarthy tells Jewish Republicans he will pull Ilhan Omar from committee

McCarthy was speaking Saturday to the annual Republican Jewish Coalition conference in Las Vegas.

NOVEMBER 20, 2022ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks during a news conference about the House Republicans "Commitment to America" outside the United States Capitol building in Washington, DC, US, September 29, 2022.

‘The Squad’ urges Biden administration to negotiate ceasefire in Ukraine

Members of “The Squad” – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Ayanna Pressley – were among 30 signatories on the letter urging Biden to calm tensions.

OCTOBER 25, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US REPS. (from left) Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, four members of ‘the Squad,’ have made a name for themselves in their bashing of Israel over the last few years.

Ilhan Omar bashes Donald Trump over antisemitism

Rep. Ilhan Omar condemned the comments made by Donald Trump in a recent interview with Mehdi Hasan.

OCTOBER 18, 2022ByNOA FEIGENBAUM
U.S. Rep Ilhan Omar (D-MN)

Why did AIPAC stay out of Ilhan Omar’s tight race?

In one week, AIPAC’s opponents were handed a tidy critique of the group’s approach: AIPAC spent millions of dollars to defeat Jewish royalty, but not a dime to unseat Omar.

AUGUST 16, 2022ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Rep. Ilhan Omar gives a press conference during a voter engagement event near the the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis, Aug. 9, 2022

Rep. Ilhan Omar wins 5th District DFL race with narrow margin

Omar defeated Don Samuels by a narrow margin of less than 3,000 votes, making this her tightest race yet as she seeks a third term in the House of Representatives.

AUGUST 10, 2022ByHUNTER WOODALL/STAR TRIBUNE/TNS
Rep. Ilhan Omar narrowly defeats Don Samuels in 5th District DFL race

AOC, Omar, other members of Congress arrested at DC abortion protest

Jewish Rep. Andy Levin from Michigan was one of the 17 Congress members arrested at the protest, and the only male one to have attended.

JULY 20, 2022ByAARON REICH
Representatives Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) are detained for their part in an abortion rights protest outside of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, US, July 19, 2022.

AOC: Israeli forces killed Shireen Abu Akleh with US funding

"I think it's really important for us to have eyes on what happened with Shireen Abu Akleh in Palestine, she was killed by Israeli forces," said Ocasio-Cortez.

MAY 20, 2022ByMICHAEL STARR
US REPRESENTATIVE Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) at a news conference in Washington this week.

'Nakba recognition' resolution submitted by Rashida Tlaib, 'squad'

The bill calls to establish an official means for the US to recognize and remember the Nakba —The establishment of Israel and the exodus of Palestinians caused by the 1948 War of Independence.

MAY 18, 2022ByMICHAEL STARR
‘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

Ilhan Omar's trip to Islamabad may boost Pakistan's far-right - analysis

Ilhan Omar went on an apparently unofficial trip to Pakistan where she met with a number of officials including ousted PM Imran Khan.

APRIL 23, 2022BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN), December 13, 2019.