Ilhan Omar Off House Foreign Affairs Committee!

You won't silence me.

So if criticism of the Israeli government's cruel policies towards the Palestinians is anti-semitic, you might as well call me one.

That country has committed war crimes, illegal activities and unjustified violence for years and the United States continues to look the other way and keeps giving billions of aid to them. They are running an extreme right government that is fully on board with the full escalation of settlements on the West Bank. 

They are still blocking medical aid and emergency services to those in the Gaza Strip.

Numerous Republican lawmakers have called for violence against their fellow lawmakers. Yet, they are rewarded and praised. If I dare criticize Israel by saying American lawmakers take billions from lobbyists who support controversial Israeli policies, I am anti-semitic.

Fuck them.

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) faces numerous death threats from insane people and constant conspiracy theories from media agitators was booted from the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

Ohio elected a white nationalist, Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) to represent the suburbs of Cleveland. He is one of the many extremists Ohio has now representing the 11.6 million people.

The vote was 218-211 along party lines. In her first term, Omar drew criticism from Republicans and Democrats alike for tweets that invoked anti-Semitic tropes. She apologized for those tweets but has remained outspoken about the influence of Israel and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a powerful pro-Israel lobby, on U.S. politics.

The resolution, introduced by Miller stated that Omar "has disqualified herself from serving on the Committee on Foreign Affairs, a panel that is viewed by nations around the world as speaking for Congress on matters of international importance and national security."

Miller, who is one of two Jewish Republicans in the House, said in a statement that Omar "cannot be an objective decision-maker on the Foreign Affairs Committee given her biases against Israel and against the Jewish people."

Omar, who herself has faced anti-Muslim bigotry since taking office, told reporters last week that the move to remove her from the committee was "purely partisan."

In an emotional speech on the House floor Thursday, Omar said she is being targeted for her identity as a Muslim immigrant from Africa.

"Is anyone surprised that I am somehow deemed unworthy to speak about American foreign policy? Or that they see me as a powerful voice that needs to be silenced." she said. "I didn't come to Congress to be silent."

Her experience as an immigrant and refugee who survived a civil war give her a valuable and unique perspective on American foreign policy, she added.