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    The Democrats' Jewish problem

    by Cal Thomas, Tribune Content Agency Mar 12, 2019 2 minutes

    Rep. Ilhan Omar's (D-MN) comment that the influence of the Israeli lobby in Washington pushes lawmakers to take a pledge of "allegiance to a foreign country" was bad enough. A watered-down House resolution condemning, not Omar, but "all hatred" was as tepid as denouncing drunk driving.

    After heated debate within their caucus, Speaker and the Democratic leadership released a separate statement: "Congresswoman Omar's use of anti-Semitic tropes and

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