Omar Defends Progressives Calling Israel an Apartheid State: ‘That Is a Factual Statement’

‘Human rights orgs have labeled Israel an apartheid state, that is a factual statement that is on the record in the research that Israel’s own human rights organization has done’

(Via Just the News)

Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar said Friday she voted against the $1 billion for Israel's Iron Dome because it's "not needed at this moment" and added that it's "factual" for progressives to call Israel an apartheid state.

Omar, of Minnesota, was asked why she joined seven other progressive Democrats in voting against the funding. The bill passed 420-9. There were two progressive Democrats who voted present.

"It's an additional funding that is not need at this moment," she said on Capitol Hill. 

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