[ Even US President Donald Trump became involved, hypocritically calling on Omar to resign, claiming "anti-Semitism has no place in the United States Congress".
After facing mounting pressure, Omar caved in and needlessly apologised for her comment. Once again, the US political establishment and the mainstream media demonstrated that they cannot tolerate progressive, anti-Zionist voices like Omar's and will persist in their relentless campaign to silence them with fake accusations of anti-Semitism.
However, this episode also elucidated two important facts: one, that "liberal Zionism" does not differ in substance from "right-wing Zionism"; and two, that intersectionality in politics and advocacy is increasingly becoming a grave threat to Zionists and their supporters in the US. ]
After facing mounting pressure, Omar caved in and needlessly apologised for her comment. Once again, the US political establishment and the mainstream media demonstrated that they cannot tolerate progressive, anti-Zionist voices like Omar's and will persist in their relentless campaign to silence them with fake accusations of anti-Semitism.
However, this episode also elucidated two important facts: one, that "liberal Zionism" does not differ in substance from "right-wing Zionism"; and two, that intersectionality in politics and advocacy is increasingly becoming a grave threat to Zionists and their supporters in the US. ]
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