I Stand With Ilhan: Supporters Reject Smear Campaign After Newly-Elected Omar Declares Support of BDS
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"The rising support for #BDS has finally reached Congress"
by: Andrea Germanos
Minnesota Democratic Congressional Candidate Ilhan Omar speaks at an election night results party on November 6, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Omar won the race for Minnesota's 5th congressional district seat against Republican candidate Jennifer Zielinski to become one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress. (Photo: Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
Free speech and human rights supporters are rallying behind Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar after a pro-Israeli government group attacked the representative-elect for announcing her support of the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement.
Omar—who along with Democrat Rashida Tlaib of Michigan became the first Muslim w...