Dems mobilize to defend Omar in face of GOP defections

[karynnj]

4. Much has to do with supporting Palestinian rights and supporting BDS

While the most common position for Americans, American politicians and American Jews is the two state solution facts on the ground in Israel with increased settlements in the West Bank make it increasingly less likely. Treatment of Arabs in the area of the West Bank controlled by Israel is an issue that Omar has raised.

BDS is a hot button issue in the US with Israel calling it antisemitic. Some states have actually made it illegal to call for a boycott of Israel. This creates the situation where organizations can LEGALLY call for boycotting states because of political stands .. and I remember both Arizona and Georgia in the past but publicly calling for a boycott of Israel is illegal.

In fact, Omar's position in the Trump years, whole outspoken, was more consistent with decades of US foreign policy consistent with backing a Palestinian state than Trump's one sided position.