Ilhan Omar Regrows Criticism of Ted Cruz and Meghan McCain Following Poway Synagogue Shootout

As the country turned after Saturday Deadly shooting in a synagogue in Poway, California, Senator Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), Meghan McCain and other prominent curators critically reviewed the representative Ilhan Omar (D-Min.), accused by criticizing anti-Semitism.

"The anti-Semitic left. . . it's getting worse, "Cruz tweeted Sunday afternoon, tagging Omar and writing that she "repeated anti-Israel insults". He added, "Responsible officials must say that it's enough, that's enough.

A few hours earlier, McCain had called Omar during a discussion about the filming of "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" on ABC.

"When we discuss anti-Semitism, we should look in the most extreme way on both sides," McCain said. "I would like to mention MP Ilhan Omar and some of her comments that have attracted so much attention."

Over the weekend, social media turned into a new battlefield after Omar's past statements, which she apologized for. Many have blamed the criticism of the congressman for bringing him down instead of white nationalism as a result of an attack that left one dead and three wounded. Omar's supporters spoke of an online manifesto allegedly written by the shooter, in which he said he was inspired by the October massacre at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue and the shootings of a mosque. New Zealand last month. The author of the document also admitted to recently torching a mosque in Escondido, California, reported Deanna Paul and Katie Mettler of the Washington Post. Omar, a Somali refugee, is Muslim.

"How dare you suggest that @IlhanMN is somehow responsible for the murder of our people when Poway's shooter manifesto showed his penchant for violent Islamophobia and anti-Semitism," said a user of Twitter wrote in a message to McCain. "We know who's killing us."

The outcry began on Saturday after Omar tweeted a message of condolence to the victims of Poway's shooting, writing that his "heart is breaking".

"As a nation, we have to face the terrifying rise of religious hatred and violence," Omar said. wrote. "Love outweighs hatred."

While some praised Omar's response, the tweet triggered a violent reaction from others who took advantage of past criticism of the congressman to weaken his statement.

In February, Omar apologized after being pressured by leading Democrats, including Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Who had suggested that the Israeli Public Affairs Commission, a large Jewish lobbying group, uses money to exercise control over members of Congress. More recently, she was criticized after calling Trump's senior political advisor, Stephen Miller, who is Jewish, a "white nationalist."

Saturday, Representative Chip Roy (R-Tex.) retweeted Senator Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.) Made a statement about the shooting in which she wrote: "Antisemitism is a reality in this country and we must not shut up, it is too much."

In his retweet, Roy tagged Omar and the New York Times, who was widely criticized for publishing a cartoon last week in the opinion pages of his international print edition that many have described as anti-Semitic. . The illustration showed a blind Trump wearing a black cap led by a dog drawn by the face of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a Star of David necklace. The temperature is excused on Sunday.

McCain and Cruz also criticized Omar in the aftermath of the tragedy.

"In my opinion, Nancy Pelosi was not hard enough in her response to [Omar’s] McCain told Stephanopoulos Sunday morning that the anti-Semitic language traffic spoke of "All about Benjamins" and the "hypnotization" of the world by the Jews, "McCain told Stephanopoulos.

The co-host of "The View" added that although she agreed that in terms of rhetoric, Trump "must also keep our feet on fire, we are talking about both sides of the aisle".

In his tweet, Cruz also targeted the Times, retweeting celebrity Rabbi Shmuley Boteach.

The member was quick to fight back against her critics.

"Islamophobia and anti-Semitism are two sides of the same fanatical coin," she said. tweeted Sunday, noting that the shooter reportedly targeted Jews and Muslims. Omar also included a link to a November editorial on the rise of hate-motivated crime in the United States. "Let's remain united as Americans to reject hate!" She wrote.

Omar then turned to Roy, Cruz and McCain individually.

She retweeted a message from IfNotNow, a group of left-wing Jewish activists, who slammed Roy.

"The right militarizes anti-Semitism to divide the progressive movement, silence criticism of Israel and divert attention from the way they emboldened white nationalists at the root of the violence "said the organization tweeted.

In response to Cruz, Omar chastised The Texas senator, who had not made a public statement about Saturday's shootings, wrote, "Shame on you." His response to McCain was shorter.

"Oh, bless his heart!" Omar tweeted, sharing an excerpt of McCain's appearance on ABC.

Throughout Sunday, Omar's supporters also rushed to his defense.

"People who burn mosques do not" generally take the example of Muslims, "said a Twitter user. wrote. "Ilhan Omar is not a factor here, and if you think so, you are hiding the white nationalism that caused that."

In a long wireBen Collins, a journalist with NBC News, described Omar's "alleged attempt to blame" for the gunman's alleged crimes "without any reality".

"You will not find Ilhan Omar fans or NY Times cartoon fans on 8chan, where the shooter from San Diego and New Zealand posted almost identical ratings," Collins said. tweeted. "You will find people agitated by the" white genocide "caused by Muslim and Mexican immigration.The angry president does not want to do more."

several people argued that the attack, and similar crimes, must be blamed on white nationalism, while others accused Cruz and McCain's contributing in the atmosphere of violence.

British journalist Mehdi Hasan tweeted that "Cruz, like his Republican compatriots, is trying to kill @IlhanMN."

Omar has received numerous death threats, an amount that would have risen earlier this month after Trump targeted him in a tweet about the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Two people were also arrested in April for threatening Omar, including a New York man who swore to "put a bullet in the head [expletive] skull."