Selective outrage indeed.
Muslim Brotherhood organizations in the United States are dedicated, according to a captured internal document, to “eliminating and destroying Western civilization from within, and sabotaging its miserable house.”
Qatar is one of the “staunchest supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood.”
Qatar was found to be behind statements from American universities that were hostile to Israel. Qatar also funds Hamas, al Qaeda and Hizballah.
“For Ilhan Omar, not all foreign influence spending is bad,” by Matthew Kassel, Jewish Insider, August 16, 2023:
During her time in Congress, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) has frequently voiced concern over the influence of foreign interests on American politics — most controversially with regard to the pro-Israel community in the U.S.
But when she visited Qatar last November to watch the World Cup, it was unclear who had paid for the trip, which the progressive lawmaker neglected to clarify. Her office did not answer questions from The New York Times in December about the funding source after she had returned.
It turns out that the trip was funded by the Qatari government, according to an annual House financial disclosure filed in May. The new statement, which has not previously been reported, shows Qatar paid for the four-day visit to Doha that overlapped with the U.S. men’s team’s opening match against Wales. Both “food” and “lodging” were covered by the Gulf nation, the disclosure indicates.
The Qatari Embassy in Washington, D.C., confirmed it had paid for Omar’s visit to the Gulf kingdom last year. The congresswoman “accepted an invitation from the Embassy of Qatar to attend events in Doha in November 2022,” a spokesperson told Jewish Insider last week, “as part of a program authorized under the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act,” or MECEA, which allows House members to take trips funded by foreign governments provided that the travel is later disclosed in their annual financial statements.
The embassy did not share an exact figure for the cost of the trip, which was not listed in Omar’s financial report.
Omar was not alone among congressional lawmakers who quietly accepted funding from Qatar to attend the World Cup last year, recent disclosures show. That shouldn’t come as a surprise, according to Jonathan Schanzer, senior vice president for research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, which has been critical of Qatar. “We see a huge amount of Qatari influence in the halls of Congress on a regular basis,” he said in an interview with JI. “I don’t think that Ilhan Omar is unique in that sense.”
Still, Schanzer suggested that Omar’s visit stands out in particular because of her outspoken criticism of the pro-Israel lobby and its involvement in American politics — underscoring what he characterized as a kind of “selective outrage.”
“Perhaps her most famous quip is that support for Israel is ‘all about the Benjamins,’” Schanzer said, referring to comments Omar made as a freshman that were condemned as antisemitic and for which she later apologized. “If there is a lobby right now that is truly ‘all about the Benjamins,’ it is the lobby that is spending tens of millions of dollars per year in order to acquire influence in the capital of the United States,” he said of Qatar, which has drawn condemnation for its treatment of migrant workers and ban on homosexuality, among other matters. “She does not seem to be bothered by that.”
In a statement to JI, Jeremy Slevin, a spokesperson for Omar, defended the congresswoman’s decision to accept the junket to Doha. “Rep. Omar attended the World Cup on a delegation with several elected officials, including Democrats and Republicans,” Slevin said. “As a lifelong soccer fan, she was proud to support Team USA. She remains committed to upholding human rights and the rule of law around the world, including FIFA’s mistreatment of migrant workers, and she shared these concerns during her trip.”
Two months before the visit, Omar was among a group of House Democrats who signed on to a letter expressing “dismay regarding FIFA’s inaction and heel-dragging on human rights abuses in Qatar” — and requesting a “written response” concerning FIFA’s “commitment to concrete steps for migrant worker compensation and empowerment.”
But the Minneapolis lawmaker has been comparatively muted when it comes to raising concerns about Qatar itself, which has been criticized for boosting the Muslim Brotherhood and funding Hamas. On the other hand, she has frequently condemned human rights abuses not only in Israel but in other Gulf nations including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, which were among a group of Arab countries that imposed a three-year blockade of Qatar beginning in 2017….
somehistory says
This should not happen….it’s buying influence…just like the influence burisma and china bought through that other sleazy creature, last name biden.
An “exchange” indeed. Nothing more than bribery. “Lawmakers” create so many loopholes for themselves….buying stocks based on what they know is coming in the next meeting of Congress; taking bribes for their votes and influence and calling it a high-falutin, rootin-tootin name to hide the smell of bribery.
and i. elmi, alias i omar, is a mozlum snake. The creature is already “bought” because she is mozlum and a hypocrite, and an ugly liar. the day of her reaping is fast approaching.
Hoi Polloi says
Bet she felt immeasurable joy at sitting and walking on infidel slave blood all while condemning the very US that fought a war to end slavery, oh yeah, approaching 2 centuries ago. Never mind her far more tangible Marxist lineage.
somehistory says
When it comes to how the evil snakes *feel* about knowing they are stomping on the ground where blood of their enemies was shed, I prefer “glee.” Because “joy” is a fruit of God’s Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit is something alien to i elmi and her ilk. she and they have rejected it.
Hoi Polloi says
Yes, I had originally typed glee and it is more fitting. Agreed.
somehistory says
::)
FYI says
And as you will know [the reason why}allah will be sending ilhan omar to hell anyway…
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koran 3:106
allah does not like women… or people with black faces.She is twice cursed by allah.
All that hijab wearing for nothing.
Hoi Polloi says
Too true.
Hoi Polloi says
How many crimes can a muslima get away with while repeatedly pushing her sharia-given right to assert her superiority over US citizens in good standing? Apparently there’s no limit because our government continually commits hate crimes against us.
BlackRock (autocorrect can’t get much right, but it certainly let me know that R should be capitalized) says these people cost $10k. Does BlackRock’s name come from the islamic tradition, I wonder?
somehistory says
If blackrock was a company run by Trump, or DeSantis, those like i elmi and her squad would be calling it “racist” and demand a name change.
Does sound like a mozlum from saudi arabia name….or just another devout one from somewhere.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Yeah, I wonder who thinks of the Ka’aba when they hear “BlackRock”? ? ?
somehistory says
The movie: “Bad Day at Black Rock,” with Spencer Tracy first came to my mind when I heard the name of that company….which has bought up a whole lot of homes in the US.
It’s a fairly good movie; but the name being the same as the company and the thingy worshipped in saudi arabia ….not so much. A lot of bad days at that location.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
HoiPolloi
I’m doing a course right now, which often includes assignments where I have to describe things. When I type – this is in Edge under Windows 11 -, the browser tries to guess the next few words I intend to type, which I can complete just by hitting ‘Tab’. It’s fine when it happens to coincide w/ what I was about to type, but a tad annoying when it gets it wrong
Right now, this stuff here I’m typing under FireFox 78.13.0 under Debian Linux, which I believe is somewhat dated (the current version is 116.something), which does none of that stuff
somehistory says
It is very annoying to me. I want to write as I think, not have words inserted before I even get to the point of writing. And if I try to avoid the words, it usually takes away some of what I have written. I never just accept what it *suggests.*
some people just want too much control over the choices and lives of those of us who have minds which work fine.
Hoi Polloi says
I complained to facebook a few days ago when I typed the word thanks and got an entire islamic prayer autocomplete. Does that ever happen in reverse to a muslim? I seriously doubt it.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
????????????????????
somehistory says
What would happen if elon bought that media? Would he call it by another letter and fire all of the morons who censor stuff?
I think I’d puke if I typed a word and it changed to something islam.
Hoi Polloi says
I have it from grads of a highly desired U that facebook and google are out of consideration as they are seen as highly destructive and intent on destroying the social fabric of this nation. There’s hope when these kids think this way.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Too bad she didn’t just remain there! If she weren’t an “American”, they’d have kicked her out of the country as an “Abed” – their term for the n-word
Incidentally, would she dare mention the words “climate change” while she’s w/ the al-Thanis, the rulers of that quasi-island that’s only what it is due to its LNG revenues?
somehistory says
“Taliban says women lose value if men can see their faces in public: ‘should be hidden'”
“On Wednesday, U.N. special envoy Gordon Brown said the International Criminal Court should prosecute Taliban leaders for crimes against humanity for denying education and employment to Afghan girls and women.”
Take note, i. elmi. The scarf is just not enough. Hide your face. That way, maybe you will have some value.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/taliban-says-women-lose-value-if-men-can-see-their-faces-in-public-should-be-hidden/ar-AA1fpzJn?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=1d6ea1a5377f4e9aab81d5723c785465&ei=22
FYI says
Sudanese musliama: oh allah let me in to paradise
allah:Really?Why is your face blackened?
Sudanese muslima:Whaat?But i am an African woman:my face is already black!I have been a good muslima..i have done the hajj,ramadan fasting,pray 5 timed a day an always wear a hijab.
allah:Yeah that’s what all the African muslimahs say.I am allah and not easily fooled muslima..Pull the other one.I can see by your face you have disbelieved!
Sudanese woman; but..but..
allah:Disbelieved ye after your profession of belief?
Then taste the punishment for that ye disbelieved.{koran 3:106}
Omer Causey says
Who were the other members of Congress who got comped with the Qatar trip? Democrats and Republicans. Omar is no surprise. Are the others?
Hoi Polloi says
I’m fine with kicking out corrupt operators, no matter the party. My own state’s is bought and paid for.
OLD GUY says
When I worked for the state it was illegal for a state employee to accept gifts form anyone related to your employment. No one working for our government or political leader should be allowed to accept gifts, free travel, or money from anyone domestic or foreign.
Hrb says
We have allowed a snake into our country and now into our government. Muslims will never assimilate to the American way of life. Look at the chaos in Europe. These muslims are pulling the same kind of garbage they pulled in their country of origin. Now in the USA it has started here. I think that Omar the Somali terrorist needs to be removed from the United States of America and returned to the $*t hole she came from! God Bless America