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  • Far from Washington, Rep. Omar's constituents see the Israel controversy in a different light

    03/10/2019 8:09:07 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 39 replies
    NBC "News" ^ | March 10, 2019, 7:51 PM CDT / Updated March 10, 2019, 7:55 PM CDT | Daniel Arkin
    MINNEAPOLIS — Rep. Ilhan Omar's comments about Israel have consumed Washington. But here in Minnesota’s diverse 5th Congressional District, a pillar of progressivism that handed Omar a decisive victory in November's midterm elections, there has been far less outrage. In interviews here, including with residents who are Jewish and Muslim, few of Omar's constituents voiced any anger at the lawmaker, even if they found the remarks troubling. One Jewish leader said she would be open to a good-faith foreign policy debate. To the director of the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center, a large mosque 10 miles south of this city, the...