Ilhan Omar

WATCH: Congresswoman Ilhan Omar sprayed with unknown liquid during Minneapolis Town Hall

The attack occurred shortly after Omar began speaking. Witnesses said a man in the audience stood, shouted, and sprayed her with a liquid that had an acidic smell.

US Democratic House Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) speaks to supporters after announcing her victory in the Minnesota Democratic Primary election at Nighthawks in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US August 13, 2024
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 ‘THE SQUAD’ – US Reps. Ayanna Pressley (from left), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib hold a news conference on Capitol Hill in 2019

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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz visiting Columbus, Ohio, April 6, 2025; illustrative.

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'The Squad' members criticize Palestinian Authority in recent tweets

In response to an Avaaz tweet, several members of "The Squad" criticized the Palestinian Authority for arrests during a peaceful protest.

REP. RASHIDA TLAIB (D-Michigan) speaks at a climate rally in Iowa in January.

AIPAC spars with Ilhan Omar spokesman over attack ads

Jeremy Slevin: "Make no mistake: AIPAC is putting Rep. Omar's life at risk with repeated Islamophobic attack ads."

U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN), December 13, 2019.

Jewish Republicans must continue to reject antisemitism on the Right

For the sake of the Republican Party, Jewish conservatives must reject and denounce antisemitism on the Right.

NICK FUENTES makes his way through the crowd at a ‘Stop the Steal/Million MAGA March’ protest in Washington, last November.

Ilhan Omar defends comments comparing Israel, US to Hamas, Taliban

CNN's Jake Tapper called out Omar's original tweet, which drew criticism from members of Congress, asking if she regretted sharing it with the public.

U.S. Rep Ilhan Omar (D-MN)

Sarah Silverman wishes Ilhan Omar’s ‘Squad’ had a ‘progressive Jewess’

“You could run and join us,” Omar responded with a smiley face.

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Republicans likelier to see antisemitism when connected to Ilhan Omar

The poll found that 47% of Republican respondents viewed a tweet as antisemitic when they knew it was said by Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar.

U.S. Rep Ilhan Omar (D-MN)

Florida representative introduces a resolution to condemn 'The Squad'

"For members of the US Congress to make equivalencies to Israel and the American military is ignorant of the facts, shameful, and should be condemned in the strongest terms.”

US REPS. (from left) Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, four members of ‘the Squad,’ have made a name for themselves in their bashing of Israel over the last few years.

Ilhan Omar clarifies remarks on Hamas, US & Israel, condemns Jewish lawmakers

Omar’s tweet on Monday tweet sparked immediate outrage from Republicans, Israeli officials and some pro-Israel groups.

U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN), December 13, 2019.

Hamas denounces Rep. Ilhan Omar's controversial comments on Israel, US

They asked Omar and "and all defenders of Palestinian rights" to describe things accurately, citing the importance of "laying the foundation of just solution to this chronic conflict."

US REP. Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) addresses at a press conference in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, in April.

Jewish Democratic lawmakers may condemn Ilhan Omar for likening Hamas to Israel and US

Ilhan Omar, a Democratic member of Congress, tweeted a video in which she compared Israel and the US to Hamas and the Taliban.

Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota speaks at a news conference at a memorial for Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, April 20, 2021. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)