Pro-Israel Groups Slam Omar Comparing BDS to Boycotts of Nazi Germany, Soviet Union
(WorldNews Germany)

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.). Photo: Leopaltik1242 / Wikimedia Commons. JNS.org – Pro-Israel groups denounced US Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) for comparing the anti-Israel BDS movement to previous boycotts of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. On Thursday, Omar announced a resolution supporting the right to boycott Israel. Her resolution seeks to push back against US laws that ban the boycott of Israel, while affirming the right of Americans to organize boycotts of foreign countries. `Americans of conscience have a proud history of participating in boycotts to advocate for human rights abroad including ... boycotting Nazi Germany from March 1933 to October 1941 in response to the...