Updated at 3:30 p.m. ET
One of the two first Muslim women to serve in Congress has apologized for comments on social media widely condemned as anti-Semitic. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., said she apologized “unequivocally” following a joint statement released by House Democratic leaders calling on her to do so.
“Anti-Semitism is real,” Omar tweeted Monday afternoon, “and I am grateful for Jewish allies and colleagues who are educating me on the painful history of anti-Semitic tropes.”
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