Women's March
Leader Linda Sarsour Says She's 'Triggered' By 'Hate Mob' Criticizing Rep.
Ilhan Omar
By Emily Zanotti
@emzanotti
March 17, 2019
Women's March leader — and accused anti-Semite — Linda
Sarsour, lashed out at those expressing condolences for the victims of the New
Zealand mass shooting, claiming she's "triggered" by those who both
criticized Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) for her anti-Semitic remarks and reached out
in love to the more than 50 families who lost a loved one last week.
Somehow, according to Sarsour, critics of openly
anti-Semitic language can't also express support for Muslim victims of terror
because they are "Islamophobic."
"I am triggered by those who piled on Representative
Ilhan Omar and incited a hate mob against her until she got assassination
threats now giving condolences to our community. What we need you to do is
reflect on how you contribute to islamophobia and stop doing that," Sarsour tweeted Saturday.
The commentary echoes that of two women who angrily
confronted a befuddled Chelsea Clinton at a memorial for the New Zealand
victims on Friday evening. Apparently, criticizing any Islamic lawmaker — even
one that repeatedly uses anti-Semitic slurs against her colleagues, even after
meeting with Jewish leaders who explained the history and consequences of the
"dual loyalty smear — is automatically "Islamophobic,"
regardless of the content of the crticism.
The two women who confronted Clinton went so far as to
claim Clinton was directly responsible for inciting the New Zealand attacks
after she spoke out, in general terms, about opposing anti-Semitism.
Sarsour took aim at a wider audience, using the victims
of the New Zealand mass shooting to smear Omar's and her own critics. By the
end of the day Saturday, more than 14,000 people had "liked" her
tweet.
CNS News also reports
that an advocacy group Sarsour co-founded, MPower Change, also used the tragedy
to lash out at "Islamophobia" and "white supremacy" as
embraced by "elected officials" and "talking heads."
“This deadly violence is the inevitable conclusion of
unchecked white supremacy and Islamophobia,” the group said, according to CNS.
“To the elected officials who actively promote bigotry or stay silent as our
communities are attacked; to the media who treat the proponents of hatred as
mere talking heads; to the social media companies who either promote or make
excuses for white supremacists and Islamophobes: Your words today are not
enough.”
Such language is far more forceful than either Sarsour or
her colleagues on the left used when confronting Omar, who has repeatedly used
anti-Semitic language to criticize her fellow members of Congress. In a
particularly disturbing incident a few weeks ago, Omar accused lawmakers of
having split loyalty to the United States and Israel — a modern twist on the
age-old anti-Semitic "dual loyalty" smear.
But fearing backlash from the more progressive wing of
their party, Democrats shied away from censuring Omar specifically, and even
watered down a Congressional resolution meant to condemn anti-Semitism with
"inclusive" language. Sarsour, in particular, lashed out at Speaker
of the House, Democrat Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for "white feminism" and
"white supremacy," for even insisting that Omar be censured in the
first place.
Sarsour, of course, has her own problems. Although she
claims to preach against "hate" and "division," she and
other Women's March leaders are directly linked with anti-Semitic hate preacher
Louis Farrakhan and his organization, the Nation of Islam. Sarsour and fellow
Women's March leader Tamika Mallory have attended Farrakhan's events, and the
Women's March itself contracted with the Nation of Islam to provide security at
its events.
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