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FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017 file photo, a student holds up their fist in support of a speaker during a University of Michigan Student Government meeting in Ann Arbor, Mich., to vote on a resolution to divest in businesses connected to Israel amid criticism of Israeli policies toward Palestinians. On college campuses, in state legislatures and in many other venues nationwide, the polarized debate about Israel is a familiar conflict and likely to intensify. (Hunter Dyke/The Ann Arbor News via AP)

Omar furor reflects intensifying national debate over Israel

By DAVID CRARY - Associated Press

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., smiles as she stands between Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, left, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., as Democrats rally outside the Capitol ahead of passage of H.R. 1, "The For the People Act," a bill which aims to expand voting rights and strengthen ethics rules, in Washington, Friday, March 8, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Ilhan Omar slams Barack Obama for ‘bad policies’: ‘We can’t be only upset with Trump’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California speaks at an Economic Club luncheon gathering in Washington on March 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Pelosi: Ilhan Omar ‘has a different experience in the use of words’

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., walks to a closed Democratic Caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Jan. 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

ADL calls out James Clyburn’s Holocaust comments in defending Ilhan Omar

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., sits with fellow Democrats on the House Education and Labor Committee during a bill markup, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Omar stirred controversy last week saying that Israel's supporters are pushing U.S. lawmakers to take a pledge of &quot;allegiance to a foreign country.&quot; Omar is not apologizing for that remark, and progressives are supporting her. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: House passes resolution condemning bigotry

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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., sits with fellow Democrats, Rep. David Trone, D-Md., left, and Rep. Andy Levin, D-Mich., right, on the House Education and Labor Committee during a bill markup, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Omar stirred controversy last week saying that Israel's supporters are pushing U.S. lawmakers to take a pledge of "allegiance to a foreign country." Omar is not apologizing for that remark, and progressives are supporting her. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Nancy Pelosi says Omar’s comments not intended to be anti-Semitic

By Gabriella Muñoz and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., sits with fellow Democrats on the House Education and Labor Committee during a bill markup, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Omar stirred controversy last week saying that Israel's supporters are pushing U.S. lawmakers to take a pledge of &quot;allegiance to a foreign country.&quot; Omar is not apologizing for that remark, and progressives are supporting her. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House broadly condemns hate after anti-Semitism dispute

By LISA MASCARO and LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., sits with fellow Democrats, Rep. David Trone, D-Md., left, and Rep. Mike Levin, D-Calif., right, on the House Education and Labor Committee during a bill markup, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Omar stirred controversy last week saying that Israel's supporters are pushing U.S. lawmakers to take a pledge of &quot;allegiance to a foreign country.&quot; Omar is not apologizing for that remark, and progressives are supporting her. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

America’s money-trail ‘allegiance’ to the Muslim world

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., speaks to the media, Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Adam Kinzinger turns up heat on Democrats to eject Ilhan Omar from House Foreign Affairs

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Former Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman waves to members of the media as he leaves the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

Joe Lieberman warns Democrats off Ilhan Omar

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., walks through an underground tunnel at the Capitol as top House Democrats plan to offer a measure that condemns anti-Semitism in the wake of controversial remarks by the freshman congresswoman, in Washington, Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Omar said last week that Israel's supporters are pushing U.S. lawmakers to take a pledge of "allegiance to a foreign country." Despite criticism from Democrats and Republicans, Omar has refused to apologize. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Anti-Semitism within America’s gates

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., sits with fellow Democrats on the House Education and Labor Committee during a bill markup, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 6, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Ilhan Omar anti-Semitic comments condemned in House resolution

By Gabriella Muñoz and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Former Louisiana State Representative David Duke arrives to give remarks after a white nationalist protest was declared an unlawful assembly, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017, in Charlottesville, Va. The nationalists were holding the rally to protest plans by the city of Charlottesville to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. (Shaban Athuman/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)

David Duke praises Rep. Ilhan Omar

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., sits with fellow Democrats on the House Education and Labor Committee during a bill markup, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Omar stirred controversy last week saying that Israel's supporters are pushing U.S. lawmakers to take a pledge of &quot;allegiance to a foreign country.&quot; Omar is not apologizing for that remark, and progressives are supporting her. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats’ resolution dings Omar’s claims, but doesn’t mention her

By Gabriella Muñoz and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., sits with fellow Democrats, Rep. David Trone, D-Md., left, and Rep. Mike Levin, D-Calif., right, on the House Education and Labor Committee during a bill markup, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Omar stirred controversy last week saying that Israel's supporters are pushing U.S. lawmakers to take a pledge of "allegiance to a foreign country." Omar is not apologizing for that remark, and progressives are supporting her. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Democrats fail to condemn anti-Semitism, don’t rebuke Rep. Ilhan Omar

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., sits with fellow Democrats on the House Education and Labor Committee during a bill markup, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Omar stirred controversy last week saying that Israel's supporters are pushing U.S. lawmakers to take a pledge of &quot;allegiance to a foreign country.&quot; Omar is not apologizing for that remark, and progressives are supporting her. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: House Dems delay vote on anti-Semitism measure

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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., walks through an underground tunnel at the Capitol as top House Democrats plan to offer a measure that condemns anti-Semitism in the wake of controversial remarks by the freshman congresswoman, in Washington, Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Omar said last week that Israel's supporters are pushing U.S. lawmakers to take a pledge of &quot;allegiance to a foreign country.&quot; Despite criticism from Democrats and Republicans, Omar has refused to apologize. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Dissent among Dems postpones action on anti-Semitism measure

By LAURIE KELLMAN and LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., sits with fellow Democrats, Rep. David Trone, D-Md., left, and Rep. Mike Levin, D-Calif., right, on the House Education and Labor Committee during a bill markup, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Omar stirred controversy last week saying that Israel's supporters are pushing U.S. lawmakers to take a pledge of &quot;allegiance to a foreign country.&quot; Omar is not apologizing for that remark, and progressives are supporting her. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Omar’s Israel remarks expose Democrats’ simmering divisions

By LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press