; Whereas Representative Omar has a history of further fueling the flames of antisemitic hatred by her unrelenting attacks against the State of Israel, the only democracy in the Middle East; Whereas, in 2021, Representative Omar compared Israel and the United States not only to Hamas, but also to the Taliban, when she tweeted we have seen unthinkable atrocities committed by the U.S., Hamas, Israel, Afghanistan, and the Taliban ; Whereas the State of Israel is a key ally and a strategic partner of the United States; Whereas Hamas was designated by the Department of State as a foreign terrorist organization on October 8, 1997; Whereas Hamas is actively engaged in committing war crimes, including using civilians as human shields, which is banned under customary international humanitarian law; Whereas Hamas and its Palestinian terrorist allies in Gaza are funded by Iran; Whereas the cowardly terrorist attack on October 7, 2023, by Hamas on innocent Israeli citizens, as well as citizens of the United States and other countries, was the deadliest murder of the Jewish people since 1945; Whereas Representative Omar has previously argued that Israel’s military response to Hamas strikes was an act of terrorism rather than an act of self-defense; Whereas Representative Omar accused the United States of backing crimes against humanity; Whereas, in 2012, Representative Omar tweeted, Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel. ; Whereas, in 2018, Representative Omar posted, Drawing attention to the apartheid Israeli regime is far from hating Jews. ; Whereas, in 2019, Representative Omar resorted to horrible stereotypes against Jewish people when she previously suggested that the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and the Jewish people were trying to buy political influence by saying It’s all about the Benjamins, baby.