When it was revealed that Omar had said that “Israel has hypnotized the world” in 2012 amid a bout of conflict between Israeli forces and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, she was accused of advancing the antisemitic trope of the mesmeric Jew. Far from being reflexively condemned by the quarters of American polite opinion, Omar was gently corrected and given ample opportunity to learn from her mistakes. She conceded her critics’ points, apologized and promised to do better. But she didn’t live up to her commitment.
Omar ignited another controversy when she said support of Israel from U.S. politicians was “all about the Benjamins, baby.” Here, Omar had invoked another antisemitic trope, the idea that moneyed Jews purchase the loyalties they enjoy. But once again, she apologized and thanked her critics for the education.
It was only her third antisemitism scandal, one for which she flamboyantly refused to apologize, that got her into real trouble. “I want to talk about the political influence in this country that says it is OK to push for allegiance to a foreign country,” Omar told an audience while indicting her fellow members of Congress. Omar had somehow stumbled upon a third antisemitic trope — the dual-loyalty canard.
-- Noah Rothman, for MSNBC
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/ilhan-omars-committee-removal-was-long-time-coming-rcna68872
Lesson: Jews are very gracious if you apologize. See Nick Cannon, Whoopi Goldberg. But if you don't apologize they will make you pay.