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Doyle McManus: How to avoid sounding anti-Semitic: A primer for politicians

The Democratic Party has a problem with anti-Semitism, and passing a resolution against bigotry won't make it go away.

Democrats aren't divided on anti-Semitism; they're all against it. But one of their leftish new House members, Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, has made herself sound insensitive to anti-Jewish slurs - repeatedly.

That shouldn't be hard to avoid. Most members of Congress, including progressive Democrats who are champions of Palestinian rights, know how to talk about Israel without sounding anti-Semitic.

But Omar,

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