Prashyant Jha

14 August 2024

Slow Reporting Expected for Primary Results of Anti-Israel Rep. Ilhan Omar

In Minnesota, Poles have been closed the members of anti- Israel “Squad” are trying to convince Ilhan Omar, where Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is hoping to avoid the fate of fellow members.

As it was seen The super political action committee, affiliated with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, poured millions into defeating Bowman and Bus after, the races that saw New York’s Jerome Bowman and Missouri’s Cori Bush pushed off the ballot in favor of more moderate Democrats, Omar’s main challenger, Don Samuels, does not appear to be backed by the deep pockets of the United Democracy Project.

Rep. Ilhan Omar, Democrat-Minnesota, left, talks during a press conference to call for a ceasefire in Israel and Gaza on Capitol Hill, in Washington, October 20, 2023. (Mariam Zuhaib/AP)

Omar-Samuels result will take some time to clear up. Any results from the presidential primary in March until 9:40 p.m of Hennepin County which includes all of Minneapolis and all but a few communities in the district.

It resulted slower resulting process as County officials say they expect a similar timeline for Tuesday’s primary due to a legislative change enacted this year that allows for ballots to be dropped off until 8 p.m. local time,

Republican Dalia Al-Aqidi, an Iraqi American journalist and self-described secular Muslim who calls Omar pro-Hamas and a terrorist sympathizer, will be by The winner in the overwhelmingly Democratic district

Samuels was defeated by Omar narrowly in a 2022 primary.

Former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels poses outside his home on Nov. 10, 2023, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)

This time, Samuels has criticized her condemnation of the Israeli government’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war after A Somali American and Muslim — she came under fire from the Jamaican-born Samuels and others in her first term for comments that were widely criticized for invoking antisemitic tropes and suggesting Jewish Americans have divided loyalties.

Samuels says, the public safety issues he focused on in 2022. The big issue at the time was policing in Minneapolis, where a former police officer murdered George Floyd in 2020. While Omar has also criticized Hamas for attacking Israel and taking hostages