Engel slams Omar for saying pro-Israel groups push foreign allegiance

The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee called for freshman Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar to apologize after insinuating that pro-Israel groups are pushing 'allegiance to a foreign country.'

The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee called Friday for freshman Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar to apologize after insinuating that pro-Israel groups are pushing"allegiance to a foreign country."

Chairman Rep. Eliot Engel's demand comes after a bookstore event Wednesday where Omar argued that critics labeling her as an anti-Semite looked to silence a necessary conversation."I want to talk about the political influence in this country that says it is OK for people to push for allegiance to a foreign country," Omar said, according to The New York Times.

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