Having said that, nobody should ever use the term “the Jewish lobby”, which falsely conflates “all Jews” with Israel, a gross distortion. It’s the “Israel Lobby.” That’s the correct language. (~half of American Jews do not support AIPAC.)
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Replying to @riverjordan19 @AngryBlackLady
You proved your own point saying "the “powerful Jewish Lobby” actually exists; it’s called the America-Israel Public Affairs Committee." That's how people think of AIPAC, they think of it as the "powerful Jewish lobby" with undue influence on our government.
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Replying to @emahlee @AngryBlackLady
I did not prove my own point, I was quoting your language in your text without thinking clearly. It's a huge mistake to use the term "Jewish Lobby" -- it is not a cultural or religious organization that represents Jews, it's a political lobby. I corrected this in another tweet.
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the quotes around "powerful jewish lobby" made it clear that you were, in fact, quoting someone else who had used the phrase
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I meant it as in that was the subtext — that was what was understood. Apologies for any confusion. No one at the time had said that, but since writing it, others have.
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and funnily, in all the searching I've done, I can't find a single instance of Rep Omar herself using that phrase, which started our whole conversation. Can you point to her using "Powerful Jewish Lobby"? (which, for anyone jumping in, is a term that distorts dangerously)
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The answer is in my last tweet: no.
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Accuracy is essential. Especially when you condemn a person. You put words in Rep Omar's mouth that *she never said.* You wrote "Rep Omar is rightfully being called out for using antisemetic tropes about Jewish money and the "powerful Jewish lobby" controlling our government."
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The quotes were in reference to the tropes not Omar, and have apologized for any confusion.
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understood. you seem intelligent and lovely and we probably agree on most issues. We just all need to be careful: when you QUOTE someone in quotes and put stuff in the quotes, it's libel if you put stuff in quotes they never said. I think she's smart and well-meaning. onward
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by Omar’s willingness to learn and grow and put herself in Jew’s shoes. That’s commendable, and what we need in leaders.
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