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Philly Jewish leaders explain why certain language may be considered anti-Semitic

Written by Emma Needleman | Mar 8, 2019 4:13:32 PM

As tweets from Rep. Ilhan Omar stir up the debate among Democrats as to whether she was using anti-Semitic language, members of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia discuss what is anti-Jewish hate speech.

House speaker Nancy Pelosi denied that Rep. Ilhan Omar’s tweets came from a place of anti-Semitism.