The Democrat congresswoman has faced accusations of anti-Semitism in the past over her condemnation of the actions and policies of Israel, which, as she has claimed, has "hypnotized the world."
House minority leader Kevin McCarthy demanded Speaker Nancy Pelosi remove Rep. Ilhan Omar from the House Foreign Affairs committee on Tuesday, accusing the 'Squad' member of making anti-American comments.
Mark Regev, a senior adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, responded to American critics on Sunday, defending Israel's right to defend itself from attacks from Islamic terrorists in the Palestinian territories.