Was Ilhan Omar really the biggest anti-semite of the year?

This year, an anti-semitism watchdog voted Ilhan Omar "anti-semite of the year." Really?
ilhan omar antisemite of the year
Representative Ilhan Omar arrives at the Minneapolis−Saint Paul International Airport in July 2019. (Lorie Shaull/Flickr Creative Commons)

This year, an anti-semitism watchdog organization voted Ilhan Omar “anti-semite of the year.” But is she really? Plus, Michael and Alex flip through the pages of history to commemorate 60 years of The CJN.

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