House Dems Pick Imam With Anti-Israel Views to Give Opening Prayer in Congress

House Dems Pick Imam With Anti-Israel Views to Give Opening Prayer in Congress
The U.S. Capitol Building Dome in Washington on Dec. 18, 2018. AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster
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The imam who was invited by Democrats to give the opening invocation in Congress has a long history of promoting an anti-Israel and pro-Palestinian rhetoric.

Imam Omar Suleiman, 33, a popular Imam from Texas and founder of Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research, was invited by Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas) to deliver the opening prayer for Ramadan on the House floor on May 9, according to a statement from the institute.