Rep. Omar Apologizes To Jewish Groups For Tweet Labeled Anti-semitic

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) listens during a news conference on prescription drugs January 10, 2019 at the Capitol in Washington, DC. Congressional Democrats held a news conference to introduce a legislative package "that would drastically reduce prescription drug prices in the United States." Alex Wong/Getty Images

Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar apologized to a group of Jewish organizations in a phone call on Feb. 21 night after she received criticism for a tweet that many considered to be anti-Semitic, last week.

“Let me reiterate my sincere apology for any actual hurt my words have caused,” Omar said during the call, according to The Times of Israel. “I know there are a lot of people who in the last weeks have expressed support in trying to say this isn’t anti-Semitic or this shouldn’t be looked at in that way.”