'I know what intolerance looks like': Ilhan Omar takes her turn in the spotlight

The Minnesota congresswoman faced fire over Israel and fury over her treatment of Trump official Elliott Abrams

• Opinion: Omar should be more radical about Israel, not less

Ilhan Omar made history in January when she became the first Somali American and one of the first Muslim women sworn into the US Congress.

Related: Democratic party elites silence Ilhan Omar at their peril | Trita Parsi and Stephen Wertheim

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