Thanks for reading. The piece you're commenting on is from Feb 2019 and is about something very specific, notably the special responsibility born by American politicians to represent the values of the American melting pot: "The controversy over Omar’s alleged anti-Semitism raises very real issues about the political role available to people who belong to minority groups and especially those, such as Omar and Tlaib, who emerge from relatively new immigrant communities in the United States.

They have a special responsibility as Muslim politicians who serve a diverse constituency and must represent the values of the American melting pot. Not only must they call out Islamophobia but they must be mindful of anti-Semitism as well. Anything less reflects — badly — on the American Muslim community."