I think that she clarified her remarks and we accept that, and she has a point that she wanted to make and she has a right to make that point, Pelosi said at a press conference.
The lawmakers slammed Omar, who on Monday tweeted that 'We have seen unthinkable atrocities committed by the U.S., Hamas, Israel, Afghanistan, and the Taliban'
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A number of lawmakers at the meeting of Jewish Democrats wanted to name and shame Omar in a joint statement saying she discredited the party, according to The Times of Israel.
Other than Sherman, Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Brad Schneider were among those pushing to condemn Omar, although no one on the call said they believed the tweet to be anti-Semitic.
Others present were Jamie Raskin, who was hesitant to denounce Omar, Jerry Nadler, Ted Deutch, Jan Schakowsky, Elissa Slotkin and Elaine Luria.
In her tweet, the Minnesota congresswoman included a clip of her line of questioning with Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a hearing Monday. The questioning did not include lumping in the U.S. with terrorist organizations