Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) is running for cover.

After the horrific attack on Jews in Boulder, Colo., the Minnesota representative issued the kind of bland statement meant to deflect blame, posting this on X: “I’m holding the victims and families in Boulder, Colorado in my heart. Violence against anyone is never acceptable. We must reject hatred and harm in all its forms.”

As some noted, it took nearly 24 hours for Omar to issue even that statement, which notably failed to mention that the victims were Jews and the suspect is an Egyptian Muslim who attacked them while shouting “Free Palestine.” A video has now surfaced in which the accused assailant ranted about his faith, saying “Allahu Akbar.” After he firebombed a group of Jews, he told investigators he wanted to “kill all Zionist people.”

One of the victims, an 88-year-old Holocaust survivor, asked NBC News, “What the hell is going on in our country?” It’s a question everyone should be asking.

Here’s part of the answer: It is a very easy hop from college students intimidating Jewish students and chanting about Intifada and a Muslim man trying to murder Jews. It is similarly but a short leap from Omar, who applauded anti-Israel student protesters at Columbia University for being “brave and patriotic,” voted against an........

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