THE REPUBLICAN-LED US Congress has voted to oust a controversial Democrat from a powerful committee over comments about Israel. Former Somali refugee Ilhan Omar, the third Democrat to be stripped of committee assignments by Republicans this year, has made several comments critical of Israel since 2012 that were condemned on all sides. In a speech ahead of her removal from the Foreign Affairs Committee, the 40-year-old Minnesota progressive said: “I am a Muslim, I’m an immigrant and, interestingly, I’m from Africa. “Is anyone surprised that I’m being targeted? Is anyone surprised that I am somehow deemed unworthy to speak about...