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US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar defeats pro-Israel Republican opponent

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US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has easily defeated her Republican opponent in her congressional race, in a win that comes after facing an attempt by pro-Israel groups to unseat her in the primary election this past August, reports. Omar, who represents Minnesota’s fifth district, faced Republican challenger Dalia al-Aqidi, an Iraqi-born immigrant who describes herself as a “secular Muslim” and is pro-Israel, in contrast to Omar, who is a vocal proponent of Palestinian rights. Omar won 76.4 per cent of the vote compared to Aqidi’s 23.6pc, to the , which called the race with 87pc of the votes counted.

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