Ilhan Omar sidesteps question when asked what her relationship with local Jewish community is like

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., offered a vague response on what her relationship with the local Jewish community is like during a friendly interview with MSNBC host Chris Hayes. 

Omar, a member of the progressive "Squad" on Capitol Hill, has long been accused of anti-Semitism over remarks she has made over the years from her "It’s all about the Benjamins baby" tweet targeting the pro-Israel lobby to singling out Jewish donors in a mailer while accusing her Democratic primary opponent of being "in the pocket of Wall Street." 

Appearing on his "Why Is This Happening?" podcast, Hayes confronted Omar about the backlash aimed toward her. 

"One axis of criticism that you’ve received is around things you’ve said about either Israeli policy, the Israeli government -- people have accused you of anti-Semitism in remarks that you’ve made or on Twitter about Benjamin Netanyahu," Hayes began, referring to the former Israeli prime minister. "Obviously, you have a lot of Jewish folks in your district, you have a lot of synagogues, you have visited a very vibrant Jewish world in the Twin Cities. What have those relationships been like, what those conversations have been like?"