now and the controversy surrounding minnesotan congresswoman ileana omar well she's one of the country's first female muslim congress women and has courted controversy with recent comments that some have interpreted as anti semitic but in her home district her constituents are firmly on her side as you w's alexander van ommen found out. a busy morning at the village market with the barber shops and it would be the most highly popular among the members only the american community they tell me they're proud to be represented by. an immigrant like them despite the recent controversy we will support a hundred percent like she she should she should talk about the truth she shouldn't fear anybody shouldn't feel like any group and that's exactly what she's doing we don't believe it's on to some. fellow jews and muslims and everybody else we just. in washington however. drew an intense backlash for a tweet suggesting american support for israel was all of all the benjamins baby a reference to a hundred dollar bills and for remarks you made about a pack of prominent aides realm of the people. in