June 11, 2021 | 1:00pm | Updated June 11, 2021 | 4:05pm

“The Squad” has gone to war with its own party leader, Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, over her rebuke of Rep. Ilhan Omar for comparing the US and Israel to Hamas and the Taliban.

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), one of the two Muslim women in the House along with Omar (D-Minn.), took aim at Pelosi and other members of the Democratic leadership, claiming “freedom of speech doesn’t exist for Muslim women in Congress.”

Tlaib’s comments come in the wake of Pelosi and the leaders releasing a statement blasting Omar for her tweet, which blasted America and Israel, saying: “We must have the same level of accountability and justice for all victims of crimes against humanity. We have seen unthinkable atrocities committed by the U.S., Hamas, Israel, Afghanistan, and the Taliban. I asked @SecBlinken where people are supposed to go for justice.”

Tlaib tweeted in response to the Democratic backlash against Omar, “Freedom of speech doesn’t exist for Muslim women in Congress. The benefit of the doubt doesn’t exist for Muslim women in Congress. House Democratic leadership should be ashamed of its relentless, exclusive tone policing of Congresswomen of color.”

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats were critical of Rep. Ilhan Omar's comparison of democracies to terrorist groups.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats were critical of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s comparison of democracies to terrorist groups.
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Tensions between leadership and “The Squad” have become increasingly evident as progressives have been increasingly vocal in their support of the Palestinians despite the US’s long pro-Israel stance.

While Omar ultimately walked back her comments after the Pelosi slapdown, she initially accused her critics of “harassment” and “Islamophobia.”

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) made the claim that
Rep. Rashida Tlaib made the claim that “freedom of speech doesn’t exist for Muslim women in Congress.”Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Pelosi, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.), Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Caucus Vice Chair Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) asserted they do not support rhetoric comparing democracies to terrorist organizations, welcoming Omar’s reversal.

Rep. Ilhan Omar equated the US and Israel to the Taliban and Hamas saying,
Rep. Ilhan Omar equated the US and Israel to the Taliban and Hamas, saying, “We must have the same level of accountability and justice for all victims of crimes against humanity.”
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“Legitimate criticism of the policies of both the United States and Israel is protected by the values of free speech and democratic debate. And indeed, such criticism is essential to the strength and health of our democracies,” the Democratic leaders said in a joint statement.

Rep. Ilhan Omar (left) and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (center) are the two Muslim women who serve in Congress.
Reps. Ilhan Omar (from left) and Rashida Tlaib are the two Muslim women who serve in Congress.
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“But drawing false equivalencies between democracies like the U.S. and Israel and groups that engage in terrorism like Hamas and the Taliban foments prejudice and undermines progress toward a future of peace and security for all. We welcome the clarification by Congresswoman Omar that there is no moral equivalency between the U.S. and Israel and Hamas and the Taliban.”

While Omar recanted her initial statement, GOP lawmakers including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY), who is Jewish, have called on Democratic leaders to take formal action against Omar.

Zeldin went as far as saying the progressive firebrand should be removed as a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.