In a historic vote on Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives removed Rep. Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee after accusations of antisemitism.

The vote was largely divided along party lines, with Democrats largely voting against the motion. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat, was particularly vocal in her opposition, slamming her notebook on the podium and accusing the Republicans of “targeting women of color.”

Omar had been a member of the committee since 2019, but the vote to remove her came after a series of controversial comments she made about Israel and the Jewish people. Omar had previously apologized for the comments, but Republicans argued that they were too offensive to be ignored.

The vote was met with mixed reactions, with some Democrats arguing that it was a sign of Republican intolerance while others applauded the move as necessary to protect the integrity of the committee.

The Fox News article “Ilhan Omar gets the boot: House votes her off Foreign Affairs Committee as Democrats cite ‘racism’” reported that the vote was a “stinging rebuke” of Omar’s comments.

CNN’s article “See Omar’s fiery speech as GOP votes to remove her from committee” reported on Omar’s passionate defense of her position, while The Denver Post’s opinion piece “Opinion: Rep. Omar’s antisemitism doesn’t belong on House Foreign Relations Committee” argued that Omar’s comments were too offensive to be ignored.

The vote to remove Omar from the committee is a historic one, and it remains to be seen what the consequences of it will be.