House Republicans on Thursday voted to kick Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar off the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

They said it was because of antisemitic comments and statements on Israel she later apologized for in 2019.

The vote on the resolution was 218-211 — with one Republican — Rep. David Joyce of Ohio — voting “present.”

Omar defended herself in an impassioned floor speech Thursday immediately ahead of the vote, displaying a photo of her younger self on a poster board beside her.

“I am Muslim. I am an immigrant. And interestingly, from Africa. Is anyone surprised that I am being targeted?” she said.

“I am an American — an American who was sent here by her constituents to represent them in Congress, a refugee who survived the horrors of a civil war. Someone who spent her childhood in a refugee camp, someone who knows what it means to have a shot at a better life here in the United States, and someone who believes in the American dream,” she said.

“There is an idea out there that I am not, that I do not have, objective decision making because of who I am, where I come from and my perspective — but I would check that we say there is nothing objective about policy. We all inject our perspectives, our points of view, our lived experiences, and the voices of our constituents,” she continued. “That’s what democracy is about.”

“What opinions do you have to have to be counted as American? That is what this debate is about. There is this idea that you are suspect if you are an immigrant. Or if you are from a certain part of the world, of a certain skin tone or a Muslim…” Omar said.

“I will continue to speak up because representation matters. I will continue to speak up for little kids who wonder who’s speaking up for them. I will continue to speak up for families around the world towards seeking justice, whether they are displaced in refugee camps, or they are hiding under their beds — somewhere like I was — waiting for the bullets to stop — because this child survivor of war would have wanted, that the nine-year-old me, would be disappointed if I didn’t talk about the victims of conflict those that are experiencing unjust wars, atrocities, ethnic cleansing occupation or displacement like I did,” Omar said.

The Minnesota congresswoman concluded by saying she would not let the vote silence her.

“I came to Congress to be their voice, and my leadership and voice will not be diminished,” she said. “If I am not on this committee for one term, my voice will get louder and stronger, and my leadership will be celebrated around the world as it has been.”

Her Democratic colleagues in the chamber rose and cheered.

Before Omar spoke, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said in a speech, “Don’t tell me this is about consistency. This is about targeting women of color!”

Several Jewish Democrats supported Omar, including Rep. Lois Frankel of Florida, who voted against the GOP resolution, and Rep. Janice Schakowsky of Illinois, who said, “I stand before you as a proud Jew and a proud friend and colleague of Ilhan Omar.”

Meanwhile, GOP members continued to condemn Omar’s previous antisemitic remarks and what they said is her lack of support for Israel.