More than 190 Democrats vote to affirm support for Israel in rebuke to progressives
Posted on AllSides July 18th, 2023
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House Democrats overwhelmingly voted in favor of a Republican-led resolution to affirm congressional support for Israel, surviving an effort from GOP lawmakers to expose intraparty divisions on the issue.
The concurrent resolution passed through a 412-9 vote on Tuesday with the support of 195 Democrats and all Republicans. Only nine Democrats voted against the measure, including Reps. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Cori Bush (D-MO), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), and Ilhan Omar (D-MN) — the same group of members who have vowed to boycott Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s address to...
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