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Nine, mostly from Squad, vote against bill seen as response to Pramila Jayapal's criticism, though top progressive votes 'yea' as other Democrats slam politicization of issue

Rep. Pramila Jayapal has apologized for her remarks. The vote comes one day before Israeli President Isaac Herzog is set to speak to a joint meeting of Congress.

Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/ReutersWhen Progressive Caucus Chairwoman Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) called Israel “a racist state,” she was quick to apologize and walk back her comment.But Republicans weren’t going to just let a good controversy die.Ever since Jayapal made the comment on Saturday at the liberal Netroots Nation conference, Republicans have devoted much of their attention to humiliating the congresswoman, tying the rest of the Democr...

 

 

The symbolic measure, endorsed by an overwhelming vote of 412-9 in the US House of Representatives, affirms that Israel "is not a racist or apartheid state."

Nine, mostly from the Squad, vote against bill seen as response to Pramila Jayapal’s criticism, though top progressive votes ‘yea’ as other Democrats slam politicization of issue

House Republicans teed up a vote on a resolution saying Israel is "not a racist or apartheid state."It came days after Rep. Pramila Jayapal, a top progressive,

A number of high-profile Democrats voted Tuesday against a resolution that condemns antisemitism and declares that Israel is not a “racist or apartheid state.”

The resolutions states Israel is not a racist or apartheid state; Congress rejects all forms of antisemitism and xenophobia with near unanimous support - Click the link for more details.