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The House of Representatives passed a solution condemning a pro-Palestinian activistic chant arsenic antisemitic connected Tuesday – but 43 Democrats and 1 Republican voted against it.
A House GOP-led solution introduced by Rep. Anthony D'Esposito, R-N.Y., to formally knock nan usage of nan building "From nan stream to nan sea, Palestine will beryllium free" passed successful a 377 to 44 vote.
As has been nan lawsuit pinch astir issues surrounding Israel, nan measurement divided nan Democratic Party, pinch progressives bucking their much accepted colleagues successful their disapproval of nan longstanding U.S. ally.
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Members of nan far-left "Squad" from near to right: Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Cori Bush, D-Mo., Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., and Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. (Getty Images)
Progressive "Squad" Democrats were among those to ballot against it, including Reps. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.; Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich.; Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.; Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y.; Cori Bush, D-Mo., arsenic good arsenic House Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash.
One Republican, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., voted against nan measurement arsenic well. Fox News Digital reached retired to his agency for comment.
The measure is portion of a database of 17 measures House Republican leaders are putting up for a ballot this week aimed astatine affirming support for Israel and condemning Iran aft nan second launched a barrage of airstrikes complete nan weekend.
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Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., was nan lone Republican against nan bill (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
It marked a melodramatic escalation successful Middle East tensions arsenic nan first clip Tehran launched an onslaught connected Israel from its ain soil, though Israel said 99% of nan rockets were intercepted.
The building "From nan stream to nan sea" is simply a pro-Palestinian liberation building that has been utilized by Hamas and different anti-Israel actors arsenic a telephone to arms against nan Jewish nation.
Tlaib, nan only Palestinian-American successful Congress, was censured past November for her harsh rhetoric toward Israel, including her usage of nan phrase.
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Iranian pro-government supporters outcry anti-Israel slogans astatine Palestine Square successful Tehran, connected April 14, 2024, successful a ceremony of nan early greeting Iran's IRGC onslaught connected Israel (HOSSEIN BERIS/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)
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She sewage bipartisan blowback complete invoking it successful a societal media video posted to X, but nan progressive lawmaker was unrepentant.
"From nan stream to nan oversea is an aspirational telephone for freedom, quality rights, and serene coexistence, not death, destruction, aliases hate. My activity and defense is ever centered successful justness and dignity for each group nary matter religion aliases ethnicity," Tlaib said astatine nan time.
Elizabeth Elkind is simply a authorities newsman for Fox News Digital starring sum of nan House of Representatives. Previous integer bylines seen astatine Daily Mail and CBS News.
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