{"id":1975571,"date":"2023-07-17T19:39:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T23:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-to-force-vote-affirming-support-for-israel-amid-democratic-infighting\/"},"modified":"2023-07-17T19:41:36","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T23:41:36","slug":"republicans-to-force-vote-affirming-support-for-israel-amid-democratic-infighting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-to-force-vote-affirming-support-for-israel-amid-democratic-infighting\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans plan to push for a vote in support of Israel amidst Democratic discord."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublicans-to-force-vote-affirming-support-for-israel-amid-democratic-infighting%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1975571&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>House \u2064Republicans\u2063 to Vote on\u200b Resolution \u2064Affirming \u200cSupport for \u2062Israel<\/h2>\n<p>House \u2063Republicans\u2063 are gearing\u2064 up for a \u200ccrucial vote on a \u200bresolution\u2063 that\u2063 solidifies \u200dcongressional\u200b support \u200dfor \u2064Israel. This\u2063 comes \u200djust\u2062 days after\u200b progressive \u200cleader\u200d Rep. Pramila \u2064Jayapal (D-WA) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-dakota-lowers-unemployment-to-pre-pandemic-levels-after-state-rejected-lockdowns\/\" title=\"South Dakota Lowers Unemployment to Pre-Pandemic Levels After State Rejected Lockdowns\">faced criticism<\/a> for her now-retracted statement \u2064labeling \u2063Israel \u2064as \u2064a &#8220;racist \u200dstate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n \u200d \u200b<\/p>\n<p>Rep.\u200b August\u2063 Pfluger (R-TX)\u200c introduced\u200b the resolution\u200d on Monday \u2062evening, emphasizing \u2062unwavering support \u2064for\u200d Israel and asserting\u200c that\u200c it \u200bis \u2063&#8221;not \u200ca\u200d racist or \u200capartheid state.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The \u200bGOP aims\u2062 to push for\u2063 a\u2063 vote on Tuesday,\u200c putting \u2062Democrats \u2064in\u2063 a position where \u2062they\u2062 must \u2063take a stance on\u200b this divisive \u2064issue that \u200dhas \u2064caused a rift\u200d within\u2063 the party.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Israel is\u2063 the United States&#8217; strongest partner\u2062 in the\u200c Middle \u200cEast,&#8221; \u2062stated \u200dPfluger. &#8220;The\u200b repeated \u200ddenigration of \u2063Israel \u2062by \u200cRepresentatives \u200cPramila \u200dJayapal, Rashida Tlaib, \u200band Ilhan Omar\u2064 is unacceptable\u200b and\u2064 repugnant. \u2062I\u2063 am\u200b proud to\u2064 introduce \u2064this\u200c resolution,\u2063 ensuring that all Americans\u2064 know\u200c where their\u200d Representatives stand\u200b when\u2064 it comes\u200b to \u200csupporting \u2063Israel and \u2063our \u200dJewish\u200c communities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This resolution is a \u2062direct\u2063 response to comments\u200d made by Rep.\u2062 Jayapal during\u2062 a\u2062 panel discussion \u2063at \u2063the progressive \u2063Netroots Nation event \u2064over\u200b the weekend. \u200bShe\u2064 emphasized the \u200dneed to \u200c&#8221;fight to make it\u2062 clear \u2062that Israel is a\u200c racist\u2062 state.&#8221; \u2064These\u200b remarks\u200c sparked \u200bimmediate backlash \u200dfrom \u200bboth\u2062 Republicans and Democrats, \u2063leading Jayapal to\u2063 retract\u2062 her statement \u2064later\u200c on.<\/p>\n<p>Even\u2064 House\u200d Democratic leaders \u2064issued a\u2064 rare\u200b statement\u200b on \u200bSunday night, rebuking Jayapal&#8217;s comments and \u2062reaffirming their \u2062commitment to \u200bmaintaining a strong\u200c bipartisan support for \u200dIsrael within \u200cCongress.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n \u200c \u200d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Israel \u2062is\u2063 not \u2064a \u2062racist state,&#8221;\u200c House \u2064Democratic\u2064 leadership \u2064asserted.\u2064 &#8220;The\u2064 United \u200cStates \u200dand\u200d Israel \u200bshare \u2063a unique and special \u2064relationship based on\u200d our\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-to-force-vote-affirming-support-for-israel-amid-democratic-infighting\/\" title=\"Republicans plan to push for a vote in support of Israel amidst Democratic discord.\">shared\u200b democratic \u200cvalues<\/a> and strategic \u2062interests. As House Democratic leaders, \u2062we strongly support Israel&#8217;s right \u200bto \u2062exist as a homeland\u2062 for\u2062 the\u2064 Jewish\u200b people. We\u2063 are also \u2064firmly committed \u2062to a \u200crobust \u2062two-state \u2062solution,\u200b where Israel and the Palestinian\u200d people can \u2063coexist peacefully \u200dand \u200bprosperously.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Furthermore, \u200ca group of 43 House Democrats\u200b released\u200c a letter on\u200c Monday,\u200b condemning \u200cJayapal&#8217;s\u200b comments\u2062 as \u2062&#8221;unacceptable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n  \u200c<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Regardless of\u2063 extremist views from any party-aligned \u2063groups, attempts\u2064 to rewrite\u200b history and\u2063 question\u200d the right\u2062 of \u2062the Jewish \u2063State to exist, or our \u2062longstanding \u200dbipartisan \u200crelationship, will never \u2062succeed \u2064in \u200bCongress,&#8221; the\u2062 group stated. &#8220;We\u200d remain dedicated \u200dto achieving peace between\u200c Israel\u2062 and the\u200b Palestinians, establishing \u2064two\u200d states \u200bthat can \u2062peacefully coexist,\u200c prosper,\u200b and\u200b ensure\u2063 mutual security.\u200d We \u2063will \u200cnever allow anti-Zionist voices \u200cthat \u200cfuel \u2064antisemitism to\u2064 hijack the\u2062 Democratic \u2062Party or our nation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The vote\u200d on the \u2064resolution is\u200b scheduled\u200b just one day before \u200dIsraeli President Isaac \u2062Herzog is set\u200b to\u200c address\u200d Congress \u2062in\u200d a joint \u200csession \u200con \u2064Wednesday. \u2062This \u2064event has \u2064already caused division\u2062 among \u2063liberal Democrats,\u200d with\u2064 some \u200bannouncing\u200b their\u200b intention to boycott.\u200c Notably,\u2062 Reps. \u2064Ilhan Omar \u200b(D-MN),\u200b Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez\u200b (D-NY), Cori Bush \u2064(D-MO),\u200b and\u200b Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) have\u200d all stated \u2063that\u200b they \u200dwill \u200cskip the event.<\/p>\n<p>It \u2063is \u2062worth \u2064mentioning\u200b that this\u200b is\u2062 not\u2062 the first time Democrats have\u200d boycotted\u200b a \u200cjoint\u200d address \u200bof\u200c Congress featuring a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-taking-calls-with-foreign-leaders-on-behalf-of-biden-report\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris Taking Calls With Foreign Leaders On Behalf Of Biden: Report\">foreign leader<\/a>. The same\u2064 group, along \u200cwith \u2063Reps.\u200c Summer \u200bLee (D-PA) and\u200c Rashida\u2064 Tlaib \u200c(D-MI),\u2062 also\u2064 abstained \u200bfrom\u200d attending Indian Prime\u2064 Minister \u2062Narendra\u2062 Modi&#8217;s\u2064 joint \u2062address last month.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click\u2063 here<\/a> to read \u2062more\u200c from The Washington \u2062Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Republicans plan to hold a vote on a resolution backing Israel, following criticism of Rep. Pramila Jayapal&#8217;s remarks. Rep. 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