{"id":1976632,"date":"2023-07-18T19:10:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T23:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-than-190-democrats-vote-to-affirm-support-for-israel-in-rebuke-to-progressives\/"},"modified":"2023-07-18T19:11:29","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T23:11:29","slug":"more-than-190-democrats-vote-to-affirm-support-for-israel-in-rebuke-to-progressives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-than-190-democrats-vote-to-affirm-support-for-israel-in-rebuke-to-progressives\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 190 Democrats affirm support for Israel, rebuking progressives."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Fmore-than-190-democrats-vote-to-affirm-support-for-israel-in-rebuke-to-progressives%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=1976632&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\u2064 Democrats Show Overwhelming\u200c Support\u200d for Israel<\/h2>\n<p>House\u2064 Democrats\u200b made a resounding statement by overwhelmingly voting \u2063in favor of\u2062 a \u200cRepublican-led \u2063resolution\u200b affirming congressional support for Israel. This \u2064united \u200cfront came despite \u200befforts from GOP lawmakers to\u200d expose\u200b divisions within \u200dthe\u200d party.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 concurrent\u200c resolution passed with an\u200b impressive 412-9 \u200cvote on Tuesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-arizona-state-rep-issues-call-to-withhold-states-electoral-college-votes-to-joe-biden-due-to-significant-evidence-of-fraud\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Arizona State Rep Issues Call to Withhold State's Electoral College Votes to Joe Biden Due to Significant Evidence of Fraud\">receiving support<\/a> \u2062from 195\u2064 Democrats and\u200c all Republicans. Only\u200d nine \u2064Democrats \u200dvoted against \u200cthe measure, \u2062including Reps. Jamaal Bowman, \u200bAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez,\u2063 Cori Bush, Rashida\u2063 Tlaib, and Ilhan Omar. These members have also\u2064 announced\u200d their \u200dintention to boycott Israeli President \u200cIsaac Herzog&#8217;s upcoming address to \u2064Congress.<\/p>\n<h3>Resolution\u200b in Response to Controversial Comments<\/h3>\n<p>The resolution\u2064 was a\u200c direct \u200bresponse\u200d to\u200c comments \u200cmade by\u2062 Rep. Pramila Jayapal during\u2063 a \u2064panel\u2062 discussion with \u200dthe\u2063 progressive\u200b Netroots Nation. Jayapal emphasized their\u200d shared \u2063goal of &#8220;fighting to make it clear \u200bthat Israel is a\u2064 racist state,&#8221; which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-than-190-democrats-vote-to-affirm-support-for-israel-in-rebuke-to-progressives\/\" title=\"Over 190 Democrats affirm support for Israel, rebuking progressives.\">immediately \u200bsparked backlash<\/a> from both Republicans and Democrats. Jayapal later retracted her \u2063statement.<\/p>\n<p>Despite \u2064Jayapal&#8217;s vote\u200b in favor\u2063 of the resolution, \u200cRepublicans are \u2064likely to use her \u200dcomments \u200cto attack her\u200b and other vulnerable \u2063incumbents in the Democratic\u200c caucus. GOP leadership has already \u2063called for Jayapal&#8217;s removal from her leadership position in \u2064the Progressive Caucus, and they \u200cmay \u200dseek to tie \u200cprogressives to \u200dher \u2064controversial \u2064statements during their\u2062 reelection \u2063campaigns.<\/p>\n<h3>Strong\u200b Support from House Democratic \u200cLeaders<\/h3>\n<p>House Democratic\u200b leaders,\u200b including Minority Leader\u2064 Hakeem Jeffries,\u2064 Minority\u200c Whip Katherine \u200bClark, \u200dand \u2063Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete \u2063Aguilar, all voted in\u2064 favor of the\u2063 resolution.\u2062 This support \u200ccomes after the leaders\u200c issued\u200c a rare \u200cstatement rebuking Jayapal&#8217;s \u2062comments\u2064 and reaffirming their commitment \u2063to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-responds-to-trump-saying-he-can-end-war-in-1-day-hes-already-had-these-24-hours\/\" title=\"Zelensky's reply to Trump: He's already had those 24 hours.\">maintaining bipartisan support<\/a> for \u200dIsrael in Congress.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063vote on\u200c the\u200c resolution is\u200d scheduled just one day before \u2063Herzog&#8217;s \u2062address\u2062 to Congress. This event has\u2064 already caused a\u2063 divide among\u200b liberal Democrats, with some\u2062 planning to boycott. \u200bHowever, Democratic \u2064leaders\u200d have\u200d downplayed \u200bthese concerns, \u200bstating \u200cthat the\u200d majority of the caucus will be\u200d in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I look\u200d forward\u200b to\u200d welcoming \u200d[Herzog] with \u2063open\u200d arms when he \u200bcomes \u200dto speak before Congress,&#8221; said Jeffries. &#8220;Individual members \u2063make individual decisions, but I\u200b can \u200dtell you \u2064that\u200d I\u200b expect there will be an incredibly\u200d robust turnout and\u200b participation\u200d amongst House Democrats on Wednesday.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to\u200b read \u200cmore from \u200dThe \u200cWashington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a show of unity, House Democrats joined Republicans in passing a resolution to affirm congressional support for Israel. Despite attempts by GOP lawmakers to create divisions, the measure received overwhelming support with a 412-9 vote. 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