What began as a fresh House effort to condemn anti-Semitism has evolved into a sprawling debate exposing deep fault lines in the Democratic caucus.
Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.WASHINGTON — What began as a fresh effort to condemn anti-Semitism in the wake ofhas evolved into a sprawling debate and expanding resolution exposing deep fault lines in the Democratic caucus.
The aftermath of that statement marked the second time since the new Congress began that the House has weighed floor action to respond to her remarks. After Omarthat donations from pro-Israel groups were the driving factor behind lawmaker support for that nation, Republicans forced a vote on an anti-Semitism amendment to an unrelated bill on Yemen.
Rep. Deutch, who is Jewish, defended the latest resolution, offering background to his Democratic colleagues as to why the community viewed the charge of dual loyalty as particularly offensive and dangerous. But others pushed back on the need for the latest measure, with Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., questioning why Democrats were taking any action at all.
But other Democrats — including several newly-elected lawmakers — have pushed back this week on the need for a new measure specifically addressing anti-Jewish sentiment. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., co-chair of the Progressive Caucus who attended the event where Omar made her latest hot-button remarks, said Wednesday that any additional resolution along those lines should also include language taking a firm stand against other forms of discrimination, such as Islamophobia.
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