Even Jayapal supported a resolution affirming that 'Israel is not a racist...state,' after clarifying that her critique was aimed at Netanyahu.
The resolution did not condemn her or explicitly refer to her comments. It did affirm that “Israel is not a racist or apartheid state,” adding that “Congress rejects all forms of antisemitism and xenophobia” and that “the United States will always be a staunch partner and supporter of Israel.”
The House overwhelmingly approved the resolution, 412-9. All nine ‘no’ votes came from Democrats, none from Texas.Israel’s head of state, President Isaac Hertzog, will address a joint session of Congress on Wednesday. “It’s not a good idea anytime you go down that road,” Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Pilot Point, said of Jayapal’s comments.So did freshman Rep. Greg Casar of Austin -- whip of the progressive caucus, the No. 3 leadership post in a group that includes more than 100 Democratic lawmakers.“She herself said that she chose her words incorrectly,” he said. “She’s been a defender of human rights around the world.
But he said, “People in Bibi Netanyahu’s government have oppressed people. That is what Chairwoman Jayapal was trying to say. And now we see Republican opportunists trying to twist her words.” Jayapal made the incendiary comment Saturday, trying to quell pro-Palestinian protesters at a Netroots Nation convention in Chicago.“We have been fighting to make it clear that Israel is a racist state, that the Palestinian people deserve self-determination and autonomy, that the dream of a two-state solution is slipping away,” she said.
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