The House Democratic caucus is fighting behind closed doors over whether — and how — to respond to Rep. Ilhan Omar's comments criticizing Israel
Omar did not speak in the meeting, multiple sources said, although she was spotted chatting with some Democrats one-on-one and received hugs from others.
“It’s not just the Congressional Black Caucus. Many members of the Democratic caucus are concerned,” Rep. Karen Bass , chairwoman of the Black Caucus, said of the previous draft of the resolution. “We want to make clear that we stand against the general rise of hatred.” Bass, as well as Rep. Pramila Jayapal , who leads the Congressional Progressive Caucus, were adamant Wednesday they would not support any resolution that specifically named Omar — something that several Jewish Democrats had privately pushed for in the resolution.
The back-and-forth over the text of the resolution — which first began last Friday — has exposed a rift in the caucus along generational, religious and ideological lines, with Democratic leaders caught in the middle.
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