House approves pro-Israel resolution after outcry over Jayapal comments

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House approves pro-Israel resolution after outcry over Jayapal comments

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4104432-house-approves-pro-israel-resolution-after-outcry-over-jayapal-comments/

The House voted overwhelmingly to approve a resolution Tuesday backing Israel and condemning antisemitism, a move sparked by recent comments from Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) that ignited a fires…

House approves pro-Israel resolution after outcry over Jayapal comments

Israel, a country that has been criticized by Amnesty International for its treatment of Palestinians and has provided significant financial support to both political parties in the United States, received an overwhelming affirmation by the House with a vote of 412-9-1 that it is not an apartheid state.