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It’s been nearly two months since Hamas perpetrated an attack against Israel on October 7, resulting in the death of 1,200 Israelis. Hamas not only targeted men, women, and children–including babies and Holocaust survivors–they also engaged in rape, kidnapping and torture. Some of the hostages were only just recently released during a temporary pause in the fighting. While support for our ally in the Middle East might seem like a bipartisan issue, Democrats are increasingly finding themselves in disarray.
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Polls continue to show that Democrats and young people are becoming increasingly less sympathetic towards Israel. The disarray has become even more pronounced recently, though.
As Spencer covered earlier on Tuesday, 105 House Democrats refused to support a resolution condemning antisemitism, which was sponsored by the House’s two Jewish Republicans, Reps. David Kustoff of Tennessee and Max Miller of Ohio. Ninety-two Democrats voted “present,” while 13 voted against it. The resolution still passed with the necessary two-thirds support.
We’ve seen such a move all along from the Squad and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), but there hasn’t been a lack of support at this level before.
It was many Jewish Democrats who voted “present.” AsThe Hill indicated beforehand:
Several prominent Jewish Democrats will withhold their support for a Republican-sponsored resolution condemning antisemitism, accusing GOP leaders of using the Hamas attack of Oct. 7 — and the spike in anti-Jewish hate crimes that followed — to divide Democrats for political ends…
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