The US House of Representatives approved a statement Tuesday night stating that anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism. This is a proposal by Republican lawmaker Jerry Nadler, which passed 311 votes to 14.
100 members of the Democratic Party voted "present," meaning they neither opposed nor supported. Their reasoning was that the proposal went too far.
Omer Adam singing "Hatikvah" in front of hundreds of thousands in Washington // Photo: Noam Galai
However, many Democrats expressed support for the proposal. The approval of the declaration comes against the backdrop of rising anti-Semitism in the United States during Israel's war against Hamas.
Wrong? We'll fix it! If you find a mistake in the article, please share with us