The vote — in a swing district spanning Queens and Long Island that flipped Republican in 2022 after a decade in Democratic hands — is drawing national attention ahead of the November election.
The Republican-majority House passed an Israel-only bill in November, but it was never taken up in the Democratic-led Senate.
The “unnecessary” bill, Tlaib said, is “just another GOP messaging bill being used to incite anti-Arab, anti-Palestinian, and anti-Muslim hatred that makes communities like ours unsafe.”
It was further highlighted in the Knesset that the goal of the delegation is to establish diplomatic relations with lawmakers and policy-makers in the United States in support of the goals of war.
Pelosi's comments marked the first time a prominent US lawmaker has accused Russia's leader of backing US protesters calling for a ceasefire.
"We have good news for America. There will not be a shutdown on Friday," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat, said on the Senate floor just before the vote in that chamber.
The letter takes particular aim at Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts, asking the university presidents, “Do your diversity, equity, and inclusion departments serve Jewish students on campus?”
Allegations that Claudine Gay plagiarized came after a congressional hearing on antisemitism at American universities put the university president under new scrutiny.
The vote was 303 to 126, with 125 democrats voting against the resolution. Elise Stefanik, the lead initiator of the resolution, condemned those Democrats who did not support the bill.
Philip, 44, served as a paratrooper in the IDF, just a few years after immigrating to Israel from Ethiopia at age 12 as part of Operation Solomon.
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