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The House has passed a resolution standing with Israel in the aftermath of attacks by Hamas (www.politico.com)

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Nine progressive Democrats voted nay:

Jamaal Bowman
Andre Carson
Cori Bush
Al Green
Summer Lee
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Ilhan Omar
Delia Ramirez
Rashida Talib

They were joined by one Republican, Thomas Massie.

Six Democrats voted present on the resolution: Greg Casar, Joaquin Castro, Nydia Velázquez, Ayanna Pressley, Chuy Garcia and Pramila Jayapal.

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[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml -3 points 1 year ago

It's wild reading things like Biden telling Israel to not commit genocide yet because he wants time to make sure US can prepare for a war with Lebanon and Iran in case they intervene. It’s like telling Hannibal Lecter not to eat someone because you have to run to the store to buy salt.