The House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to approve a non-binding resolution that opposes the boycott movement against Israel, a measure that won broad bipartisan support but faced pushback from some high-profile progressives.
The vote was 398 to 17.The resolution was introduced in March, not long after Democrats faced a bruising internal debate over how to handle comments and tweets by Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar that were criticized as being anti-Semitic, exposing the divide within the Democratic Party over Israel and US policy towards the country.
"The movement itself -- its intent, its goals -- are anti-Semitic," he added.Although the debate over Israel and the BDS movement has exposed division among Democrats, the resolution had still been expected to pass with overwhelming bipartisan support. A number of House Democrats and Republicans joined together to speak in support of the resolution on the House floor on Tuesday afternoon. Earlier this year, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi praised Schneider's resolution.
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