Article snippet: The House passed a measure broadly condemning anti-Semitism and other forms of hatred on Thursday after remarks by Rep. MORE (D-Minn.) unleashed a torrent of debate in the Democratic caucus, underlining tensions in the party. The measure condemning "anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, racism, and other forms of bigotry" easily passed the lower chamber in a vote of 407-23. Rep. MORE (Texas), who also voted against it, had delivered floor speeches lamenting that the language in the bill had been watered down to the point of taking away attention from Omar's remarks. The vote had been delayed earlier in the week as Democrats fought over what should be included in the measure, with additional tweaks to the text being made as late as Thursday afternoon. Lawmakers passed the resolution amid flaring tensions over comments by Omar widely panned as anti-Semitic because they appeared to question whether people advocating for Israel were more loyal to that country than the United States. The House-passed measure did not specifically mention the freshman congresswoman by name. While critics argued Omar should have been directly named in the resolution, a number of progressives and members of key minority caucuses stood by her this week, balking at the suggestion she be singled out and calling for the language to be broadened to include the condemnation of other forms of bigotry. The final version of the resolution “encourages all public officials to confront the reality of anti-Sem... Link to the full article to read more
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