Democratic Party leaders in the House reversed course and moved to back a resolution against U.S. involvement in Israel’s war on Lebanon on Tuesday, giving the bill overwhelming support from Democrats for the first time since Congress began seeking to address the conflict.
The resolution sponsored by Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., failed 235-189, with near-universal opposition from Republicans.
The vote was another sign of changing attitudes among Democrats about Israel.
Still, the vote was another sign of changing attitudes among Democrats about Israel. 187 Democrats voted in favor of it, and only 22 voted against.
Tlaib’s resolution marked the second time she has forced the House to go on the record about the war on Lebanon, which Israel says is aimed at Hezbollah but has left a fifth of the country displaced and thousands dead.
