By Patricia ZengerleWASHINGTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Thursday to block federal aid for universities that boycott Israel, the latest Republican-backed pro-Israel measure amid growing Democraticcriticism of the Israeli government over the war in Gaza.The Republican-majority chamber voted 237-169 in favor of the "Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act," which would have to pass the Senate in order to become law.

House Republicans were able to pass the dangerous bill with the help of 33 Democrats. Here are their names.

33 Democrats join most GOP lawmakers in backing legislation, to which Democratic leadership objected over free speech concerns and because it didn't differentiate between Israel…