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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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[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 41 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] MxM111@kbin.social 21 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Fuck Hamas though. Aiming for and killing civilians in hundreds is not a good thing.

[–] Phanatik@kbin.social 23 points 1 year ago (30 children)

Hamas exists because Israel have been oppressing Palestine for so long. It doesn't mean they're "the good guys", just a reaction to violent oppression but with more violence.

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[–] AfricanExpansionist@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sure but after this resolves, you'll happily go back to ignoring Israel's daily crimes against Palestinians and just wait until Hamas does something else to start complaining again

Hamas is blowback for Israel's insane policy of keeping people on reservations, denying them freedom and controlling all basic necessities and.

Israel is a fascist apartheid state 365 days a year

[–] MxM111@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Me? No. I have always criticized Israel for what it was doing, but as long as “destroy Israel” attitude exists in Palestine, quite a few things were justified.

[–] masquenox@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And if Hamas were to disappear tomorrow who will oppose the Israelis?

You?

[–] Reptorian@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Screw Israel government. Screw Hamas. Screw West Bank illegal settlements. Screw Netanyahu.

Support the civilians of Israel and Palestine.

Not that hard to take this stance.

[–] MxM111@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago
[–] Cockmaster6000@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The US stands with Israel even after it attacks our own ships.

[–] takeda@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can't find this, care to provide source?

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wikipedia: USS Liberty incident

The USS Liberty incident was an attack on a United States Navy technical research ship (spy ship), USS Liberty, by Israeli Air Force jet fighter aircraft and Israeli Navy motor torpedo boats, on 8 June 1967, during the Six-Day War.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

Does fact downvoting pay well? Because I’m looking for a new side hussle.

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[–] wombat@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago

all palestinian violence against israel is self-defense.

[–] EpicFailGuy@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Well ... it didn't take them long after choosing a speaker, that's good? I think?

Also, did this surprise anyone?

[–] Frogmanfromlake@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago

Absolutely disgusting. They'll hand wring about Xinjiang in one sentence and then do this in the next.

[–] immuredanchorite@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago
[–] DougHolland@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

Well, nobody certainly didn't see that coming.

[–] Drxmiz@reddthat.com 0 points 1 year ago
[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml -1 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.

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