The House reaffirms Israel’s status as a humanitarian reservation for Jews created in 1948 by our Rules Based International Order
Some 888 about House Bill 888
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I see many commentators melting down about the short resolution on Israel’s existence in H.Res 888. Antisemites, anti-Likudniks, and anti-Zionists from across the political spectrum see the near unanimous approval of the resolution as proof that American government is occupied and controlled by sinister forces or irrational foreign policy views. In contrast, a minority of conservative Zionists and evangelicals see the resolution as evidence that America controls and unfairly restrains Israel.
412 representatives, including most of the putatively antisemitic “Squad” (sans Tlaib, who voted present), voted for the resolution. Only GOP representative Massie voted against it.
Being an H.Res, the resolution is a legislator’s favorite kind of bill: theatrical and legally toothless. Thus, nobody should be concerned about the legal effect of the bill itself. The significance of its content and the way it was passed is a separate issue. Below I’ll review the resolution’s content and tell you whether I would’ve voted for it.