The US House of Representatives approved Tuesday a resolution opposing the Israeli boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS), known as the "HR 246" resolution, 398 voted in favor and 17 voted against it. , And five abstentions.
The bill was sponsored by MP Brad Schneider, a Democrat from Illinois known for his pro-American attitudes to the AIPAC and co-sponsored by nearly 80 percent of the House of Representatives (175 Republicans and 174 Democrats).
The resolution opposes Israel´s boycott of the BDS and calls on Israelis and Palestinians to resume direct negotiations, reaffirms their support for the so-called "two-state solution" to the conflict, and affirms the constitutional right of American citizens, in response to progressive Democratic lawmakers known as the " Who is represented by the Palestinian MP, Rachida Tlaib from Michigan, and the representative of Somali origin, Elhan Omar of Minnesota, and the representative of Alexandria Ocacio Cortez of New York State, and MP Ayana Presley of Massachusetts, who stated that such legislation "contradicts the first infringement of Store, which provides for freedom of expression of the fact that the province on the basis of the principles are an integral part of freedom of expression. "
It should be noted that MP Ayaan Presley voted with the majority in favor of the resolution, moving away from her colleagues, whom both President Donald Trump and US President Donald Trump co-opted in last week´s racist attacks when he asked them (including US Rep. Presley) to return from where they came from.
Before the vote on Tuesday, Speaker of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Eliot Engel, a Democrat from New York, and Chairman of the Judiciary Committee in the House of Representatives Gerald Nadler (Democrat of New York, both prominent American Jewish leaders and close associates of the powerful Israeli lobby organization AIPAC.
Rep. Rachida Taleb (Michigan), a Palestinian American, spoke of the suffering of Palestinians under occupation, including her grandmother, who lives in Beit Awar al-Fawqa in the occupied West Bank, and that voting for this decision "constitutes a dangerous precedent because it is trying to delegitimize a political speech for certain people, And send a message that our government can take action against those who exercise the right to freedom of expression in this regard. "
Only Thomas Thomas Massie of Kentucky was voted against by the Republicans, while four Democrats and an independent deputy, the Palestinian legislator Justin Ammash of Michigan, voted "present" - something like abstaining.
The Council also voted overwhelmingly on HR 1837, the US-Israel Reinforcement of Regional Cooperation and Security Act, as well as the H5 Bill. R. 1850, interpreted as "the International Palestinian Terrorism Prevention Act, which imposes sanctions on those who support" Palestinian terrorist groups "- including Hamas and Islamic Jihad.
AIPAC, in a statement following the vote on Tuesday night, said it had stood behind all this and has worked to pass these decisions since its March conference. Her work for Israel was continuing successfully. "Our work to educate and involve members of Congress was crucial tonight to pass this pro-Israel legislation."
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is expected to sue the Supreme Court to overturn the decision, as the Union, the first civil rights association in the United States, considers the House of Representatives´ The first in the US Constitution.
