One of the resolutions was introduced by a Republican and the other by a Democrat.
The House of Representatives passed resolutions on Nov. 28 affirming Israel’s right to exist and calling for the Hamas terrorist group to release its hostages.
The resolutions come as Israel has come under its latest round of terrorist attacks by Hamas since Oct. 7, when Hamas committed the largest single-day massacre of Jews since the Holocaust.
In a post on X, Mr. Massie said he agrees with the Jewish state’s right to exist but said that anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism—a claim rejected by the mainstream.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), who has a history of anti-Semitism and hostility toward the Jewish state, was the one who voted “present.” All other members of the far-left group “The Squad,” including Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), voted in favor of the resolution.
The resolution briefly summarizes the Jewish history of persecution, including the Holocaust, and the meaning of Israel to the Jewish people.