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Thu Feb 14, 2019, 05:23 AM Feb 2019

(Jewish Group) House approves motion condemning anti-Semitism

(THIS IS THE JEWISH GROUP! RESPECT!!)

The House overwhelmingly approved a motion on Wednesday that adds language condemning anti-Semitism to a bill that would cut off U.S. support for the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen.

The vote comes days after freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) stoked controversy with a tweet linking U.S. lawmaker support for Israel to money.

Omar's remarks were heavily criticized by Democratic lawmakers including Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). President Trump has called for her to resign from Congress over the issue.

Omar has apologized for the comments, though not for a separate tweet that criticized the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. She has ripped Trump over his criticism, saying he has "trafficked in hate [his] entire life."

The motion on anti-Semitism passed with 424 votes, after GOP lawmakers requested a roll call vote.

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