>The House approved a resolution on Tuesday condemning the “drastic rise of antisemitism” in the U.S. and around the world following Hamas’ unprecedented attack on Israel on Oct. 7 — a vote that fractured Democrats and prompted liberal accusations that Republicans were trying to “weaponize Jewish pain.” >The coalition argued that the measure was redundant because the House approved a resolution last week affirming Israel’s right to exist as an independent state, while also saying Tuesday’s measure “does not account for the complexity of Judaism itself and ignores nuanced examples such as the Satmar sect, a Hasidic Jewish movement, which remains staunchly anti-Zionist and quite obviously not antisemitic.” >Tuesday’s resolution is the latest piece of legislation the House has approved showing solidarity with Israel since the surprise Hamas attack on Oct. 7 killed about 1,200 people. An estimated 15,000 people have been killed in Gaza in the month since as Israel continues its offensive against Hamas. --- Learned abou it from this video on this topic, Briahna Joy Gray and Robby Soave: House PASSES 'Antisemitism' Resolution, Massie Votes NO: Anti-Zionism ISN'T Antisemitism [10:55 | Dec 05 2023 | The Hill] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J85gohsCCM

>“We are not powerless as American Muslims. We are powerful. We don’t only have the money, but we have the actual votes. And we will use that vote to save this nation from itself,” Hussein said. “Families and children are being wiped out with our tax dollars,” he added. “What we are witnessing today is the tragedy upon tragedy.” >From behind a lectern that read “Abandon Biden, ceasefire now”, leaders from Michigan, Minnesota, Arizona, Wisconsin, Florida, Georgia, Nevada and Pennsylvania issued similar warnings that the president could not afford to lose the support of the Arab-American community in states critical to his chances for re-election. >A recent poll showed Biden’s support among Arab Americans has plunged from a comfortable majority in 2020 to 17%. >About 3.45 million Americans identify as Muslim, or 1.1% of the country’s population, and the demographic tends to lean Democratic, according to Pew Research Center. Like Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania are also home to significant Arab-American populations and critical to Biden’s re-election mathematics. >“The anger in our community is beyond belief,” Hussein, who is Muslim, told the Associated Press. “One of the things that made us even more angry is the fact that most of us actually voted for President Biden. I even had one incident where a religious leader asked me: ‘How do I get my 2020 ballot so I can destroy it?’” >Against a backdrop of pro-Palestinian protest in the US, Muslim leaders gathered in Dearborn said Biden or the likely Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, were not their only choices next year, and they could choose to sit out the election.