Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and progressives successfully stripped an Israeli defense provision from a short-term government funding bill. The House later passed a separate measure with much larger bipartisan support. Summary On Thursday, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a standalone bill that provided $1 billion in funding for Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system. A provision funding the defensive system was removed from the short-term government funding bill earlier this week after objections from progressive members of the House Democratic caucus. …
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After comparing the United States and Israel to Hamas and the Taliban, Rep Ilhan Omar was met with fierce condemnation by fellow Democrats. Some prominent voices on the left defended her remarks while the right reveled …