33 House Dems break with Jeffries as party fractures over Israel

The House of Representatives passed a bill aimed at blocking federal funds to colleges that boycott Israel, with the vast majority of Democrats voting against it.All but 33 left-wing lawmakers voted to block the measure, which would "prohibit an institution that participates in a non-expressive commercial boycott of Israel" from getting government funding.It would also force universities that do get federal funds to affirm their students "are not unreasonably obstructed" from studying abroad in Israel.It comes as antisemitism continues to be a growing threat in the U.S.

amid Israel's war in Gaza.CHAOS ERUPTS AS HOUSE PASSES $1.15T DEFENSE BILL WITH ISRAEL PROVISION: 'STOP STOKING JEW HATRED'House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., spoke during a news conference at the U.S.Capitol on July 13, 2026, in Washington, D.C.

(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)Democrats have argued the bill is an infringement on the First Amendment, while Republicans hold it up as a way to ensure Jewish students feel safe at U.S.colleges and universities.Republicans have seized on Democrats' divisions on the issue, which has coincided with a far-left insurgency plunging the party into civil war ahead of the midterms.HOUSE DEMOCRATS FRACTURE BADLY OVER MASSIE AMENDMENT TO CUT $3.3B IN U.S.

AID TO ISRAELFar-left Democrats, like the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), have attacked members of their own party who they view as not sufficiently critical of Israel.It's translated into some antisemitic incidents, such as a gay Jewish Democrat running for Congress in California getting run out of a pro-transgender rights march over his support for Israel's sovereignty.Scott Wiener told CNN that people in the crowd made references to his "Israeli handlers" while berating him, a well-worn antisemitic trope.Rep.

Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., speaks with union activists about free speech on college campuses at the Capitol in Washington, May 23, 2024.(J.

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