Omar leads Squad boycott of Israeli president's speech to Congress
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Progressives like AOC and Ilhan Omar are skipping Israeli President Isaac Herzog's speech to Congress
His visit comes amid fallout over Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., calling Israel a "racist state" over the weekend. Though she walked back her comments somewhat, they were still met with fierce criticism from both sides of the aisle. Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital.
The furor led Republicans to force a vote on a resolution that said Israel was neither a racist nor apartheid state – which was overwhelmingly supported by all but ten Democrats, nine who voted "no" and one who simply voted "present." Jayapal voted with the majority that said Israel was not racist.
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