Nine progressive Democrats voted nay:

  • Jamaal Bowman
  • Andre Carson
  • Cori Bush
  • Al Green
  • Summer Lee
  • Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
  • Ilhan Omar
  • Delia Ramirez
  • Rashida Talib

They were joined by one Republican, Thomas Massie.

Six Democrats voted present on the resolution: Greg Casar, Joaquin Castro, Nydia Velázquez, Ayanna Pressley, Chuy Garcia and Pramila Jayapal.

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    Hamas exists because Israel have been oppressing Palestine for so long. It doesn’t mean they’re “the good guys”, just a reaction to violent oppression but with more violence.

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      That’s not why Hamas exists lmao. Who do you think they are, some sort of noble freedom fighters?

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        I’m not sure how you arrived at “noble freedom fighters” from what I said. The evidence is clear that they aren’t. Hamas has existed for almost as long as this conflict has and formed when Palestinian protests were met with violence. Hamas’s solution is to use violence against Israel which makes Israel respond with more violence. At the centre of all this are Palestinians who remain oppressed and now are in the crossfire.

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          The evidence is clear that they aren’t. Hamas has existed for almost as long as this conflict has

          I mean not really; they were formed in the 80s.

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            As time goes on it gets closer and closer to existing as long as the conflict has. We’re over the half way mark here

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          You also forget to add that one of the main goals as denoted I the original Hamas charter is destruction of Israel. They are fighting for extermination of the Israel, while Israel is fighting for its security and the right to exist.