House Democrats are fighting among themselves over a single word in a resolution to reaffirm support for a two-state solution in the Middle East
, a dispute that threatens to further inflame tensions within the caucus over Israel.
The resolution states that “only” a two-state accord can end the long-running conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. But Engel and others have pushed back, arguing that Democrats should not limit themselves to supporting a single outcome. And privately, members on both sides of the argument acknowledge that the fight over the word “only” belies a far more complex debate over U.S. policy toward Israel.
“I think it’s a missed opportunity, but I look forward to revisiting the issue back in September,” Connolly said. “I think my own view is, one word here, one word there is not what you’re going to — you’re not going to report on the word. What you’re going to report on, in my view, is the House of Representatives reconfirmed its support of the two-state solution. And I hope we can pass a resolution which does that, and that’s what I’m working on.”
House Democrats had expected an ugly political fight over a different resolution involving U.S. policy toward Israel this week. That measure, which condemned global boycotts against Israel as a way to delegitimize the country, passed easily over the objections of roughly 20 progressive dissenters. The decision to postpone the vote could resurface bitter tensions within the caucus over U.S. support for Israel, within a diverse caucus that includes the first Palestinian-American woman in Congress, Rep. Rashida Tlaib . Some progressives, including Tlaib and Rep. Ilhan Omar , have been publicly critical of U.S. policy toward Israel, drawing repeated charges of anti-Semitism from Republicans and, at times, their own party.
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