The U.S. House of Representatives recently voted against moving forward on censuring Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) for her controversial comments on Israel. The resolution, introduced by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), accused Tlaib of being antisemitic, sympathizing with terrorists, and 'leading an insurrection.' However, the resolution was tabled, effectively killing the effort to publicly reprimand Tlaib.
In response to this, a reciprocal effort to censure Greene was also pulled from consideration. Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) had initially introduced a resolution to censure Greene for controversial comments she has made over the past five years. Balint's resolution accused Greene of repeatedly promoting racism, antisemitism, LGBTQ hate speech, Islamophobia, anti-Asian hate, xenophobia, and other forms of hatred.
The House was also set to consider resolutions to expel Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) and censure Greene. Other items on the House's agenda included aid to Israel, a resolution condemning the support of Hamas and Hezbollah on college campuses, and three appropriations bills.
Tlaib, the sole Palestinian-American in Congress, has indeed irked some of her Jewish colleagues by describing Israel as an apartheid state. The resolution also characterizes a sit-in protest on Capitol Hill led by two Jewish anti-Zionist groups as an 'insurrection.' However, this characterization has been criticized as a misrepresentation of the event.