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Forty-four House members vote against resolution declaring ‘river to the sea’ slogan antisemitic

All but one of the 44 lawmakers opposed to the bipartisan bill are Democrats

Placard reads the message 'From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free' as hundreds of protesters gathered in Whitechapel n East London, United Kingdom (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)

Forty-four House members — 43 Democrats and one Republican — voted against a resolution describing the slogan “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” as antisemitic. The final vote was 377-44-1.

The resolution by Reps. Anthony D’Esposito...

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