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House Democrats voted<\/span> unanimously on Wednesday against continuing the Iran war without congressional approval \u2014 but a day later, Democratic leaders helped defeat a similar measure aimed at Israel\u2019s parallel war in Lebanon.<\/p>\n

Read more The Real \u201cDivide\u201d Among Democrats Over Israel Is Between Party Leadership and Voters<\/a><\/p>\n

The second measure failed 324-92 Thursday afternoon, a day after passage of a war powers resolution focused on Iran sent a message to the Trump administration.<\/p>\n

Ninety-one Democrats voted for the measure sponsored by Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., to block U.S. support for Israel\u2019s assault on Lebanon. 117 Democrats voted against.<\/p>\n

Citing a range of drafting concerns, Democratic leaders voted against the resolution but promised to support a tweaked version from Tlaib in the future.<\/p>\n

At least some pro-Israel Democrats, however, said they opposed to anything that would tie Israel\u2019s hands in Lebanon.<\/p>\n

Tlaib\u2019s measure would have halted U.S. involvement in the Israeli assault on Lebanon without further congressional approval. The Israeli attacks have claimed at least 3,500 lives, displaced over 1 million people, and left wide swaths of the country, including entire towns, in ruins.<\/p>\n

The war in Lebanon, which Israel had continued over reported objections from President Donald Trump, is widely seen as an obstacle to a deal with Iran to end the U.S. war there. Iranian officials have excoriated the Israeli attacks and threatened to suspend talks because of them.<\/p>\n

U.S Aid for Israel War?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Trump administration has not explained the extent of its involvement in the war being waged by right-wing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel says its attacks are aimed at Hezbollah fighters despite the growing civilian death toll.<\/p>\n

There are widespread suspicions that the U.S. government has provided support for the attack in the form of intelligence sharing and other coordination. The administration has not responded to a from Sen. Pete Welch, D-Vt., about whether and how the U.S. is aiding Israel.<\/p>\n

Tlaib spoke out in support of her measure during a debate on the House floor on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Read more Stop Calling It a Ceasefire<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThis vote on the Lebanon war powers resolution is a clear moral choice: Do you stand with the Netanyahu government and Trump\u2019s endless war crimes, or do you stand with human life, peace, and justice?\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

In response, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Brian Mast, R-Fla., accused supporters of the measure of serving as \u201cproxies for Hezbollah.\u201d<\/p>\n

That kind of language was not limited to the GOP. It echoed a similar statement made by Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., on social media last month.<\/p>\n

\u201cHezbollah is evil \u2014 kneecapping our ability to track and respond to their terror serves nobody except Hezbollah and its Iranian overlords,\u201d he said about Tlaib\u2019s resolution.<\/p>\n

Other Democrats said they were opposed to the measure on more technical grounds. In a joint statement Thursday, House Democratic leaders said they were worried that it might prevent the U.S. from securing its embassy in Beirut or assisting the country\u2019s official military, the Lebanese Armed Forces.<\/p>\n

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.; Whip Katherine Clark, D-Mass.; and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., said they were opposed to the measure that was up for a vote Thursday, but would support another one that Tlaib has introduced addressing those concerns.<\/p>\n

Hassan El-Tayyab, the legislative director for Middle East policy at the Friends Committee on National Legislation, said he was optimistic that support for halting U.S. involvement in the Lebanon war would grow in a future vote.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we don\u2019t stop what\u2019s going on in Lebanon, getting a true and lasting ceasefire with Iran is virtually impossible,\u201d he said. \u201cSo it is critical we try to curtail U.S. involvement in any operations in Lebanon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more Establishment Dems Stave Off the Left in Key California Congressional Primaries<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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