READ: The Resolution On Omar, Anti-Semitism Dems Plan To Vote On This Week

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), attends a news conference to introduce H.R. 4, Voting Rights Advancement Act, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. (Photo by Cheriss May/NurPhoto)
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), attends a news conference to introduce H.R. 4, Voting Rights Advancement Act, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. (Photo by Cheriss May/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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House Democrats will take action on the floor this week to condemn anti-Semitism, a vote designed to confront Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN) language in her latest criticisms of Israel, which has been widely considered anti-Semitic.

The resolution doesn’t name Omar specifically — a point of internal dispute for Democrats, according to Politico — but outlines the history of anti-Semitism in the U.S. Omar was slammed by senior Jewish lawmakers over the weekend when she referred to pro-Israel advocates as having an “allegiance to a foreign country.”

Read the resolution below:

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