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Ali Harb

‘Anti-Zionism is antisemitism,’ US House asserts in ‘dangerous’ resolution

'Opposing the policies of the government of Israel and Netanyahu’s extremism is not antisemitic,' Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib said on social media [File: Nathan Howard/AP Photo]

Washington, DC – Palestinian rights advocates are denouncing a congressional resolution that equates anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism, calling it a “dangerous” measure that aims to curb free speech and distract from the war in Gaza.

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed the measure on Tuesday in a 311-14 vote, with 92 Democratic members abstaining by voting “present”.

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