Tuesday, the House overwhelmingly passed a resolution supporting Israel and affirming that it is not a racist or apartheid state. That’s such an obvious statement that it should go without saying, but Republicans pressed the issue because too many Democrats have been loudly saying the opposite lately. The Democrats’ anti-Semitism problem reared up again last weekend when “Progressive” Caucus chair Rep. Pramila Jayapal told some pro-Palestinian protesters, “I want you to know that we have been fighting to make it clear that Israel is a racist state.” Hit with a tsunami of criticism, she quickly reversed herself and even voted for the resolution, although whether that was out of sincerity or expediency, I’ll leave up to you.

The final vote on the resolution was about as bipartisan as we’re ever likely to see: 412-9. But again, whether all those Democrats really support Israel or just wanted to put distance between themselves and the anti-Semitic comments of their radical colleagues is an open question. Only 43 House Democrats signed onto a letter condemning Jayapal’s remarks before making the on-the-record show of voting for the resolution.

I’m sure it won’t surprise you to learn that those voting against the resolution included far-left “Squad” members Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley and Cori Bush and Jamaal Bowman of New York, Summer Lee of Pennsylvania, Andre Carson of Indiana and Delia Ramirez of Illinois. Minnesota Democrat Betty McCollum bravely voted “present.”

Rashida Tlaib had some typically repulsive and ignorant comments, including comparing Israel to Apartheid-era South Africa. You can read them at the link above if you want; I’m not going to infect my newsletter by repeating them.

An “Unbreakable Bond” — the U.S. and Israel

Later today, Israeli President Isaac Herzog will give a speech to Congress on the 75th anniversary of Israel’s founding, reaffirming the “unbreakable bond” between the U.S. and his remarkable nation, the only democracy in the Middle East.

Herzog was considered a more “palatable” choice for Democrats than Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Heaven forbid they — and some Senate Republicans — should have to listen to a national leader who unapologetically puts the good of his own people first.)

Still, several leftists, including Tlaib, Omar, and Bowman, say they will boycott Herzog’s speech. I’m sure their presence will be sorely missed, about as much as I miss a poison ivy rash when it finally goes away.

I was glad to see that President Biden also affirmed America’s relationship with Israel. At least, that’s what I THINK he said…

Mike Huckabee is the former governor of Arkansas and longtime conservative commentator on issues in culture and current events. A New York Times best-selling author, he hosts the weekly talk show Huckabee on TBN.

Originally published at MikeHuckabee.com. Reprinted with permission.