The House is expected to vote Thursday on a resolution broadly condemning hate in the wake of freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar Ilhan OmarGOP senators introduce resolution condemning antisemitic violence amid 'horrific' spike in attacks US sees startling rise in antisemitic attacks Ilhan Omar is wrong about 'Cold War' with China MORE’s (D-Minn.) critical comments about Israel. ADVERTISEMENT The resolution was initially expected to condemn anti-Semitism, though leaders later revised the resolution to broadly condemn Islamophobia and other types of hate. The legislative text, which does not specifically name Omar, was released Thursday afternoon. Read the text of the resolution below.<doc-sep>(CNN) — House Democrats are expected to vote Thursday on a resolution that will broadly condemn hate in reaction to the controversy surrounding comments made by Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar last week. Below is the text of the resolution released by the House Thursday morning: Condemning anti-Semitism as hateful expressions of intolerance that are contradictory to the values and aspirations that define the people of the United States and condemning anti-Muslim discrimination and bigotry against minorities as hateful expressions of intolerance that are contrary to the values and aspirations of the United States. Whereas the first amendment to the Constitution established the United States as a country committed to the principles of tolerance and religious freedom, and the 14th amendment to the Constitution established equal protection of the laws as the heart of justice in the United States; Whereas adherence to these principles is vital to the progress of the American people and the diverse communities and religious groups of the United States; Whereas whether from the political right, center, or left, bigotry, discrimination, oppression, racism, and imputations of dual loyalty threaten American democracy and have no place in American political discourse; Whereas white supremacists in the United States have exploited and continue to exploit bigotry and weaponize hate for political gain, targeting traditionally persecuted peoples, including African Americans, Native Americans, and other people of color, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs, immigrants, and others with verbal attacks, incitement, and violence; Whereas the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., taught that persecution of any American is an assault on the rights and freedoms of all Americans; Whereas on August 11 and 12, 2017, self-identified neo-Confederates, white nationalists, neo-Nazis, and Ku Klux Klansmen held white supremacist events in Charlottesville, Virginia, where they marched on a synagogue under the Nazi swastika, engaged in racist and anti-Semitic demonstrations and committed brutal and deadly violence against peaceful Americans; Whereas a white nationalist murdered nine African American worshipers at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, on the evening of June 17, 2015, in the hopes of igniting a nationwide race war; Whereas on October 27, 2018, the perpetrator of the deadliest attack on Jewish people in the history of the United States killed 11 worshippers at the Tree of Life Synagogue building in Pittsburgh and reportedly stated that he ”wanted all Jews to die”; Whereas anti-Semitism is the centuries-old bigotry and form of racism faced by Jewish people simply because they are Jews; Whereas in 2017 the Federal Bureau of Investigation re- ported a 37 percent increase in hate crimes against Jews or Jewish institutions and found that attacks against Jews or Jewish institutions made up 58.1 percent of all religious-based hate crimes; Whereas there is an urgent need to ensure the safety and security of Jewish communities, including synagogues, schools, cemeteries, and other institutions; Whereas Jews are the targets of anti-Semitic violence at even higher rates in many other countries than they are in the United States; Whereas it is a foreign policy priority of the United States to monitor and combat anti-Semitism abroad; Whereas anti-Semitism includes blaming Jews as Jews when things go wrong; calling for, aiding, or justifying the kill- ing or harming of Jews in the name of a radical ideology or extremist view of religion; or making mendacious, de- humanizing, demonizing, or stereotyped allegations about Jews; Whereas Jewish people are subject in the media and political campaigns to numerous other dangerous anti-Semitic myths as well, including that Jews control the United States Government or seek global, political, and financial domination and that Jews are obsessed with money; Whereas scapegoating and targeting of Jews in the United States have persisted for many years, including by the Ku Klux Klan, the America First Committee, and by modern neo-Nazis; Whereas accusing Jews of being more loyal to Israel or to the Jewish community than to the United States constitutes anti-Semitism because it suggests that Jewish citizens cannot be patriotic Americans and trusted neighbors, when Jews have loyally served our Nation every day since its founding, whether in public or community life or military service; Whereas accusations of dual loyalty generally have an insidious and pernicious history, including— (1) the discriminatory incarceration of Americans of Japanese descent during World War II on their basis of race and alleged dual loyalty; (2) the Dreyfus affair, when Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish French artillery captain, was falsely convicted of passing secrets to Germany based on his Jewish back- ground; (3) when the loyalty of President John F. Kennedy was questioned because of his Catholic faith; and (4) the post-9/11 conditions faced by Muslim-Americans in the United States, including Islamophobia and false and vicious attacks on and threats to Muslim-Americans for alleged association with terrorism; Whereas anti-Muslim bigotry entails prejudicial attitudes to- wards Muslims and people who are perceived to be Mus- lim, including the irrational belief that Muslims are inherently violent, disloyal, and foreign; Whereas Muslims and people perceived to be Muslim are subjected to false and dangerous stereotypes and myths including unfair allegations that they sympathize with individuals who engage in violence or terror or support the oppression of women, Jews, and other vulnerable communities; Whereas in 2017, mosques were bombed in Bloomington, Minnesota, and burned in Austin, Texas, Victoria, Texas, Bellevue, Washington, and Thonotosassa, Florida, and mass attacks on Muslim communities were planned against communities in Islamberg, New York, in 2019, Jacksonville, Florida, in 2017, and Garden City, Kansas, in 2016; Whereas the Federal Bureau of Investigation reported that hate crimes against Muslims or Muslim institutions in the United States increased by over 99 percent between 2014 and 2016; Whereas attacks motivated by bigotry against those who are Muslim or perceived to be Muslim have substantially in- creased since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks; Whereas the violation of an individual’s civil rights based on his or her actual or perceived membership in a particular religious group clearly violates the Constitution and laws of the United States; and Whereas all Americans, including Jews, Muslims, and Christians and people of all faiths and no faith, have a stake in fighting anti-Semitism, as all Americans have a stake in fighting every form of bigotry and hatred against people based on religion, race, or place of birth and origin: Now, therefore, be it 1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— (1) rejects the perpetuation of anti-Semitic 2 stereotypes in the United States and around the 3 world, including the pernicious myth of dual loyalty 4 and foreign allegiance, especially in the context of 5 support for the United States-Israel alliance; 6 (2) condemns anti-Semitic acts and statements 7 as hateful expressions of intolerance that are con- 8 tradictory to the values that define the people of the 9 United States; 10 (3) reaffirms its support for the mandate of the 11 United States Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat 12 Anti-Semitism as part of the broader policy priority 13 of fostering international religious freedom and pro- 14 tecting human rights all over the world; 15 (4) rejects attempts to justify hatred or violent 16 attacks as an acceptable expression of disapproval or 17 frustration over political events in the Middle East 18 or elsewhere; 19 (5) acknowledges the harm suffered by Muslims 20 and others from the harassment, discrimination, and 21 violence that result from anti-Muslim bigotry; 22 (6) condemns anti-Muslim discrimination and 23 bigotry against all minorities as contrary to the val- 24 ues of the United States; (7) condemns the death threats received by 2 Jewish and Muslim Members of Congress, including 3 in recent weeks; 4 (8) encourages law enforcement and govern- 5 ment officials to avoid conduct that raises the spec- 6 ter of unconstitutional profiling against anyone be- 7 cause of their race, religion, nationality, political, or 8 particular social group, including the assignment of 9 blame or targeting members of an entire religious 10 group for increased suspicion, based on the conduct 11 of a single individual or small group of individuals; 12 and 13 (9) encourages all public officials to confront 14 the reality of anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, racism, 15 and other forms of bigotry, as well as historical 16 struggles against them, to ensure that the United 17 States will live up to the transcendent principles of 18 tolerance, religious freedom, and equal protection as 19 embodied in the Declaration of Independence and 20 the first and 14th amendments to the Constitution.<doc-sep>
House Democrats unveiled a resolution on Thursday to broadly condemn hate — but then made last-minute additional changes to make sure no one felt left out. The House had initially been expected to start debating the resolution around 3:15 p.m., but that got pushed back by nearly an hour as Democrats revised their resolution to ensure it made reference to an even wider swath of marginalized groups. A vote is still expected shortly after the debate ends. The initial text revealed earlier Thursday afternoon stated that white supremacists have targeted "traditionally persecuted peoples, including African Americans, Native Americans, and other people of color, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs, immigrants, and others with verbal attacks, incitement, and violence." But Democratic leaders later revised that line in the resolution to include Latinos, Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders and the LGBTQ community. “I want to talk about the political influence in this country that says it is OK for people to push for allegiance to a foreign country,” Omar said at a forum at Busboys and Poets in Washington, D.C., last week. “I want to ask, why is it OK for me to talk about the influence of the [National Rifle Association] NRA, of fossil-fuel industries, or Big Pharma, and not talk about a powerful lobby that is influencing policy?” The originally planned resolution that staffers for Democratic leaders began drafting over the weekend would have only condemned anti-Semitism, though it noted Muslim Americans have faced similar accusations of dual loyalty. But progressives and members of minority caucuses balked, arguing that the resolution shouldn't single out Omar and called for a more general anti-hate measure. Democratic leaders then made changes to more broadly condemn hate, including Islamophobia, in response to the threats Omar has faced as one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress. The resolution now states that the House "rejects the perpetuation of anti-Semitic stereotypes in the United States and around the world, including the pernicious myth of dual loyalty and foreign allegiance," as well as "condemns anti-Muslim discrimination and bigotry against all minorities as contrary to the values of the United States." "One of the things that is hurtful about the extent to which reprimand is sought of Ilhan is that no one seeks this level of reprimand when members make statements about Latinx + other communities," Ocasio-Cortez tweeted.