Particle.news
Download on the App Store
14 ARTICLES
·
3d ago

House Passes Divergent Antisemitism Resolutions After Boulder Attack

Deep fissures over ICE language in one resolution contrast with a separate unanimous vote condemning antisemitic violence.

Protesters confront police following recent raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents on June 8, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
Left: Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) speaks on Jan. 26, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images); Right: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), speaks in Maryland on March 3, 2023. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Police face off with immigrant rights protesters in the Loop on June 10, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.
A Boulder police officer keeps an eye on the crowd during a remembrance program at the Boulder Jewish Festival on the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on Sunday. (Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Overview

  • The House approved a GOP-led resolution condemning the June 1 Boulder attack by a 280-113 vote with 75 Democrats crossing party lines.
  • That measure thanked ICE and cited suspect Mohamed Sabry Soliman’s visa overstay and alleged “Free Palestine” slogan, prompting 113 Democrats to oppose it.
  • A bipartisan resolution led by Reps. Jeff Van Drew and Joe Neguse passed 400-0 with two lawmakers voting present to broadly denounce antisemitic violence.
  • Opponents argued the GOP-led text politicized the attack by omitting praise for local law enforcement and linking the incident to immigration policy.
  • Mohamed Sabry Soliman, an Egyptian national charged with 118 counts including attempted murder and hate crimes, allegedly injured over a dozen people with Molotov cocktails.