Greene and Tlaib Align in Abstaining from House Vote Condemning Antisemitic Attacks

WASHINGTON — Despite their ideological differences, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) found common ground in declining to support a bipartisan resolution condemning the rise in hate crimes against Jewish individuals. When the measure came to a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday evening, both lawmakers opted to vote “present” rather than cast a vote in favor.

The resolution, introduced following recent attacks on Jewish communities in Boulder, Colorado, and Washington, D.C., reaffirmed the House’s commitment to combating antisemitism. While the measure received widespread bipartisan backing, Greene and Tlaib each expressed frustration that Congress was, in their view, overlooking other forms of violence.

Antisemitic hate crimes are wrong, but so are all hate crimes. Yet Congress never votes on hate crimes committed against white people, Christians, men, the homeless, or countless others.

Tonight, the House passed two more antisemitism-related resolutions, the 20th and 21st I’ve…

— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) June 9, 2025

Greene argued that Congress disproportionately prioritizes antisemitism over other hate crimes, stating that lawmakers “never vote on hate crimes committed against white people, Christians, men, the homeless, or countless others”. She also suggested that excessive focus on Jewish issues and U.S. support for Israel could contribute to antisemitism.

Tlaib, meanwhile, criticized the resolution as a “Republican-led attempt to cynically politicize tragic acts of violence”. She pointed to the lack of similar congressional action regarding attacks on Palestinian Americans, including the murder of Wadea al-Fayoume and the shooting of three Palestinian college students in Vermont.

A second resolution, which expressed gratitude to ICE for its role in homeland security, also passed but faced stronger opposition. Critics, including some liberal Jewish groups, argued that it used antisemitism to push an anti-immigrant narrative. 113 Democrats voted against it, while 75 supported it, and six abstained.

Both Greene and Tlaib have previously faced accusations of antisemitism. Greene has been criticized for promoting antisemitic conspiracy theories, while Tlaib was censured in 2023 for using the phrase “From the river to the sea”, which many Jewish groups interpret as a call for Israel’s destruction.