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Washington (CNN)

The House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to approve a non-binding resolution that opposes the boycott movement against Israel, a measure that won broad bipartisan support but faced pushback from some high-profile progressives.

The vote was 398 to 17.

The resolution was introduced in March, not long after Democrats faced a bruising internal debate over how to handle comments and tweets by Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar that were criticized as being anti-Semitic, exposing the divide within the Democratic Party over Israel and US policy towards the country....

https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/23/politics/house-anti-bds-resolution/index.html?utm_term=image&utm_content=2019-07-23T23%3A11%3A06&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twCNNp

Looks like the exact opposite of divisive.