The measure had broad bipartisan support, but a group of progressive lawmakers, including Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, opposed it.

Omar and Tlaib have proposed a resolution aimed at protecting the BDS movement, which they support. Their measure calls on Congress to oppose anti-boycott resolutions and legislation.

House Democrats used the debate on the measure to downplay the division, noting that 80% of the House co-sponsored the measure.

“Support for Israel in Congress is an issue that is like catnip for our friends in the press who cover our work, and this issue has been politicized in a way that I find ugly and harmful to the U.S.-Israel relationship,” House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel said.

The divisiveness centers around Omar and Tlaib, who have made statements many have deemed anti-Semitic.

Omar especially has sparked criticism over tweets and comments that resurrect anti-Semitic tropes.

Earlier this year, House Democrats put a resolution on the floor condemning all anti-Semitism and bigotry in response to Omar’s comments that pro-Israel groups “push for allegiance to a foreign country.”

Republicans have been urging Democrats to take up the anti-BDS measure for months. The GOP-led Senate passed a similar provision in February as part of a Middle East security package.

The BDS movement promotes international boycotts of Israel to “end international support for Israel’s oppression of Palestinians and pressure Israel to comply with international law.”

Minority Whip Steve Scalise called on Democrats to take up the full Senate measure, which authorizes assistance and weapons transfers to Israel, among other provisions.

“Here even sometimes in Congress or in other states, but in other countries where they are trying to advance this movement, we need teeth, words and action,” Scalise said. “So these are words today.”