The Republican-controlled House is gearing up for a vote next week on a resolution criticizing President Joe Biden's recent demand for an "immediate ceasefire" in Gaza during a call with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In a tense phone call on Thursday, Biden told Netanyahu that "an immediate ceasefire is essential" in Israel's war for survival against Hamas, and that "U.S. policy with respect to Gaza will be determined by our assessment of Israel’s immediate action on these steps."

The three-page resolution, introduced on Friday by Rep. Maria Salazar (R-FL), condemns efforts to "place one-sided pressure on Israel" regarding the war in Gaza, and reaffirms support for Israel's right to "defend itself against the barbaric war launched by Hamas and other terrorists."

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It also opposes a recent United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire where the United States abstained from voting, a move that strained the relationship between the two countries. 

In light of the U.S. declining to use its veto power on the Security Council, and instead abstaining from the U.N. resolution, Netanyahu's office canceled an Israeli delegation trip to the U.S., and condemned the impacts of the vote on negotiations to release the Hamas-held hostages. 

In a statement released on Monday, Netanyahu's office wrote,

Regrettably, the United States did not veto the new resolution, which calls for a ceasefire that is not contingent on the release of hostages. This constitutes a clear departure from the consistent US position in the Security Council since the beginning of the war. Today’s resolution gives Hamas hope that international pressure will force Israel to accept a ceasefire without the release of our hostages, thus harming both the war effort and the effort to release the hostages. Prime Minister Netanyahu made it clear last night that should the US depart from its principled policy and not veto this harmful resolution, he will cancel the Israeli delegation's visit to the United States. In light of the change in the US position, Prime Minister Netanyahu decided that the delegation will remain in Israel.

The vote, expected to take place on Wednesday or later, according to House Majority Leader Steve Scalise's (R-LA) office, will highlight the ongoing divisions within the House Democratic caucus between those who support Israel and those who support Hamas as a so-called "resistance" for Palestinians. Several 'Squad' House members are being targeted in their primaries by pro-Israel Democrats and Super PACS. These divisions trickle down to the electorate, posing an obstacle to Biden's re-election bid. 

Pro-Palestinian groups constantly protest Biden, including during his recent high-dollar fundraiser in New York, and a pared-down version of a Ramadan event held on Tuesday. This opposition is already translating at the ballot box, as Arab and Muslim communities withheld their votes during the Democratic presidential primaries in key swing states.

These pressures on Biden have seemed to impact U.S. policy as the Biden administration appears to turn its back on Israel on a global stage, with several shocking moves that cajole and alienate the long-time, allied nation in the Middle East. Meanwhile, House Republicans continue to make efforts to support and stabilize diplomatic relations with Israel.