The House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a bill to provide $1 billion for Israel’s Iron Dome defensive system after some Democrats tried abandoning the funding. The bill drew widespread support from both parties and passed 420–9. Eight Democrats voted against the legislation and two voted “present.” One Republican voted no. Funding for the Iron Dome, which helps Israel defend against rocket attacks from terrorist groups in adjoining countries and territories, has become a contentious issue among a small number of members of Congress, as illustrated on the House floor before the vote. The provision was initially part of a stopgap government funding bill House Democrats later passed but party leaders chose later to put it into a separate bill because of opposition to the bill from so-called progressives like Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). House Democrats have a slim majority and couldn’t pass the bill with …