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Johnson’s Incompetence Continues as He Screws Up Antisemitism Resolution; Then Democrats Embarrass Him on Procedural Vote

On Wednesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) said a full resolution to combat anti-Semitism should have been introduced, but a rare bill to clarify mining regulations has since been introduced. He received a surprising rebuke for the procedural rejection. The incident comes hours after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) announced […]

Matt Gaetz blasts House antisemitism legislation as ‘ridiculous hate speech bill’

Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz on Wednesday slammed the House anti-Semitism bill as a “ridiculous hate speech bill” before it was finally passed. The Anti-Semitism Awareness Act is aimed at cracking down on anti-Semitism on college campuses and would expand the legal definition of anti-Semitism used to enforce anti-discrimination laws. The bill comes as anti-Israel […]

GOP Weaponizing Antisemitism by Bringing Up Bills We’ll Vote Against

On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Alex Wagner Tonight,” Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), chairwoman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said Republicans are trying to defeat Democrats on this issue, like the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act. He said that by introducing a bifurcating bill, he was “trying to weaponize anti-Semitism.” Please vote. And if we want to fight […]

Antisemitism in U.S. ‘Hearkening Back to the 1930s in Europe’

CNN host Dana Bash said Wednesday on her show “Inside Politics” that pro-Palestinian protesters harassing Jewish students on college campuses is an example of anti-Semitism in the United States. “It’s reminiscent of the 1930s in Europe,” he said. “We begin with destruction, violence, and hatred on college campuses across the country,” Bash said. “This was […]

Gaetz dubs House antisemitism bill a ‘ridiculous hate speech bill’  

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) called the House anti-Semitism bill a “ridiculous hate speech bill” ahead of Wednesday’s vote. As pro-Palestinian protests continue at American universities across the country, the House of Representatives has approved a bill aimed at cracking down on anti-Semitism on college campuses. Gaetz announced his opposition to the bill before the vote, […]

Several antisemitism committee members resign after Northwestern makes deal with anti-Israel agitators

Seven members of Northwestern University’s President’s Advisory Council on Preventing Anti-Semitism and Hate announced Wednesday that they are discontinuing the committee following the university’s response to anti-Israel protests earlier this week. . In the letter obtained by Daily NorthwesternProfessor Ephraim Benmelek, Professor Martin Eichenbaum, Professor Daniel Green, Professor Philip Greenland, Weinberg College senior Lily Cohen, […]

Lawler, Moskowitz slam Greene over antisemitism bill pushback

Reps. Mike Lawler (N.Y.) and Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) on Wednesday echoed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) decision to oppose anti-Semitism legislation. He harshly criticized the reasons for opposing the bill. . Greene said in a social media post that she would vote against the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2023, which Lawler and Moskowitz introduced last […]