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, […]
Jewish Democrat Sara Jacobs on voting against bill: Anti-Zionism not ‘inherently’ antisemitism
Jewish lawmaker Rep. Sarah Jacobs (D-Calif.) said anti-Zionism, in her view, is not “inherently” anti-Semitism, and the House-passed bill calls for anti-Semitism on college campuses. He said he voted against the bill. It would be “suppression” of the right to free speech. Jacobs spoke from his own experience facing anti-Semitism in his personal life, adding […]
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 […]
House votes to expand definition of antisemitism amid anti-Israel demonstrations across US
As anti-Israel protests intensify on college campuses across the country, the House of Representatives voted to expand the legal definition of anti-Semitism used to enforce anti-discrimination laws. The bipartisan Anti-Semitism Awareness Act, if passed by the Senate and signed by President Biden, would require the Department of Education to legally adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance […]
DEI Eating Itself on Campus, Becoming ‘Evil’, Campus Antisemitism Most Un-American Act Since Segregation
On Tuesday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Cuomo,” Scott Galloway, a marketing professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business, said anti-Semitism on campus was “the worst I’ve seen since they tried to pull that girl out of school.” “This is the most anti-American activity in the world.” She is in her 60s. ” Professor Galloway […]
House tees up vote on antisemitism bill some Democrats fear may inflame tensions
The House will vote on an antisemitism bill on Wednesday in response to the nationwide pro-Palestinian protests occurring across college campuses, with some House Democrats coming out against the legislation as it would expand the definition of antisemitism. The bipartisan Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023, which was introduced by Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY), would require […]
House invites more university leaders to Congress as part of GOP crackdown on antisemitism
House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) asked three additional university leaders to testify on Capitol Hill over the rise of antisemitism on college campuses as part of the House GOP’s crackdown on anti-Jewish demonstrations and protests. Foxx said during a Tuesday press conference with several House committee chairs that she has […]