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House passes bill that would enshrine contentious and popular antisemitism definition into US law

Some progressives have said the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism tilts too much against Israel criticism at a time of rising tensions on campuses.

By Ron Kampeas May 1, 2024 6:59 pm

Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., left, are seen during a group photo with freshmen members of the House Republican Conference in Washington, D.C., on January 4, 2021. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Marjorie Taylor Greene says she opposed antisemitism bill because it rejects ‘Gospel’ that ‘the Jews’ handed Jesus to executioners

Greene’s opposition to a bill that would combat antisemitism comes at a time when a number of conservatives are embracing ancient Christian anti-Jewish themes

May 1, 2024 5:42 pm

Biden to deliver speech at US Holocaust museum ceremony on Yom HaShoah as campus protests roil nation

Biden will report on the results of his strategy to combat antisemitism, rolled out a year ago.

May 1, 2024 2:07 pm

White House condemns student takeover of Columbia U building and protesters’ use of ‘intifada’

By Ron Kampeas May 1, 2024 12:02 am

Citing antisemitism, House Republicans take aim at universities’ funding, tax exemptions and visas

By Ron Kampeas April 30, 2024 9:00 pm

Two more hostages, including an American Israeli, are seen in video released by Hamas

By Ron Kampeas April 27, 2024 4:45 pm

Ritchie Torres, Mike Lawler introduce bill that would allow feds to name antisemitism monitors to campuses

By Ron Kampeas April 26, 2024 2:28 pm

Source: Blinken hasn’t decided whether to sanction Israel for alleged abuses by one of its army units

By Ron Kampeas April 26, 2024 2:17 pm

Israeli police arrest author Ayelet Waldman and 6 others in Gaza border protest

By Ron Kampeas April 26, 2024 1:09 pm

In a first, Massachusetts lawmakers delay budget fight to accommodate Passover observance

By Penny Schwartz April 26, 2024 9:23 am

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House passes bill that would enshrine contentious and popular antisemitism definition into US law

Marjorie Taylor Greene says she opposed antisemitism bill because it rejects ‘Gospel’ that ‘the Jews’ handed Jesus to executioners

Biden to deliver speech at US Holocaust museum ceremony on Yom HaShoah as campus protests roil nation

White House condemns student takeover of Columbia U building and protesters’ use of ‘intifada’

Citing antisemitism, House Republicans take aim at universities’ funding, tax exemptions and visas

Two more hostages, including an American Israeli, are seen in video released by Hamas

Ritchie Torres, Mike Lawler introduce bill that would allow feds to name antisemitism monitors to campuses

Source: Blinken hasn’t decided whether to sanction Israel for alleged abuses by one of its army units

Israeli police arrest author Ayelet Waldman and 6 others in Gaza border protest

In a first, Massachusetts lawmakers delay budget fight to accommodate Passover observance

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