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Viral social posts claim an antisemitism bill would make it illegal to criticize Israel and the Bible. Here’s what we can VERIFY about the legislation.A woman holds a sign saying, "end antisemitism" while attending a March for Israel rally on Nov. 14, 2023, in Washington. called the Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023 that would establish a broader definition of antisemitism in the U.S.
Calling for, aiding, or justifying the killing or harming of Jews in the name of a radical ideology or an extremist view of religion. Denying the fact, scope, mechanisms or intentionality of the genocide of the Jewish people at the hands of National Socialist Germany and its supporters and accomplices during World War II .Accusing Jewish citizens of being more loyal to Israel, or to the alleged priorities of Jews worldwide, than to the interests of their own nations.
Using the symbols and images associated with classic antisemitism to characterize Israel or Israelis.Holding Jews collectively responsible for actions of the state of Israel.Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 The proposed definition in the bill has faced strong opposition from across the political spectrum including lawmakers, Jewish organizations and free speech advocates.to lawmakers, the American Civil Liberties Union urged Congress to vote against the legislation, saying federal law already prohibits antisemitic discrimination and harassment.
“I guarded the term antisemitism. To have a sting, it has to be used in only the clearest cases …. now, there’s a push to make it almost ubiquitous, and when everything becomes antisemitic, nothing is antisemitic, and it makes it harder to fight antisemitism,” Stern added., which is cited in the legislation, includes a list of contemporary examples of antisemitism in public life, the media, schools, the workplace, and in the religious sphere.
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