Part of the American political class accuses the demonstrators at universities of…"Anti-Semitism"They announce this, among other things, with the activists raising slogans that were hostile to Israel, the main ally of the United States in the Middle East.
On Tuesday afternoon, the Council approved, with the votes of representatives from both parties, a draft law accepting the definition of anti-Semitism as it proposed. "International Holocaust Remembrance Fellowship".
According to this definition, "Anti-Semitism is a specific attitude towards Jews that can be expressed as hatred for them. Rhetorical and physical displays of anti-Semitism targeting Jewish or non-Jewish people and/or their property, community centers, and places of worship".
In contrast, critics of the bill say that this definition prohibits specific criticism of the State of Israel, something that the International Holocaust Remembrance Federation advocates.
Opponents of the text accuse members of Congress of trying to pass this legislation quickly in order to use it to limit freedom of expression in American universities.
Democratic Representative Jerry Nadler, who opposes the text, warned: "Comments that criticize Israel are not in themselves illegal discrimination".
In order for this text to become effective legislation, the Senate must approve it, which is still uncertain, before it is sent to President Joe Biden to be signed and promulgated.
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Part of the American political class accuses the demonstrators at universities of “anti-Semitism,” and they call this, among other things, because the protesters raise slogans that are hostile to Israel, the main ally of the United States in the Middle East.
Tuesday afternoon, the Council approved, with the votes of representatives from both parties, a draft law accepting the definition of anti-Semitism as proposed by the International Holocaust Remembrance Federation.
According to this definition, “anti-Semitism is a specific attitude towards Jews that may be manifested by hatred towards them. worship.”
In contrast, critics of the bill say that this definition prohibits specific criticism of the State of Israel, something that the International Holocaust Remembrance Federation advocates.
Opponents of the text accuse members of Congress of trying to pass this legislation quickly in order to use it to limit freedom of expression in American universities.
Democratic Representative Jerry Nadler, who opposes the text, warned that “comments criticizing Israel are not in themselves illegal discrimination.” “
In order for this text to become effective legislation, the Senate must approve it, which is still uncertain, before it is sent to President Joe Biden to be signed and promulgated.
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2024-05-02 00:15:27
