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1.Bills,
Resolutions & Letters
2. Hearings
3. Media & Reports
4. Members on the Record
(Palestine/Palestinians)
5. Members on the Record
(Israel)
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Members on the Record (Iran)
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Mideast countries)
Produced by the Foundation for Middle East Peace in cooperation with Americans for Peace Now, where the Legislative Round-Up was conceived.
1.Bills, Resolutions
& Letters
2.
Hearings
3. Media
& Reports
4.
Members on the Record (Palestine/Palestinians)
5. Members on the Record
(Israel)
6. Members
on the Record (Iran)
7. Members on the Record (other
Mideast countries)
Like you, we watched the footage of Huwara burning in complete horror. The disturbing images of this pogrom are reminiscent of some of the darkest moments of Jewish history. In the ashes of what remains of Huwara, no decent human being would look at the carnage and think: “let’s finish the job.”
Produced by the Foundation for Middle East Peace in cooperation with Americans for Peace Now, where the Legislative Round-Up was conceived.
1.Bills,
Resolutions & Letters
2. Media & Reports
3. Members on the Record
(Palestine/Palestinians)
4. Members on the Record
(Israel)
5.
Members on the Record (Iran)
6. Members on the Record (other
Mideast countries)
The fight against the weaponization of antisemitism and for free speech continues in the Senate. The second bill we wrote to you about, HB1606 – the State House bill intended to codify the IHRA definition is still in play. The State House has sent it over to the Senate where the Rules Committee will be considering it tomorrow.
As we’ve previously mentioned, HB1606 is the latest in a series of cynical attempts across the country to co-opt the fight against antisemitism and use it instead as a weapon against free speech and to quash legitimate criticism of policies and actions of the Israeli government. Adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism is a prime example of how well-meaning attempts to fight antisemitism can be misappropriated. IHRA and its examples, while on the surface seemingly benign, have been used time and again to codify language that would allow for such weaponization.
Criticizing the policies and actions of the Israeli government is not antisemitic. We must not allow the effort to combat antisemitism to be co-opted by those who wish to stifle this critical speech. Ask your Senator to Oppose HB1606.
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Produced by the Foundation for Middle East Peace in cooperation with Americans for Peace Now, where the Legislative Round-Up was conceived.
Americans for Peace Now condemns the House vote to remove Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) from her seat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee
Speaker McCarthy’s claim that he did so on the basis that Representative Omar is “antisemitic” is both
inaccurate and offensive. Criticizing Israeli policies and actions is not antisemitic. Antisemitism is a real and
dangerous threat, and misrepresenting Congresswoman Omar’s statements does not advance the fight against
antisemitism. Instead, this transparent attempt to weaponize the accusation of antisemitism to score cheap
political points damages efforts to isolate and eradicate antisemitic speech. Targeting Omar has wide-ranging
repercussions that go beyond congressional committee assignments. Representative Omar has been the target of
disturbing and hateful Islamophobic attacks and threats, which could be further fueled by today’s House action
against her.
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