House passes bill to expand definition of antisemitism amid growing campus protests over Gaza war
apnews.com
The House has passed legislation that would establish a broader definition of antisemitism for the Department of Education to enforce anti-discrimination laws.

hr-6090 will make criticizing isreal illegal including the protests. it’s already passed the the house and biden has signaled his support for it. i wonder why this isn’t on lemmy already since it’s been a thing for a month so far.

  • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
    34·
    4 months ago

    Your title is badly misleading.

    The House passed legislation Wednesday that would establish a broader definition of antisemitism for the Department of Education to enforce anti-discrimination laws

    • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      4 months ago

      This is untrue. The bill would alter the definition of antisemitism to include being critical of Israel, making such protests run afoul of title 6 of the civil rights act (1964,).

      In short, it’s an absolutely fascist move to prevent protest against a genocidal regime.

      • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
        11·
        4 months ago

        Yes, the definition that’s used for the Department of Education in discrimination claims under Title VI, and only for those cases.

        Don’t get me wrong, it’s still bad, shouldn’t be passed, and should be found unconstitutional if it is, but it’s not making it illegal in general.