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The bill aimed to combat antisemitism was passed by the House
US House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday to address reports of rising antisemitism on college campuses. The bill seeks to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism for enforcement of federal anti-discrimination laws regarding education programmes. “Right now, without…clear definition of antisemitism, Department of Education and college administrators are having trouble…
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The Education Department has opened school probes
The US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has opened inquiries into six universities, including Columbia, Cooper Union and Cornell in New York, after receiving complaints of antisemitic and anti-Muslim harassment at the universities. Three Jewish students sued New York University this week over what they said was a hostile environment that had allowed…
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Dave Chappelle’s monologue on SNL sparked controversy because it was antisemitic.
Comedian Dave Chappelle has said that Kyrie Irving and Kanye West are “in so much trouble”, referring to the NBA player’s suspension for tweeting a link to an antisemitic film. Chappelle added, “Kanye got in so much trouble, Kyrie got in trouble.” “Black a– was nowhere near the Holocaust,” Chappelle further said, adding, “You can’t…
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One NBA star takes responsibility for the negative impact of Twitter, while another NBA star donates $500,000 to anti-hate organizations.
NBA player Kyrie Irving has said he doesn’t have antisemitic beliefs and that he has a lot of work to do. “I cannot be Antisemitic if I know where I come from,” he added. Irving was suspended by the Brooklyn Nets last week after he shared a link to a documentary which was criticised as…
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Irving donated $500,000 to anti-Hate organizations and the Nets did the same.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) in a statement said that antisemitic incidents in the US rose from 942 in 2015 to at least 2,717 in 2011. “The answer to the question ‘Do you have any antisemitic beliefs?’ is always ‘NO’ without equivocation,” ADL added. It further said that Kyrie Irving didn’t make good on the promise…