US House votes to pass antisemitism bill in response to campus protests
by Martin Pengelly in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#6MGD9)
Bill to use language by International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance to define antisemitism, which critics say would chill speech
The US House of Representatives has voted to pass an antisemitism awareness bill, a controversial measure sponsored by a New York Republican amid controversy over pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses in Manhattan and across the US, as Israel's war with Hamas drags on.
The bill passed 320-91 with some bipartisan support.
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