Article 6MGD9 US House votes to pass antisemitism bill in response to campus protests

US House votes to pass antisemitism bill in response to campus protests

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Martin Pengelly in Washington
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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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