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25th December 2016, 12:07 PM
http://www.heraldcourier.com/opinion/don-t-silence-israel-s-campus-critics/article_926a9117-4f9b-5f7a-acde-f561aeb0e356.html
The legislation, sponsored by Pennsylvania’s Bob Casey and South Carolina’s Tim Scott, would require the federal Department of Education to adopt a broader definition of anti-Semitism when investigating claims of discrimination. The definition’s criteria would include accusing either Jews or Israel of “exaggerating the Holocaust,” “demonizing Israel” and applying a “double standard” to the Jewish state.
Casey-Scott bill would make it easier for Jewish groups to file claims alleging a “hostile environment” on campus, which could trigger federal investigations of BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions), pro-Palestinian and other groups. The result would be a further constriction of already heavily constrained speech on campuses across the U.S.
The legislation, sponsored by Pennsylvania’s Bob Casey and South Carolina’s Tim Scott, would require the federal Department of Education to adopt a broader definition of anti-Semitism when investigating claims of discrimination. The definition’s criteria would include accusing either Jews or Israel of “exaggerating the Holocaust,” “demonizing Israel” and applying a “double standard” to the Jewish state.
Casey-Scott bill would make it easier for Jewish groups to file claims alleging a “hostile environment” on campus, which could trigger federal investigations of BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions), pro-Palestinian and other groups. The result would be a further constriction of already heavily constrained speech on campuses across the U.S.