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Tag: Antisemitism

Kay Ivey Alabama News
Ivey joins call to push U.S. Senate to pass Antisemitism Awareness Act — 'There is no place for antisemitism in America, plain and simple'

Governor Kay Ivey recently signed a joint letter to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), calling on him to pass the Antisemitism Awareness Act, which would expand the definition of antisemitism used in federal anti-discrimination laws in education.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville Alabama News
Tuberville warns against slippery slope of congressional efforts to restrict antisemitic campus speech

In an interview with 1819 News, Alabama's senior U.S. Senator reacted to the antisemitic undertone of those protests and what potential policy fixes might exist.

Flyers1 Alabama News
Antisemitic flyers thrown in Baldwin County forwarded to FBI as possible hate crime

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has been alerted to a possible hate crime in Baldwin County after flyers were thrown into yards that depicted antisemitic writings.

Tuberville, Pearl Alabama News
'It's sad': Tuberville, Bruce Pearl condemn rise in anti-Semitism on college campuses amid Israel-Hamas conflict

During a roundtable addressing the rise of anti-Semitism on college campuses held by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) condemned anti-Semitism and read aloud a statement from Auburn head basketball coach Bruce Pearl.

Ye is right chalk message Alabama News
University of Alabama condemns antisemitic messages found written in chalk around campus

The watchdog organization Stop Antisemitism is asking the University of Alabama to investigate anti-Jewish messages seen written in chalk around the Tuscaloosa campus.