Tag: Antisemitism

Unlike other communities, Alabama will not stand by and let the dark clouds of discrimination retard our progress. Never again will our state be divided on the basis of race or faith.

Auburn University basketball coach Bruce Pearl recently appeared on Fox News Channel's "America's Newsroom" to address what he believes to be an increase in antisemitism in the United States since the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel.

The Jewish people have been persecuted for centuries, but many Jewish Americans are experiencing violence today they’ve never witnessed in their lifetimes. 

U.S. Sen Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) recently condemned the Wednesday night murder of two Israeli embassy employees who were shot dead in Washington, D.C., blaming Democratic messaging for the anti-Israeli messaging.

During an appearance on Fox News Channel on Wednesday, Auburn University head basketball coach Bruce Pearl offered praise for President Donald Trump for his fight against antisemitism and his support for the existence of Israel.

While I think President Trump’s pressure campaign can begin to tame the Woke Wild West at Harvard and other colleges, we must begin fighting a two-front war with conservative alumni placing pressure from the inside by withholding financial contributions, capital campaign funding, and other gifts until changes are made.

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) recently joined Republican and Democratic members of Congress to pass the Antisemitism Awareness Act, which directs the Department of Education to use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism when investigating antisemitic acts on campus.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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