Summary
The senator who, in Kenneth S. Stern’s account, said he would vote for the Antisemitism Awareness Act in the Senate but propose an amendment to strike the IHRA example concerning Jews killing Jesus — which Stern calls a clear admission that the legislation targets expression and belief (Written Testimony of Kenneth S. Stern, PDF p.21-22, p.35).
Details
- Marshall shared the concern that many Americans’ deeply religious beliefs about the death of Jesus would be classified by the government as antisemitic under that example (PDF p.21, p.35).
- Stern asks why the other IHRA examples about Israel, political speech and in some cases religiously held, are not also ones the government should not officially classify as antisemitic (PDF p.15).
Related pages
Written Testimony of Kenneth S. Stern, Antisemitism Awareness Act, Marjorie Taylor Greene