North Carolina may join other states in codifying antisemitism definition
by Makiya Seminera and Gary D. Robertson
May 08, 2024
3 minutes
A bill seeking to officially define antisemitism in state law swiftly moved through the North Carolina House on Wednesday amid heated nationwide campus protests over the Israel-Hamas War.
A nearly unanimous House passed the SHALOM Act, a week after the U.S. House voted to codify the same antisemitism definition into the Civil Rights Act of 1964. But despite mostly bipartisan support, some groups in North Carolina have voiced concern that the bill could thwart criticism of Israel's actions in the war.
After clearing the House
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