{"id":2237111,"date":"2024-05-04T10:31:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-04T14:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-anti-semitism-bill-is-this-generations-patriot-act-sounds-great-horrific-in-practice\/"},"modified":"2024-05-04T10:34:17","modified_gmt":"2024-05-04T14:34:17","slug":"new-anti-semitism-bill-is-this-generations-patriot-act-sounds-great-horrific-in-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-anti-semitism-bill-is-this-generations-patriot-act-sounds-great-horrific-in-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"New Anti-Semitism Bill: Modern Patriot Act or Nightmare in Action?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-anti-semitism-bill-is-this-generations-patriot-act-sounds-great-horrific-in-practice%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2237111&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u2063 Antisemitism Awareness \u200cAct, introduced by\u200b GOP Rep. Mike\u2064 Lawler alongside bipartisan support, raises concerns akin to \u2064past legislation like the Patriot Act. The bill&#8217;s broad definitions of anti-Semitism may\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/businessman-kevin-oleary-defends-free-speech-online\/\" title=\"Businessman Kevin O\u2019Leary defends free speech online\">impede free speech<\/a> on college campuses, sparking debates on its implications\u2062 for \u2062First \u200bAmendment rights and potential misuse against legitimate discourse. Upholding free speech principles\u200b remains crucial\u2063 amidst evolving legislation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/cillianzeal\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/cillianzeal\/%20\"><span>C. Douglas Golden<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 4, 2024 at 6:58am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>It sounds great, just like the Patriot Act did some 20-odd years ago. In fact, it sounds even better than that.<\/p>\n<p>In the midst of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/iranian-professor-makes-frightening-prediction-anti-israel-protesters-college-campuses-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pro-Hamas, anti-Israel campus protests<\/a>, where Jewish students have been blocked from going to class, in an environment where presidents of top American universities tell Congress that calling for the genocide against the Jewish people only breaches their schools\u2019 codes of conduct if it\u2019s done in a certain \u201ccontext,\u201d the \u201cAntisemitism Awareness Act\u201d sounds pretty perfect.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation, overwhelmingly approved by the House of Representatives in a 320-91 vote on Wednesday, purports to crack down on acts of hate against Jewish students by requiring the Department of Education to apply the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/holocaustremembrance.com\/resources\/working-definition-antisemitism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Working Definition of Antisemitism<\/a> when enforcing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 \u2014 an act which \u201cprohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance,\u201d according to the Education Department\u2019s own <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/about\/offices\/list\/ocr\/docs\/hq43e4.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have seen a rapid rise in antisemitism on these college campuses, and we need to crack down on it,\u201d said GOP Rep. Mike Lawler when he introduced the bill in November alongside one other Republican and two Democrats, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/4305120-lawler-antisemitism-college-campuses-not-free-speech-issue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a> noted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-coronavirus-rules-are-stifling-free-speech-on-campus\/\" title=\"Report: Coronavirus Rules Are Stifling Free Speech On Campus\">free speech issue<\/a>. This is hate speech.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yes, and the Patriot Act would never be used to indiscriminately spy on Americans or give undue powers to federal law enforcement \u2026 we were told. If, 22 years on, I have to spell out to you the excesses that have made that law thoroughly unpopular on both the American <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/documents\/surveillance-under-usapatriot-act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">left<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eff.org\/nsa-spying\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">and<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2015\/06\/01\/debunking-myths-about-the-patriot-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">right<\/a>, you haven\u2019t been paying attention.<\/p>\n<p>The Antisemitism Awareness Act is nowhere near that sweeping, but every bit as problematic in terms of what it purports to do vs. what it actually does \u2014 which is why 21 Republicans joined 70 Democrats in voting against it.<\/p>\n<p>The problems with the bill aren\u2019t arcane, nor is the description of it especially complicated. The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance is a respectable organization \u2014 but it is not in the business of crafting a definition of anti-Semitism that is in line with the freedoms granted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/justice-ketanji-brown-jackson-true-thoughts-first-amendment-slip-obstacle-hamstringing-government\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">First Amendment<\/a>. And, indeed, its working definition is, by nature, vague, saying that \u201c[c]ontemporary examples of antisemitism in public life, the media, schools, the workplace, and in the religious sphere could, taking into account the overall context, include, but are not limited to\u201d a set of bullet points, some of which are much better defined than others.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, I think we can all agree that \u201c[a]ccusing Jews as a people of being responsible for real or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-vows-to-take-effective-action-against-anti-semitismwhile-ignoring-these-democrat-anti-semites\/\" title=\"Biden Vows To \u2018Take Effective Action\u2019 Against Anti-Semitism\u2026While Ignoring These Democrat Anti-Semites\">imagined wrongdoing committed<\/a> by a single Jewish person or group, or even for acts committed by non-Jews\u201d or \u201c[d]enying the fact, scope, mechanisms (e.g. gas chambers) or intentionality of the genocide of the Jewish people at the hands of National Socialist Germany and its supporters and accomplices during World War II (the Holocaust)\u201d are almost pretty much 100 percent foolproof evidence you\u2019re dealing with an anti-Semite.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you believe that this legislation is bad for America?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Others are significantly more problematic, particularly in how vaguely inclusionary they are when it comes to what constitutes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/house-democrats-furious-mike-johnson-forcing-reveal-true-colors-anti-semitism-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anti-Semitism<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s bullet point No. 2: \u201cMaking mendacious, dehumanizing, demonizing, or stereotypical allegations about Jews as such or the power of Jews as collective \u2014 such as, especially but not exclusively, the myth about a world Jewish conspiracy or of Jews controlling the media, economy, government or other societal institutions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>OK, that sounds terrible \u2014 until you remember the last time a conservative complained about the money George Soros pumps into American elections to get progressive candidates elected and leftist policies enacted, and was subsequently called an anti-Semite conspiracy theorist because they were alleging that a man who just happens to be Jewish also happens to spend an inordinate amount of his money trying to get the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/soros-backed-da-fire-illegal-immigrant-killed-woman-gets-days-behind-bars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chesa Boudins<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/alvin-braggs-team-begs-judge-pile-even-punishment-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alvin Braggs<\/a> of these United States into office.<\/p>\n<p>The Anti-Defamation League has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adl.org\/resources\/blog\/antisemitism-lurking-behind-george-soros-conspiracy-theories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">page<\/a> on its website titled, \u201cThe Antisemitism Lurking Behind George Soros Conspiracy Theories.\u201d European academic Armin Langer, who contributed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taylorfrancis.com\/chapters\/edit\/10.4324\/9781003048640-9\/eternal-george-soros-armin-langer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chapter<\/a> in a book about conspiracy theories intimating that those opposed to Soros\u2019 agenda are covert anti-Semites, <a href=\"https:\/\/kansasreflector.com\/2023\/06\/17\/george-soros-hands-philanthropy-to-son-after-enduring-years-of-antisemitic-conspiracy-theories\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> upon Soros\u2019 decision to hand the reins of his Open Society Foundations to his son Alexander in 2023, that that the elder Soros had been \u201cdemonized as a shadowy puppet master manipulating world events for his own gain. Such baseless accusations often target his Jewish heritage, invoking hatemongering and centuries-old antisemitic tropes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Are you feeling so complacent about the Antisemitism Awareness Act\u2019s decision to rely on the IHRA\u2019s Working Definition of Antisemitism to police anti-Semitic acts on campus <em>now<\/em>? Because, if we\u2019ve learned one thing about college administrators over the past month, it\u2019s not the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nypd-swoops-makes-mass-arrests-columbia-rioters-escalate-alarming-untenable-situation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">militants in keffiyehs<\/a> shouting anti-Jewish slurs they\u2019re going to go after if given additional powers to police anti-Semitism, it\u2019s going to be the College Republicans\u2019 speaker who makes a reference to a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/radical-soros-funded-da-danger-losing-position-opponents-force-runoff-cut-deep-primary-night\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soros-funded DA<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the working definition includes other examples of \u201canti-Semitism\u201d that you might not agree with, but agree fall under the aegis of free speech, particularly concerning the state of Israel. For instance: \u201cDenying the Jewish people their right to self-determination, e.g., by claiming that the existence of a State of Israel is a racist endeavor\u201d or \u201c[a]pplying double standards by requiring of it a behavior not expected or demanded of any other democratic nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The vast majority of Republicans just voted for a bill to criminalize criticisms of the Israeli government. If the bill passes you will be guilty of hate speech if you \u201capply double standards\u201d to the government of Israel or accuse it of genocide. This is honestly one of the most\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5SPRT0I0jk\">https:\/\/t.co\/5SPRT0I0jk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2k6n9A3hiY\">pic.twitter.com\/2k6n9A3hiY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWalshBlog\/status\/1785798055645638932?\">May 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Again: You may not agree with these criticisms \u2014 and I certainly don\u2019t agree with the vast majority of them \u2014 while simultaneously agreeing there\u2019s a major First Amendment breach by making it an act of hate to simply express them. No government is above criticism, even if many of its critics are rebarbative. And, note again the vagueness of the terms used and how liberally this definition could be applied.<\/p>\n<p>The same could be said for this bullet point: \u201cUsing the symbols and images associated with classic antisemitism (e.g., claims of Jews killing Jesus or blood libel) to characterize Israel or Israelis.\u201d As GOP Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, who voted against the bill, pointed out, this could \u2014 if liberally interpreted \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/parts-bible-labeled-antisemitic-dangerous-bill-passes-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">make parts of the Bible<\/a> unpreachable on campuses \u2014 noting three examples that could be conveniently misconstrued by administrators:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Acts 4:10<br \/> Be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by him this man is standing before you well.<\/p>\n<p>1 Thessalonians 2:14-16<br \/> For you, brethren, became imitators of the\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMattGaetz\/status\/1785762509187678637?\">May 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In Acts 3 and Acts 4, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/archaeologists-discover-church-apostles-built-location-saint-peters-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">apostle Peter<\/a> is addressing contemporary Jewish believers and elders sometime in the aftermath of Christ\u2019s death and resurrection. In 1 Thessalonians, the apostle Paul is addressing both gentiles and former Jews in the church in Thessalonica, who were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/commentary\/1-thessalonians\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">being persecuted<\/a> by gentile authorities at the behest of some members of the city\u2019s Jewish synagogue, who were angered at the preaching of both Paul and Silas, and the conversions that followed.<\/p>\n<p>Now, all but the most dubious \u2014 and, indeed, potentially anti-Semitic \u2014 interpretations of these verses indicate they have nothing to do with modern Israel, Israelis or those of the Jewish faith. However, again, look at the weasel words here: If a particularly leftist administration wants to shut down a conservative campus ministry, using the powers granted to them by the DOE under the Antisemitism Awareness Act to make false claims of anti-Semitism for simply preaching from Acts 3-4 or 1 Thessalonians 2 could do the trick. At the very least, it\u2019s enough to potentially incite a nasty court battle, along with enough legal bills and harassment that the ministry decides it\u2019s not worth it.<\/p>\n<p>There is a quote <a href=\"https:\/\/quoteinvestigator.com\/2015\/06\/01\/defend-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">popularly misattributed<\/a> to the French writer Voltaire: \u201cI disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.\u201d He may not have actually said it, but our Founding Fathers, for the most part, believed this \u2014 which is why we have the First Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFreedom of speech is a principal pillar of a free government,\u201d Benjamin Franklin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saturdayeveningpost.com\/2015\/01\/great-american-thinkers-free-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. \u201cWhen this support is taken away, the constitution of a free society is dissolved, and tyranny is erected on its ruins. Republics and limited monarchies derive their strength and vigor from a popular examination into the action of the magistrates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It may be \u2014 as rioters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-absolute-chaos-erupts-police-take-anti-israel-ucla-encampment-force\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">who are clearly violent anti-Semites<\/a> run roughshod over college campuses from New York to Los Angeles \u2014 extremely popular to deliver what sounds like a tool to curb anti-Semitism into the hands of the Department of Education. In the same way, it was extremely popular to allocate novel and expansive powers to examine the lives of everyday Americans to the federal government after a failure to connect a series of red flags led, in part, to 9\/11.<\/p>\n<p>But like the Patriot Act, the Antisemitism Awareness Act is both hastily conceived and sufficiently vague as to allow definitions of hate speech to be weaponized against nonviolent students exercising their right to free speech. Yes, Rep. Lawler, like it or not, this <em>is<\/em> \u201ca free-speech issue\u201d \u2014 and removing another pillar of it won\u2019t stop student rioters or the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/state-legislators-vote-slash-budget-penn-university-fails-take-stance-anti-semitism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Claudine Gays and Liz Magills<\/a> of the world from saying that calling for genocide of the Jewish people is an issue of \u201ccontext\u201d when it comes to whether or not it violates their schools\u2019 codes of conduct. Rather, it dissolves protections that America ought to be providing its college students \u2014 and allows administrators more \u201ccontext\u201d to go after those it deems politically unsavory, even if they aren\u2019t anti-Semites in the slightest.<\/p>\n<p>And it doesn\u2019t take a genius for conservatives to figure out what opinions college administrators view as politically unsavory, does it?<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the lying leftist media and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed truth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44670\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/cillianzeal\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44670\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44670\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44670\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44670\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>C. Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he&#8217;s written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal since 2014.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  C. Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he&#8217;s written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal since 2014. Aside from politics, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-leaves-for-delaware-as-russians-prepare-to-take-kyiv\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Leaves for Delaware as Russians Prepare to Take Kyiv\">enjoys spending time<\/a> with his wife, literature (especially British comic novels and modern Japanese lit), indie rock, coffee, Formula One and football (of both American and world varieties). <\/p>\n<p>  Birthplace <\/p>\n<p>  Morristown, New Jersey <\/p>\n<p>  Education <\/p>\n<p>  Catholic University of America <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English, Spanish <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  American Politics, World Politics, Culture <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a commentary by C. Douglas Golden on May 4, 2024, at 6:58 am, the new Anti-Semitism Bill is praised for its apparent excellence, reminiscent of the initial reception of the Patriot Act two decades prior. 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