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Controversial antisemitism bills are passing, and not only in the US House

A North Carolina bill known as the Shalom Act is similar to the Antisemitism Awareness Act that passed the U.S. House of Representatives recently.

People demonstrate against a bill that would codify a controversial antisemitism definition now being considered by legislators, May 8, 2024, outside the North Carolina General Assembly in Raleigh, N.C. (RNS photo/Yonat Shimron)

Raliegh, N.C. (RNS) — A group of Jewish, Muslim and Christian activists gathered outside the state’s General Assembly on Wednesday (May 8) to protest a bill that would codify a controversial definition of antisemitism into state law.

The Shalom Act is similar to the Antisemitism Awareness Act that passed the U.S. House of Representatives last week. Critics, including those who demonstrated outside the General Assembly, contend it is...

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