pennslammeriii8500hs|美国会众院通过法案，扩大“反犹主义”界定范围

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At a time when anti-war protests in colleges and universities in many places in the United States continue and cause violencePennslammeriii8500hsThe U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on May 1 to expand "anti-Semitism."Pennslammeriii8500hsThe scope of the definition.

The bill advocates incorporating the definition of anti-Semitism by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance into the anti-discrimination section of the United States Civil Rights Law. The House of Representatives passed the bill by a vote of 320 to 91 on the same day, and the next step will be submitted to the Senate for consideration. According to the Associated Press, the prospect of passing the House version of the bill in the Senate is uncertain; once it is passed in the Senate and signed by the president, the definition of "anti-Semitism" in US law will be expanded to include "attacks on the State of Israel."

The bill has sparked controversy in the United States. Supporters say it provides the U.S. Department of Education with a much-needed framework to monitor and investigate the growing number of incidents against Jewish students. Representative Jerry Nadler, who opposes the bill, believes that the bill governs "excessive" and that "criticism of Israel does not in itself constitute illegal discrimination."

Since the outbreak of the new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict in October last year, there have been different voices among the American people in support of Palestine and Israel, and the confrontation has become increasingly fierce, and some words and deeds attacking Israel have been labeled as "anti-Semitic." As the Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip caused a large number of casualties and serious humanitarian disasters, anti-war protests broke out in many universities in the United States, protesters clashed with the police from time to time, and more than 1000 people have been arrested.

On May 1st, an anti-war protest at the University of California, Los Angeles sparked violence. Some supporters of Israel attacked the protesters, clashes broke out between the two sides, and police intervened. According to the Associated Press, 15 people were injured in the clashes. "I've never seen anything like this, I've never seen people get so emotional," said a student watching. "

On the same day, the two sides clashed as police dispersed protesters at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Four police officers were injured and more than 30 were arrested, four of whom were charged with assaulting law enforcement officers.

Source: Xinhua News Agency

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