Those in opposition fear HB 1002, which cites examples of anti-Semitic speech, could make it illegal to criticize the Israeli government for their attacks on Gaza. By JADE JACKSON January 25, 2024. Indianapolis Recorder. The Indiana House of Representatives unanimously approved HB 1002, which defines antisemitism as religious discrimination in the state education code, Jan. 18. With current conflicts in the Middle East, the bill that failed in...
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Combatting Antisemitism Conference hosted by the Office of Indiana...
9/20/2024 Since October 7, 2023, when Hamas horrifically attacked the State of Israel, antisemitic behavior across the United...
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Thank you GovernorEric Holcomb for supporting Israel and the Jewish...
March 18, 2024 The Jewish American Affairs Committee of Indiana (JAACI) thanks Governor Eric Holcomb for supporting Israel and...
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Please Veto HEA 1002
March 12, 2024 Dear Governor Holcomb, I am writing as President of the Jewish American Affairs Committee of Indiana (JAACI) to...
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THE JEWISH AMERICAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE OF INDIANA (JAACI) URGES...
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, MARCH 2024The Jewish American Affairs Committee of Indiana is opposed to HEA 1002 as passed by the Indiana...
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Indiana state Senate committee scrubs IHRA from Jew-hatred bill
“This essentially gutted the bill we wrote and leaves Jews without equal protection,” said Allon Friedman, president of the...
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Allon Friedman and Elliot Bartky Indianapolis Star We are leaders of the Jewish American Affairs Committee of Indiana, a...
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WRTV By: Taj SimmonsPosted at 11:11 PM, Oct 12, 2023 and last updated 11:16 PM, Oct 12, 2023 Supporters of Israel gathered on the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, many of whom carried Israel flags. They said the demonstration was needed after a painful week. More from the rally on Monument Circle. pic.twitter.com/s4O08mkKVw— 93 WIBC Indianapolis (@93wibc) October 12, 2023 INDIANAPOLIS — The Hamas attack on Israel reignited tensions between...
Indiana State House Statement Against CRT January 12, 2022Rick Bentley, PresidentJewish American Affairs Committee of Indiana (JAACI) Critical Race Theory (CRT): An Ideology Promoting Hatred of Jews and Israel As president of the Jewish American Affairs Committee of Indiana, I am heretoday to discuss with you an aspect of critical race theory that is of great concern tome and the Indiana Jewish community I represent, but one that is...
Years of neglect and misguided policies by mainstream Jewish leaders have failed to stem the shocking surge of Jew-hatred in America.
Indy JCRC, please start “safeguarding” American Jews and fighting Jew hatred and stop with your frivolous and even detrimental virtue signaling!
A sober examination of Islam's historical treatment of Jews
The president’s order would allow the government to withhold money from campuses deemed to be biased, but critics see it as an attack on free speech. New York Times By Peter Baker and Maggie Haberman Dec. 10, 2019 WASHINGTON — President Trump plans to sign an executive order on Wednesday targeting what he sees as anti-Semitism on college campuses by threatening to withhold federal money from educational institutions that fail to...
Dr. Charles Jacobs is the president of Americans for Peace and Tolerance, a Boston-based organization advocating for the civil rights of Jewish college students and objectivity in high schools’ Middle East curriculum, as well as educating the public on the Islamist threats to American civil society. Dr. Jacobs also co-founded the Boston branch of CAMERA, the David Project, and the American Anti-Slavery Group, which brought...
Originally Posted on August 17, 2018 via Current in Carmel. The recent defacement of Carmel’s Congregation Shaarey Tefilla with swastikas and iron crosses has galvanized supporters of a proposed statewide hate crimes law who argue that it will reduce the likelihood of future anti-Semitic hate crimes. Unfortunately, it is unlikely that such a law will address a key related issue—that there exists politically acceptable and unacceptable...