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As Schumer presses ahead with Antisemitism Awareness Act, concerns about free speech resurface

The Senate majority leader drew criticism for slowing the bill, which some in his party oppose, before the election.

House passes bill that would enshrine contentious and popular antisemitism definition into US law

Some progressives have said the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism tilts too much against Israel criticism at a time of rising tensions on campuses.

Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., left, are seen during a group photo with freshmen members of the House Republican Conference in Washington, D.C., on January 4, 2021. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Marjorie Taylor Greene says she opposed antisemitism bill because it rejects ‘Gospel’ that ‘the Jews’ handed Jesus to executioners

Greene’s opposition to a bill that would combat antisemitism comes at a time when a number of conservatives are embracing ancient Christian anti-Jewish themes