Jewish Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.) said she voted against the bill that would crack down on antisemitism on college campuses because, in her view, anti-Zionism is not “inherently” antisemitism,

Representative Josh Gottheimer, a moderate Democrat and co-sponsor of the bill, is at least blunt about what he hopes the bill would accomplish. “It allows criticism of Israel,” he said. “It doesn’t allow calls for the destruction or elimination of the Jewish state.

Progressives opposed the bill because it would require the government to use a definition of antisemitism that includes criticism of Israel.

Critics call the Antisemitism Awareness Act, which has some Democratic support, an effort to silence criticism of Israel and an affront to the First Amendment.

A total of 70 Democrats and 21 Republicans voted against the act on Wednesday, signaling opposition to the bipartisan bill.

The Antisemitism Awareness Act is designed to make it easier for concerned students to file civil rights complaints

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