A state Democratic leader in Florida has come under criticism after she opposed a bill targeting anti-Semitism, a move that has energized Republican efforts to woo entrenched Jewish voters in the nation’s biggest battleground state
The legislation would require schools and colleges to treat allegations of anti-Semitism as they would allegations of racial discrimination. It would define anti-Semitism as “demonizing” or using “stereotypical allegations” against Jewish people, including the “myth about a world Jewish conspiracy.”
The bill marks another effort by Republicans to make inroads with Florida’s sizable Jewish population, which has traditionally leaned Democratic and could play a pivotal role in another close presidential election in 2020. The anti-Semitism bill had been moving smoothly through the House and Senate until a Monday committee hearing, when Gibson said she was concerned the proposal would grant “special protections” to one religion as opposed to all religions. She questioned the motives behind the“This kind of thing is what creates divisiveness in this country,” said Gibson, noting that African-American churches have been bombed. “It’s an intentional piece of legislation to divide.
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