Senate hate crimes hearing devolves when Republican tells Arab American witness to ‘hide your head in a bag’
Berry, who also serves as co-chair of the Hate Crimes Task Force, sought to highlight the rise in hate crimes impacting marginalized communities, including Arab Americans, Jewish Americans, and LGBTQ+ people.
U.S. Sen. John Kennedy badgers Arab civil rights leader, suggesting she supports terrorists
Robert McCaw of the the Council on American-Islamic Relations says Kennedy should face censure for weaponizing a hateful anti-Arab "trope."
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Watch: GOP Senator Goes Full Racist in Attack on Arab American Witness
Republican Senator John Neely Kennedy accused an Arab American activist of being a member of Hamas, in an incredibly racist tangent during a congressional hearing.
GOP senator tells Arab American witness at hate crimes hearing to 'hide your head in a bag'
La., repeatedly suggested a leading Arab American activist is a Hamas supporter when she testified Tuesday at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on hate crimes, and he told her she should hide her "head in a bag.
GOP Senator Tells Arab American Witness to “Hide Your Head in a Bag” at Hearing
The Republican repeatedly spoke over the Arab American expert to badger her with Islamophobic and racist tropes.
Senator John Kennedy Criticized For Telling Arab American Leader At Hate Crimes Hearing To ‘Hide Your Head In A Bag’
La., faces backlash from civil rights groups after telling an Arab American witness to “hide your head in a bag” following her testimony during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on hate crimes Tuesday and accusing her of supporting Hamas and Hezbollah.
GOP senator insults Arab American advocate: ‘Hide your head in a bag’
Sen. John Neely Kennedy used a hearing about hate crimes to accuse Arab American Institute Executive Director Maya Berry of supporting terrorists.
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Racist questions are asked as Arab American rights leader testifies at hearing
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Maya Berry, executive director of the Arab American Institute, about a contentious exchange at a Senate hearing on hate crimes.
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GOP senator insults Arab American advocate at hearing on hate crimes
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