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WEB3 days ago · Sept. 17, 2024, 5:03 PM PDT. By Dareh Gregorian. Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., repeatedly suggested a leading Arab American activist is a Hamas supporter when she testified Tuesday at a Senate ...
‘Shameful Insults’: White House Slams Kennedy For Accusing Muslim …
WEBThe White House slammed Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) for asking if an Arab American witness supported Hamas and Hezbollah during a Congressional hearing. Earlier this week, Kennedy grilled Maya Berry ...
Sen. John Kennedy faces calls for censure for telling Muslim witness …
WEBSen. John Kennedy faces calls for censure for telling Muslim witness to "hide your head in a bag". W ashington DC - A Senate hearing about hate crimes turned into a prime display of hate as a ...
GOP Senator Tells Arab American Witness to “Hide Your Head
WEB2 days ago · A Republican senator has sparked outrage after he spewed Islamophobia and anti-Arab racism at an Arab American witness during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about rising hate crimes across the U.S. on Tuesday. In the exchange between Sen. John Kennedy (Louisiana) and Arab American Institute Executive Director Maya Berry, the Republican ...
Sen. John Kennedy accuses Arab-American leader of supporting …
WEB3 days ago · Berry was the only Muslim witness at the hearing about hate crimes. Watch the full interaction Fernando Cervantes Jr. is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY.
Watch: GOP Senator Goes Full Racist in Attack on Arab American Witness
WEB3 days ago · Tue, September 17, 2024, 5:35 PM EDT · 2 min read. 1. During a congressional hearing on hate crimes Tuesday, Republican Senator John Kennedy accused Maya Berry, the executive director of the Arab American Institute, of supporting terrorism. Berry was invited to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding the rise in …
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WEB11 hours ago · WASHINGTON ― When Maya Berry was called in as an expert to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, she thought she’d be sharing new data on hate crimes against Arab Americans and Jewish Americans since the Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel. Instead, Berry, the executive director …
GOP senator insults Arab American witness at hate crimes hearing …
WEB3 days ago · Sen. John Kennedy's (R-La.) told an Arab American witness at a Senate hearing on antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate that she should "hide her head in a bag."
Sen. Kennedy accuses Muslim American activist of supporting …
WEB3 days ago · During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on hate crimes, Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., accused a leading Arab American activist, Maya Berry, of supporting Hamas.
For Muslim Americans, a spike in hate incidents feels ... - NBC News
WEBThe Council on American-Islamic Relations said it received 774 reports of bias incidents and requests for help from Muslims across the U.S. from Oct. 7 to Oct. 24, a 182% jump from the...