anti-semitism

The billboards are paid for by JewBelong, a resource for Jews, which also is pushing back against antisemitism.

Missouri schools will be required to outline prohibited antisemitic behavior in their codes of conduct.

The new legislation would prohibit antisemitic and discriminatory speech in schools. But the Supreme Court has already ruled that if discriminatory or hate speech causes disruption in a classroom, schools can regulate it.

This final passage came after the Senate expanded the protections from just antisemitism to include all hate speech and discrimination.

The Missouri House passed a higher education bill loaded up with amendments on a 94-36 vote Monday evening, advancing largely bipartisan proposals as the end of session nears.

Some opponents worry the bill restricts free speech and could be used to silence criticism of Israel.

Opponents to the bill cited a number of factors, including that the legislation is vague, inconsiderate to the desires of progressive Jewish citizens and unfair to other minority groups.

The decision to remove Rep. Sarah Unsicker, D-Shrewsbury, from committees follows social media posts by Unsicker showing her meeting with Charles Johnson, who has been accused of being a Holocaust denier.

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The University of Missouri campus was struck again by an act of anti-Semitic injustice. A poster was found on a bulletin board in the first-floor lobby of…