House votes to expand definition of antisemitism amid anti-Israel demonstrations across US
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The House of Representatives passed a bill to codify the legal definition of antisemitism for Department of Education anti-discrimination cases.
Critics of the bill have attacked it as government overreach and said it would negatively impact free speech on campus. Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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Like most issues stemming from Israel's war on Hamas, the vote divided the Democratic Party. An increasing number of voices on the left, anchored by progressives, have been critical of Israel's invasion of Gaza and the U.S. government's position on the war.