anti-semitism

NC House es expanded antisemitism definition with bipartisan

House Speaker Tim Moore says the bill is needed to respond to a rise in hate speech and attacks on Jewish people. If it becomes law, North Carolina would other states in using a definition created by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance.

North Carolina House speaker and US Congressional candidate Tim Moore speaks to the crowd at a Trump rally in Greensboro, NC on March 2, 2024.

Politics

Proposed NC antisemitism legislation faces backlash over First Amendment concerns

Colin Campbell

North Carolina lawmakers are considering a proposal to expand the definition of anti-Semitism in state law.

North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, speaks with reporters on the House floor of the Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. Moore talked about a private meeting of House Republicans earlier Tuesday in which he said they spoke about potential state budget provisions to expand gambling in the state.

Politics

State employee raises, anti-Semitism bill possible this year, NC House speaker says

Colin Campbell

State lawmakers are gearing up for the new legislative session next month, and House Speaker Tim Moore offered a preview Wednesday of what might be on the agenda.

WUNC Youth Reporting Institute

'It's easy to hide, but I'd rather be heard' ― Jewish youth confront antisemitism

Olivia Haynie

Today marks three years since the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting. WUNC Youth Reporter Olivia Haynie spoke with peers to reflect on the tragedy and understand how her generation of Jewish youth are coping with the rise in antisemitism in recent years.

file photo shows Democratic candidate for the 28th district for the Virginia Senate, Qasim Rashid

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NC Man Convicted Of Death Threat Against Muslim Candidate

Associated Press

A North Carolina man was convicted Friday of a charge he anonymously threatened to lynch a Muslim-American man who ran for a state Senate seat in…