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Georgia Passes Hate Crimes Bill – Democrat Questions Why New Protections Only Apply to Jews

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    by Chris Menahan, Information Liberation:

    The GOP-controlled Georgia House of Representatives passed a bill earlier this week to expand what constitutes a “hate crime” which left one Democrat questioning why the measure only expands protections for Jews.

    FromĀ The Jewish Daily Forward, “A Jewish Georgia legislator named Esther helped pass a law on antisemitism on the eve of Purim”:

    The Georgia House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill defining antisemitism and codifying acts against Jewish people as hate crimes.