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Coalition claims victory over Silverstein anti-Arab hate legislation

April 2, 2014June 12, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Coalition claims victory over Silverstein anti-Arab hate legislation State Senate Committee rejects Silverstein bill to censor American critics of foreign country April 2, 2014, Chicago – Yesterday afternoon, the Senate Judiciary Committee of the Illinois Senate rejected Senate Joint Resolution (SJR) 59, proposed by Senator Ira Silverstein (D-Chicago), that urged Illinois university and college presidents…

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Illinois Senator Silverstein to censor American critics of foreign country Israel

March 19, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania 1 Comment

Illinois Senator Silverstein to censor American critics of foreign country Israel By Ray Hanania An Illinois state Senator has introduced legislation that would deny Americans the right to criticize or boycott an educational institution in a foreign country, and deny state funding to any organization in which criticism or boycott has been expressed. The law…

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