Sen. John Kennedy used a Senate hearing on hate crimes to spew …
Sep 18, 2024 · Sen. John Kennedy accusing the Arab American Institute's Maya Berry of supporting terrorism and demanding she put a "your head in a bag" was shockingly racist.
Racist questions are asked as Arab American rights leader ... - NPR
Sep 20, 2024 · NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Maya Berry, executive director of the Arab American Institute, about a contentious exchange at a Senate hearing on hate crimes.
Sen. John Kennedy accuses Arab-American leader of supporting …
Sep 17, 2024 · Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy baselessly accused a leading Arab-American civil rights advocate of supporting terrorists during a Senate hearing on Tuesday. The Republican took aim at Maya Berry,...
Sen. John Kennedy decided a hearing on hate crimes was a great …
Sep 20, 2024 · The hearing was about “stemming the tide of hate crimes in America” and Maya Berry, the executive director of the Arab American Institute, along with two other experts, was called up to testify.
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Sep 20, 2024 · WASHINGTON ― When Maya Berry was called in as an expert to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, she thought she’d be sharing new data on hate crimes against Arab Americans and Jewish Americans since the Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel.
GOP senator tells Arab American witness at hate crimes ... - NBC News
Sep 18, 2024 · The activist, Maya Berry, said repeatedly that she did not support Hamas and was "disappointed" by the minuteslong exchange toward the end of a hearing called "A Threat to Justice Everywhere:...
GOP senator Kennedy attacks Arab American advocate at hate …
Sep 18, 2024 · Sen. John Neely Kennedy of Louisiana questioned Arab American Institute Executive Director Maya Berry during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, asking her whether she supported Hamas,...
September 17, 2024. to testify today about hate crime in the United States, including since October 7, 2023, and the federal government’s role in hate crime enforcement. My name is Maya Berry, and I am the Executive Director of the Arab Americ.
Senate Judiciary Hearing Derailed with Racist Attacks on Civil …
Sep 17, 2024 · “Some committee members elevated unfounded claims that serve to elevate and legitimize dangerous stereotypes of Arab Americans and Muslims in remarks directed at Maya Berry, executive director of the Arab American Institute and co-chair of The Leadership Conference Hate Crimes Task Force.
US senator accuses Muslim advocate of supporting extremism in …
WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator John Kennedy accused a leading Muslim civil rights advocate of supporting extremism during a Senate hearing on hate incidents in the U.S.,...