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Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) President of U.S. Affairs Alyza D. Lewin issued the following statement welcoming a U.S. federal judge’s ruling that an assault targeting a Jewish woman wearing an Israeli flag could constitute racial discrimination:
“Kudos to Judge Trevor McFadden who once again refused to entertain the anti-Zionists’ masquerade. As his opinion makes clear, assaulting Jews on the basis of their connection to Israel is not political debate, it is racially motivated battery. By erasing and denying Jewish peoplehood and Jewish history, anti-Zionists endanger civil rights protections for Jews in America.”
“Judicial opinions like this one, which recognize that Jews today are targeted due to the Jewish people’s ancestral connection to Israel and that U.S. civil rights laws are designed to protect Jews from just such conduct, are key to keeping Jewish Americans safe.”
The relevant case stemmed from a November 2024 incident at a demonstration at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
Kimmara Sumrall accused Janine Ali of choking her from behind by pulling on an Israeli flag that was tied around her neck.
Tuesday’s ruling will allow Sumrall’s lawsuit against Ali to move forward.
The full text of the ruling is available HERE.
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Israeli Flag ‘Symbolizes Jewish Race,’ Judge Rules in Assault Case
