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GOP senator tells Arab American witness at hate crimes hearing to 'hide your head in a bag' (www.nbcnews.com)

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Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., repeatedly suggested a leading Arab American activist is a Hamas supporter when she testified Tuesday at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on hate crimes, and he told her she should hide her "head in a bag."

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: Stemming the Tide of Hate Crimes in America."

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Disavowing Hamas is entirely pointless. Racists will accuse you of being Hamas no matter what.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

When the entire population of Palestine is described as "Hamas", all "Condemning Hamas" amounts to is blaming civilians for their own massacre. It's just racist people demanding you be as racist as they are before they let you speak.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago

Besides that, supporting Hamas is the only moral position.