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“Anti-BDS legislation is about commercial activities, not about people’s ability to speak,” says the 33-year-old. “People are free to criticize Israel; that is a protected right. But organized boycotting and divestment with the support of state, local or federal government is not acceptable.”
The first black U.S. representative elected from the Pacific Northwest—and one of the first Korean American women elected to Congress—notes that the Abraham Accords are “good for democracy” and “good for economies.”
Over the past year, the university has experienced both positive and negative developments surrounding anti-Semitism.
The IHRA’s definition on anti-Semitism has been adopted by countries and organizations across the world as the standard to help combat rising anti-Semitism. There is a push to have the Biden administration make it into law.
Mariannette Miller-Meeks notes parallels when it comes to entrepreneurship, economic growth, democratic principles such as the freedom of speech, the freedom of religion, respect for private property rights and a similar belief in universal human rights.
He advocates education for those in the K-12 space about the history of anti-Semitism in the United States and throughout the world, including the lessons of the Holocaust, and believes in allocating security assistance to Jewish nonprofits, and other centers and synagogues.
The 43-year-old mother of two says she leans on the Jewish community “to make sure I understand the issues that pop up, whether that’s dealing with anti-Semitism or issues in the region with Israel.”
Mary Miller said she has talked with Jewish leaders across the country and is “grateful to them for their kindness and forthrightness.”
Foreign-policy professionals seemed to view the breakthrough, which was brokered by the United States and Kuwait, with a natural skepticism, as the country has long been a regional maverick.