John Kennedy, Hamas
GOP senator accuses Arab American witness of supporting Hamas: ‘You should hide your head in a bag’
Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) and an Arab American witness got into a back-and-forth exchange Tuesday after Kennedy repeatedly accused her of sympathizing with Hamas and other terrorist groups. During the congressional hearing,
Republican senator shouts at Muslim witness and falsely accuses her of supporting Hamas at hate crime hearing
Senator John Kennedy, the committee’s top-ranking Republican, was questioning Maya Berry of the Arab American Institute when he began shouting at her that she “support [ed]” Hamas and Hezbollah. Berry unequivocally denied both of those accusations individually, but Kennedy clearly wasn’t listening, as he repeated the Hamas accusation seconds later.
"You support Hamas, do you not?" - Sen. Kennedy Asks Maya Berry of Arab American Institute
"Hamas is a foreign terrorist organization that I do not support...You asking the executive director of the Arab American Institute that question very much puts the focus on the issue of hate in our country?
Arab American Leader Maya Berry Responds After GOP Senator’s Racist Questioning
Berry says the experience illustrated the very problem of dehumanization the hearing was meant to address. Did you know that Truthout is a nonprofit and independently funded by readers like you? If you value what we do, please support our work with a donation.
Arab American Leader Responds After GOP Senator Says at Hearing, “You Should Hide Your Head in a Bag”
We speak with Maya Berry, the executive director of the Arab American Institute, after she faced racist and hostile questioning from Republicans at Tuesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, including Senator John Kennedy,
GOP Sen. John Kennedy To Arab American Witness: 'You Support Hamas, Don't You?’
"You should hide your head in a bag," the Louisiana Republican sniped at Maya Berry of the Arab American Institute, after baselessly accusing her of backing terrorists.
Republican senator John Kennedy accuses Arab-American advocate of Hamas support
Republican senator John Kennedy accused an Arab-American advocate of Hamas support.Source: C-SPAN Yahoo Sports
U.S. Sen. John Kennedy badgers Arab civil rights leader, suggesting she supports terrorists
Robert McCaw of the the Council on American-Islamic Relations says Kennedy should face censure for weaponizing a hateful anti-Arab "trope."
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GOP Sen. John Kennedy Tells Activist Arab-American Leader She Should ‘Hide Your Head In A Bag’ At Hearing
On Tuesday, Sen. John Kennedy (R-Lousiana) repeatedly made offensive comments that Arab American activist Maya Berry is a ...
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GOP senator insults Arab American advocate at hearing on hate crimes
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, ...
A Republican Senator Decided a Hearing on Hate Crimes Was a Great Time to Be Quite Hateful
On Tuesday, Republican Sen. John Kennedy provided a master class on delivering a racist line of questioning—and during a ...
Senator John Kennedy 'Hide Your Head in a Bag' Remark Sparks Backlash
The Louisiana Republican sparked an outcry after making the remark to an Arab American activist during a Senate hearing on ...
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Senator John Kennedy attacks Maya Berry with racist rant
Republican Senator John Kennedy attacked Arab American Institute Director Maya Berry with racist rant during her Senate Judiciary testimony ...
Man, The Senate Judiciary Committee Is Broken
Maya Berry came to testify as an expert on hate crimes. She ended up the target of blatant anti-Arab racism by Republican senators.