college campuses one place free speech extremely sacrosanct reason also often target censorship attempt government right campuses attack hotbeds opinions movements politicians stand senate decide try stop that.the bill sound innocuous first call anti-semitism awareness act aim combat anti-semitism rise thank trump normalize pretty much every form bigotry combat anti-semitism wake election legislation commendable.combating way senate though saw rise anti-semitic sentiment hate crimes real chance address hate crimes speech saw opportunity squash speech favor palestinian right one place strong pounced.this bill encourage department education adopt state department definition anti-semitism include demonize delegitimizing israel apply double standards focus israel human right investigations.while bill actually tell department education use language state department steer direction senate hope seem investigate school anti-semitic discrimination title vi civil right act sanction school heavy anti-israel sentiment.in fact definition broad speech criticize israel could consider anti-semitic hate speech thus curb school get trouble dare allow it.the senate bill supposedly mean infringe anyone first amendment right criticize israel long way would criticize nation know actually use group like zionist organization america aipac anti-defamation league jewish federations north america stand things like bds movement boycott divest sanction gain steam zionist organization america absolutely love file complaints department education try silence palestinian right speech campus.that likely increase bill become law students fight palestine israel guilty murder nothing guilty force occupation subjugate guilty manner human right abuse already work heavily repressive environment make considerably worse.this simmer surface long time last year ted cruz deliver speech aipac talk people involve bds movement might end prison depend define legal illegal protest behavior say school support bds movement lose federal dollars.the university california berkeley face tons pressure squash bds movement campus student george washington university campus police tell take palestinian flag window.all do idea speech expression support palestinian right intimidate frighten jewish students however grow number american jews severe problem israel abuse oppress enslave palestine yes balance act every right balance act case senate want tip balance towards censor free speech expect stop there.the broad implication censor pro-palestine speech college campuses could lead censor speech campuses need combat anti-semitism along form hate however senate see open end pro-palestine speech college campuses likely hope die elsewhere.featured image via scott olson/getty image senate quietly pass measure destroy free speech college campuses