Maryland hate crime commission member suspended for anti-Israel social media posts
Associated PressBALTIMORE — Maryland’s attorney general suspended a member of the state’s new commission aimed at addressing hate crimes this week after she posted on social media criticizing Israel’s actions in Gaza. Attorney General Anthony Brown said in a news release Tuesday that his office recently learned about the personal social media posts of Zainab Chaudry, director of the Maryland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. This is genocide.” Chaudry defended her posts in an interview with The Washington Post, saying she’s using her personal social media account to express support for Palestinians suffering through a growing humanitarian crisis. “There is this automatic retaliation or scapegoating of individuals who express any support for Palestinian rights.” Brown said he’s assigned staff to “draft values statement about personal communications.” “The Commission must serve as a model for the entire State on how to respond to incidents of hate and bias,” he said.
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