During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on hate crimes, Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz faced an interruption from an activist who shouted antisemitic remarks, illustrating the tension surrounding discussions on antisemitism. Cruz criticized the decision to hold a general hearing rather than focusing solely on antisemitism, emphasizing the rise in such incidents on college campuses following the October 7 Hamas attacks. The hearing, chaired by Democratic Senator Dick Durbin, was marked by disagreements over its scope, with Democrats expanding the agenda to include various forms of hate rather than concentrating exclusively on antisemitism. Witness testimony included Maya Berry from the Arab American Institute, who defended anti-Israel protests and stated that calls for