Experts say use of hate-crimes statute conflates state of Israel with Judaism and infringes on free speech rights
In early September, a jury trial will begin in North Texas for a 32-year-old activist named Raunaq Alam. He is accused of spray-painting “Fuck Israel” on the wall of a non-denominational church in Euless, a small city roughly 20 minutes from Fort Worth.
But it’s not the graffiti accusation that’s most troubling for Alam and his attorney.
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