An exterior view of the New Jersey State Capitol Building on Oct. 23, 2023 in Trenton, New Jersey. (Ross Lewis/Getty Images)
The hearing was canceled by the Senate "because they can’t guarantee the protection of Jews at statehouse," according to The Forward's Jacob Kornbluh, who first reported the cancelation.
Fox News Digital reached out to Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy multiple times about the purported "safety and security concerns" that led to the cancelation of the hearing but did not receive a response.
Others also sounded off about the cancelation, expressing frustration that the bill would not be heard in committee this week.
"Agudath Israel of America's New Jersey's office is shocked to learn that bill S1292, which proposes the adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism within the state of New Jersey, will not be heard in committee due to ‘safety concerns,’" Agudath Israel of America wrote in a Monday evening post on X.
The New Jersey Senate was originally slated to take up Senate Bill 1292, which was sponsored by Democratic state Sen. James Beach, to adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism in an effort to combat antisemitism in the state.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy's office did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment about the alleged safety concerns that led to the cancellation of the hearing. (Aristide Economopoulos/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Data released by the Anti Defamation League in April showed a 103% increase in antisemitic incidents — including harassment, vandalism, and assault — in New Jersey from 2022 to 2023.
The 830 recorded incidents in New Jersey in 2023, according to the data, constituted 9% of the total number of antisemitic incidents reported across the United States last year.
Kyle Morris covers politics for Fox News. Story tips can be sent via email and on X: @RealKyleMorris.
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