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Lawmakers seek 100-foot buffer zone around houses of worship to protect prayer goers from protests
Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) and The Jerusalem Post describe the same event in different terms.
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What happened“The First Amendment guarantees every American the right to freely exercise their faith,” Sen. Ted Cruz said. --.
The headline splitThe center frames it as "Lawmakers seek 100-foot buffer zone around houses of worship to protect prayer goers from...". The right frames it as "US lawmakers seek 100-foot buffer zone around houses of worship to protect against protes...".
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CenterLawmakers seek 100-foot buffer zone around houses of worship to protect prayer goers from protests
Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightUS lawmakers seek 100-foot buffer zone around houses of worship to protect against protests
US lawmakers seek 100-foot buffer zone around houses of worship to protect against protests
Those efforts have now been joined by Slotkin, who is Jewish, and Cruz, who has often taken aim at antisemitism within the Republican coalition over the past year.
