During the congressional hearing, Maya Berry, the executive director of the Arab American Institute, repeatedly said she does not support Hamas or other terrorist organizations, such as Iran ...

Sen. John Neely Kennedy of Louisiana questioned Arab American Institute Executive Director Maya Berry during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, asking her whether she supported Hamas, Hezbollah ...

Sen. John Kennedy accusing the Arab American Institute's Maya Berry of supporting terrorism and demanding she put a "your head in a bag" was shockingly racist.

But Kennedy spoke over her, insisting he was disappointed in her over her supposed support of Hamas, UNRWA, and Hezbollah—even as Berry continued to say the opposite.

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The Republican took aim at Maya Berry, the executive director of the nonpartisan Arab American Institute. Questioning whether Berry supports Hamas and Hezbollah, Kennedy told her: "You should hide ...

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Maya Berry, executive director of the Arab American Institute, about a contentious exchange at a Senate hearing on hate crimes. ... MAYA BERRY: I do not support Hamas.

Senator John Kennedy has sparked a backlash after he told an Arab American activist to "hide [her] head in a bag" during a hearing about hate crimes.. Maya Berry, the founder of the Arab American ...

Maya Berry, executive director of the Arab American Institute, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 8, 2022 in Washington, D.C. ... 'You support Hamas'," Berry said.

Berry unequivocally denied both of those accusations individually, but Kennedy clearly wasn’t listening, as he repeated the Hamas accusation seconds later.

US senator accuses Muslim activist of supporting Hamas, Hezbollah ‘You support Hamas, do you not?’ Sen. John Kennedy asks Arab American Institute director Maya Berry; she responds in the ...