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RNS Opening Budget — Thursday, December 12, 2019

NEWS STORY
RNS-China-AntiMuslim: China accuses US of ‘double standards’ on anti-Muslim bigotry, counterterrorism
(RNS) — As Washington ramps up pressure on Beijing to end its extrajudicial mass detention of up to 3 million Uighur Muslims, Chinese officials are seeking to turn the tables on the White House, accusing the U.S. of hypocrisy due to its own long history of anti-Muslim discrimination. By Aysha Khan. 1,200 words. (category: a)

COMMENTARY
RNS-Silk-Oped: Trump’s anti-Semitism order is much ado about not much
(RNS) — The president’s executive order designating Judaism as a nationality or ethnic group provides protection for Jews that has long since been afforded them by Supreme Court decisions and congressional legislation. Trump’s measure amounts to little more than politics for the Hanukkah season. By Mark Silk. 700 words. (category: k)

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