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Pols, advocates in New York seek mask ban, comparing protesters’ use of face coverings to KKK hoods

By Dean Moses Posted on June 27, 2024

There’s no difference between a protester’s mask and a klansman’s white hood.

That’s what numerous civil rights advocates and elected officials supporting a mask ban alleged Thursday as they further compared some of the recent pro-Palestine protesters to the Ku Klux Klan.

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Pols, advocates in New York seek mask ban, comparing protesters’ use of face coverings to KKK hoods

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