Dec. 11 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump signed an executive order seeking to extend protections under the Civil Rights Act to prevent anti-Semitic discrimination during a Hanukkah event at the White House on Wednesday.
Under the executive order, discrimination against Jewish people may constitute a violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color and national origin in programs and activities funded through federal assistance but does not include a provision for discrimination based on religion.