PIERRE, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) Representative Fred Deutsch of Florence, SD, recently prime sponsored an approved and signed into law bill, House Bill 1076, which is a South Dakota law that requires the South Dakota Division of Human Rights to consider the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism when investigating claims of unfair or discriminatory practices. The law aims to ensure that the Division of Human Rights considers antisemitism as defined by the IHRA when investigating potential discrimination cases. The IHRA definition includes both traditional forms of antisemitism (hatred towards Jews) and modern expressions, such as the delegitimization of the State of Israel.
That bill sparked a protest from an Ohio-based group called “Blood Tribe” that marched to the step of the Capitol building in Pierre, SD, on Saturday, dressed in pro-Nazi group apparel, including swastikas on a flag.
The Neo-Nazi group “Blood Tribe” also stated on social media (X) that it was done on the 57th anniversary of the USS Liberty regarding a spy ship that was attacked by Israeli aircraft and gunships during the Six-Day War, according to a formerly top-secret report from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. The attacks killed 34 of the ship’s crew members, wounded another 171, and heavily damaged the ship, according to a 1981 National Security Agency report.
Deutsch is also the son of a Holocaust survivor.