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House Approves 'Antisemitism Awareness Act' Aimed At Cracking Down On Campus Protests​


BY TYLER DURDEN
WEDNESDAY, MAY 01, 2024 - 06:45 PM
Late in the afternoon Wednesday the House approved a bill which seeks to crack down on antisemitism on college and university campuses following days of protests and unrest driven by pro-Palestinian activists.

The Antisemitism Awareness Act has been approved in a 320-91 vote and will now head to the Senate. But the central question is: how and by what measure will federal authorities crack down on speech deemed "antisemitic"?

Will criticism of the government of Israel be deemed antisemitic? Will highlighting alleged war crimes or human rights abuses by the IDF be considered so? Will involvement in the BDS movement be deemed anti-Jewish? Will slogans such as "from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" be illegal according to federal law? Will criticizing the US $3+ billion in annual foreign aid be considered anti-Jewish?

And what of the many Jewish protesters who are engaged in speech condemning the nation-state of Israel?

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters who define themselves as anti-Zionist have become a common scene at major rallies in places like New York City or London. via AFP
Already, active participation in causes boycotting Israel is 'illegal' in a number of US states (typically taking the form of prohibiting state agencies from engaging with companies involved in BDS).

According to an explanation of the definition of antisemitism outlined by the new House-passed bill:

The bill would require the Department of Education to use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism when enforcing antidiscrimination laws.
The group defines antisemitism as “a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews” and says “Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.”
The organization provides a number of examples for what qualifies as antisemitism, including calling for the harming of Jews in the name of a radical ideology or an extremist view of religion, and accusing Jewish individuals as inventing or exaggerating the Holocaust.
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By this measure, even theoretical historical discussions or interpretation could be considered illegal (such has long been the case in some European countries).

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Like with any attempt to legislate limits related to the 1st Amendment, this is certainly going to prove very slippery — especially if it gets signed into law and then comes the question of actual enforcement on the ground.

A tiny minority of Republicans are voicing fierce opposition to the bill...


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Currently and historically, pro-Israel hawks who advocate for sending billions in American taxpayer dollars to Israel each year tend to accuse any and all opponents of such policies of being antisemitic. Some independent journalists say they've struggled to find blatant examples of people being targeted in antisemitic attacks on campuses for the sole reason of being Jewish.


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hmm.

Knowing my gov as I do, my default assumption is this is designed to capitalize on a crisis in a manner that allows them to steal more liberties and rights from Americans

- coz that's who they are and what they do.

Sides, what new laws are needed? Try enforcing the ones on the books first eh? :: rolls eyes ::
 
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No matter what any of our feelings are about this issue....we know how reactionary our Congress and media are....this is a dangerous thing. It can easily lead to much larger problems. There are already "Hate crimes" laws to be enforced, why make such a specific one that can get SO MANY people riled up?
 
greysage

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One can almost imagine these campus activities of the last several days were created just to pass this.

I always thought the jews were proud that they killed Jesus through their manipulations and lawfare.
 
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I agree with enforcing the laws already on the books. It seems like we have enough laws to cover anything and everything. Not that they are enforcing the laws now, except to prosecute anything and anyone that is not a "yes man" to the current .gov.

Another consideration. How many pages are in the bill? Did anyone read it? What's on page 264? (I have no idea how many pages are involved. Page 264 may not exist.) What else is in it that will bite us in the butt? Is it funded? Who enforces it? Did it have a 48 hour review period or did someone just shove it in front of Congress and expected them to vote on the title and quick summary as usual. I've so many questions, so little time and willingness to follow up on it tonight.

I don't trust anyone or anything.
 
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It is also now "antisemitic" to say 'Christ is King', as that invokes the "blood libel" of the jews killing Jesus. Of course, it is our (((fellow Christians))) who are "concerned",

Explained: Why is everyone up in arms about “Christ is King”?​

A row has exploded on X (formerly Twitter) over the phrase “Christ is King”. Surely this is something all Christians believe. So why has it become contentious? Heather Tomlinson explains
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If you spend any time on X (formerly known as Twitter), you may have witnessed the latest bout of intra-Christian brawling. This time, it’s been over the statement “Christ is King”.
You might think this is a fundamental Christian belief that should be proclaimed from the rooftops with no problem. But, as with many other issues of late, people of bad faith can cause confusion and misunderstanding, even when it comes to terms that appear on first glance to be uncontentious.
The war has raged online, and it’s been a particularly vicious battle, especially in American conservative circles. Here’s what’s been going on since everything errupted on Palm Sunday.

How did all this begin?
It started when the outspoken commentator Candace Owens (pictured above) left conservative media outlet The Daily Wire. She has, among other things, been using the phrase “Christ is King” online.
Why did Candace post “Christ is King”?
It’s difficult to know for sure and the reason for her departure from The Daily Wire has not been made public. However, she has been critical of the state of Israel in recent weeks, which has led to a public bust up between her and fellow Wire commentator Ben Shapiro. Shapiro is both a staunch defender of Israel, and Jewish himself.

Candace did not explicitly aim her tweet at Shapiro, or any other Jewish person. Nevertheless, some have assumed that was her intention.
And if it was…?
The vast majority of Jews, Shapiro included, do not accept this belief, so some people have been concerned about the religious offence seeking to be caused, and take exception to that.
OK, but why the curfuffle?

Those who are most urging caution over using the phrase are making a very different argument. This goes way beyond offence, they say.
Recently there has been a significant increase in actual, real, far-right antisemitism that uses the name “Christian,” often justified using religious language. This group are using “Christ is King” as a slogan and often alongside antisemitic statements such as Holocaust denial, the “Jews run the world” trope, or that Jewish people hate Christians, for example.
Therefore the concern is that Christians who are proclaiming “Christ is King” are unwittingly offering support to extremists. Blake Callens, author of The case against Christian nationalism said on X that those using “Christ is King”, are “unknowingly advancing an obfuscatory narrative from white nationalists.”
This has led to a number of US Christians warning that saying “Christ is King” can in fact be antisemitic.

How is that possible?
Jeremy Boreing, the chief executive of US conservative media company The Daily Wire gave a long explanation on X: “How is saying “Christ is King” antisemitic? The same way anything becomes antisemitic - when it is used for the purpose of expressing antisemitism. It’s like asking “how does a shovel become a murder weapon?” When it is used to murder someone. This isn’t hard. A shovel is not innately a murder weapon. Saying “Christ is King” is not innately antisemitic. It’s all about how a thing is used. Saying “Christ is King” for an evil purpose - like using it as a weapon to express your hatred or disdain for the Jews - is a grave sin… God will not be mocked. Invoking Him in vain self-promotion, or to troll Jews, or to attack your political rivals is to carry forth His Name in vain.”
But hang on. Christ is King. This is what all Christians believe, surely?
Yes, as Jon Root, a sports commentator, said on X: “Two things can be true: 1. Genuine followers of our Lord & Savior, Jesus Christ, should proclaim “Christ is King”. Use it as a heartfelt expression of your faith in Him alone & preach it out of good will, not envy, spite or rivalry (Philippians 1:15-18). 2. “Christ is King” is being used in vain (Exodus 20:7) by a large number of Christless Conservatives, influencers, and other bad actors who are jumping on a trend. They are committing a grave sin. It’s being proclaimed out of selfish ambition (Philippians 2).”

Why are people comparing this to Black Lives Matter? What’s that got to do with anything?
Anti-woke activist James Lindsay, co-author of Cynical theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity—and Why This Harms Everybody argues that Christ is King is being used in a similar way to BLM because it is a popular phrase that nearly everyone can get behind, but extremists are using it for purposes beyond the worthwhile, plain, literal meaning of the phrase.
For BLM that was radical Marxism, for “Christ is King”, it is the far right. “Christ is King as it is declared, is a sophisticated and manipulative dialectical trap like ‘Black Lives Matter,’ and Christians are being baited into it by a few public figures and a band of antisocial troublemakers, likely led by a fed,” Lindsay wrote on X. “Christians are expected to agree with the sentiment because it is, in a way, a cornerstone belief of their religion. They’re often expected to participate in the refrain as well. Just like ‘Black Lives Matter,’ it’s something undeniable (for Christians) but also manipulative.”
What’s the other side of the story?

Many Christians have vigorously protested concerns about saying “Christ is King,” arguing that it should be proclaimed because it is good and true, and we should not allow it to be co-opted by extremists.
Josh Buice, founder of G3 Ministries, said on X: “I don’t care who takes a biblical doctrine and twists it. I believe the Bible. Jesus said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me” (Matt 28:18). Jesus is the King greater than David. His throne has no end. Heb 1:3; Zech 9:9; John 12:15; Luke 1:32-33,” he wrote on X.
“I’m promoting Christ. There are a multiplicity of blasphemous cult groups who use (misuse) the name of God (Yahweh) or the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus, but I don’t get up every morning to search for those abuses to see what I’m allowed to say about Jesus. Jesus is King of kings and Lord of lords.”

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Explained: Why is everyone up in arms about “Christ is King”?

A row has exploded on X (formerly Twitter) over the phrase "Christ is King". Surely this is something all Christians believe. So why has it become contentious? Heather Tomlinson explains
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rob0126

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Hear what this jewish rabbi has to say about the zionists that run the state of israel.

Eye opening.

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Rabbi Shapiro on how Anti-Zionism became the new Antisemitism | Redacted w Natali Morris

Is Anti-Zionism the new antisemitism? That is what Israel and the Israeli lobby would have you believe but last week I had the chance to sit down with Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro and he says that this is wro
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Snakes hiding behind people who practice judaism, using them as cover, or a shield, for the zionists evil deeds.

sickening.
 
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Ever wonder why it's been ok for students and such to be publicly hating on and threatening jews? Because, problem, reaction, and solution.
 
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Semite. noun. Sem·ite ˈsem-ˌīt. : a member of any of a group of peoples of southwestern Asia chiefly represented by the Jews and Arabs.

an·ti-Se·mit·ic adjective: hostile to or prejudiced against Jewish people.

Because it would be ludicrous for a person to be prejudiced against Arab people unless they are Muslims and then you are Islamophobic.
 
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rob0126 said:
It's back. S.558.
Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025.

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www.congress.gov

Here is the video of the meeting, if folks want to slog thru it.

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Executive Session S. 558 and S. 163

Date: Wednesday, April 30th, 2025Time: 10:00amLocation: SD-430LegislationS. 558, Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025S. 163, Protecting Students on Campus Act ...
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Always. Historically such laws are the last step before expulsion. I do not understand how anyone can look at this with logic and cognitive reasoning and be okay with it.

You have freedom of speech, until it comes to Israel and the Jews.
You have freedom of religion, until it comes to Israel and the Jews.
You have freedom of commerce, until it comes to Israel and the Jews.
You have freedom of association, until it comes to Israel and the Jews.

Etc. Etc.

Anyone notice a pattern here? Anyone?

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greysage said:
Ever wonder why it's been ok for students and such to be publicly hating on and threatening jews? Because, problem, reaction, and solution.
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I thought it was because they were following the example set by their southern Democrat grandparents, who were harassing, hating on and threatening black students back in the 1950s/1960s.
 
rob0126

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I posted this here because it segways with it, in that, to shut up criticism of Israel, they would claim your an 'antisemite', with the force of law behind it.

Certainly a powerful way to shut up your critics.

So here is an atheist that is bias for muslims. However, as I like to stick to the evidences of action, he posts videos that are never played on the so called jewish owned US media outlets.
And according to CJ, this type of tom foolery has been going on for a long time.
(And we don't hear about it in America. I wonder why?)

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Summary of video ai)
00:00:00 - 00:03:00:
CJ Werleman introduces the episode, alleging that Israel is orchestrating fake antisemitic attacks globally to counter the growing pro-Palestine movement. He says the "Zionist lobby" is desperate due to shifting American public opinion toward Palestinians, spending heavily (e.g., $25 million on two US congressional races) to influence politics. Werleman accuses Israel of using manipulation and false antisemitism allegations to deflect criticism of its actions in Gaza (described as genocide) and the West Bank (described as ethnic cleansing).
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Werleman asserts that Israel and its allies stage antisemitic incidents in Western countries to garner sympathy for Israel. He cites examples, including a Daily Telegraph incident in Sydney where a paid actor allegedly wore a Star of David t-shirt to provoke an antisemitic response from an Arab-owned café’s staff. (timestamp 4:02 - 5:35)

He also mentions pressure on Australian media, with over 200 ABC journalists complaining about bias favoring Israel, and two journalists fired for sharing a Human Rights Watch tweet about Gaza.
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The transcript details further alleged fake antisemitic incidents, including a botched bombing in Tel Aviv initially blamed on Palestinians but attributed to Israeli Jews, and staged incidents on US college campuses where Zionists allegedly posed as pro-Palestine activists to shout antisemitic slogans. A notable case involves a 20-year-old Israeli American arrested for making over 2,000 bomb threats against Jewish institutions, which Werleman claims media downplayed due to the perpetrator’s Jewish identity.
(timestamp 6:25 - 7:22)

He contrasts this with how Muslims would be labeled terrorists.
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Note: timestamp 7:28 - 7:40:
A jewish city counselor in france, acts like he's being attacked at a pro palestine rally, but nobody laid a hand on him.

Note: timestamp 7:41 - 8:00:
A jewish man spray paints a nazi symbol on the concrete, to tie it in with the pro palestinian movement.

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Werleman criticizes media outlets like NBC and CNN for reporting a surge in antisemitic attacks, arguing they adopt the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) broad definition of antisemitism, which equates criticism of Israel with anti-Jewish hatred. (timestamp 8:28 - 9:02)

He cites Canadian journalist David Mastracci’s experiment, where innocuous pro-Palestine tweets were flagged as antisemitic by B’nai Brith, inflating hate crime statistics.
(timestamp 9:17 - 10:34)

He warns that such manufactured incidents stoke anti-Muslim violence, citing a Florida shooting where a Jewish American shot Israeli tourists mistaken for Palestinians.
(timestamp 10:35 - 11:26)
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Werleman draws parallels with India, alleging Hindu nationalists stage fake attacks on temples to incite violence against Muslims, comparing this to Zionist tactics. He notes the alliance between Israel and India, suggesting both aim to displace populations (Palestinians in Gaza, Muslims in Kashmir). He concludes by urging viewers to focus on Palestine, Kashmir, and India, promoting his Patreon and wishing viewers a blessed Ramadan.

Key Themes: The transcript says Israel and its allies manipulate media and stage antisemitic incidents to deflect criticism and vilify Palestinians/Muslims, while drawing parallels with anti-Muslim tactics in India. It critiques media bias and institutional Islamophobia.
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It's good for folks to see both sides of the coin. Getting only one side of the issue, people tend to slant in favor of that side only, not giving chance for the other to make its case.

So, knowing this now, you do wonder about all of these recent 'antisemitic' attacks that happen to get play in the mainstream media. (I smell a narrative)

Gin up a bunch of FF's in favor of the proposed action (weaken the 1st amendment) to shut up Israel's legit critics, by force of law.

Remember, if its in the mainstream (mockingbird) media, a narrative is being ginned up.
(but most here know that already)

Think, don't react.
 
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Now, let's hear from a jewish reporter, what she thinks about Zionism and the state of Israel.
(These are the jews that are against zionism and what there govt. is doing.)

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Jewish Reporter Exposes Zionism

In this powerful video, a Jewish reporter courageously speaks out against the genocide of the Palestinian people and exposes the dangers of Zionism. She highlights the hypocrisies of Israel’s actions,
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  • Israel is accused of committing extreme acts in the name of vengeance and Zionism, with the speaker rejecting the idea that actions are acceptable as long as they differ from Nazi atrocities.
  • The speaker, identifying as Jewish with family losses in the Holocaust, argues that Israel does not represent them and increases danger for Jews by committing and livestreaming crimes against humanity, potentially fueling anti-Semitism.
  • The notion that Israel represents all Jews is labeled an anti-Semitic trope, implying dual loyalty and distrust of Jews in other nations.
  • Zionism is criticized as inherently anti-Semitic, with more Christian Zionists than Jewish ones, some of whom support it to provoke apocalyptic events.
  • Critics of Israel, especially Palestinians and Jews, face significant "cancellation," with Jewish critics labeled as self-loathing.
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  • Israel is described as an apartheid state, with biased corporate media reporting that avoids terms like "genocide" or "Palestine" and downplays Israeli actions compared to other nations like Russia.
  • Allegations of Israeli violence, such as the torture of a doctor and the killing of a child (Henry Rajab) in a car, are highlighted as underreported, contrasting with unverified claims about Hamas.
  • The speaker urges empathy by comparing Palestinian suffering to Jewish experiences during the Holocaust, emphasizing the need to prevent such atrocities against others.
  • Israel's founding is described as rooted in ethnic cleansing, not as a safe haven for Holocaust survivors, with early Zionists openly using colonial language and showing disdain for survivors.
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  • Israel is accused of mistreating Holocaust survivors and Mizrahi Jews, using derogatory terms like "sapon" (soap) and rejecting Jewish cultural elements like Yiddish and Arabic.
  • Zionism is portrayed as a racist and anti-Semitic project that historically required anti-Semitism to justify its existence, with figures like Lord Balfour driven by anti-Semitic motives.
  • The conflict is framed as about power, land, and Western influence in the Middle East, not religion, noting centuries of peaceful coexistence among Jews, Christians, and Muslims.
  • The speaker highlights a Jewish tradition of internationalism and activism, citing involvement in the Spanish Civil War, U.S. civil rights, and South African anti-apartheid movements.
  • Israel’s current path is deemed unsustainable, with a call for coexistence in Palestine, pointing out that Jews live safely in Germany post-Holocaust, suggesting similar safety is possible in Palestine.
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  • The speaker concludes that Zionism, not a free Palestine, is the biggest threat to Jewish safety, emphasizing that Palestine did not create the Holocaust or figures like Hitler.
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Entire Transcript Below:(Much more detailed than the summary)
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There's literally nothing that Israel won't do in the name of vengeance and in the name of continuing Zionism. For some people, the takeaway is as long as they're not literally putting people in ovens, as long as they're not doing exactly what the Nazis did, that somehow that's okay.

It's actually not okay. Never again doesn't mean never again in the exact same way that the Nazis did it. If that's your takeaway from the Holocaust, you really need to look at yourself and do some soul-searching.
I'm Jewish, I lost members of my family during the Holocaust and the truth is Israel does not represent me.

Israel does not make me safer. In fact, it puts me and all Jews in greater danger because as Israel commits these crimes against humanity and live streams them and in some cases gleefully live streams them, we've seen soldiers doing this, Israel doing that and saying it's in the name of Jews.

That will create anti-Semitism. The idea that Israel represents all Jews is in itself an anti-Semitic idea. The dual loyalty trope says that all Jews are a monolith and we're all loyal to Israel, and we can't be trusted to be loyal to other governments, regardless of where we live.

That is really what Israel is leaning into. And you have anti-Semites and then the government of Israel, APAC and the ADL, all making the same argument, which I think really shows you the dangers and the inherent anti-Semitism of Zionism.

People like to claim that anti-Zionism is anti-Semitic. Well, it's actually not given that you literally have more Christian Zionists in the world than you have Jewish Zionists. This particular Christian form of Zionism wants Jews to go back to Israel so we can provoke the end times, Armageddon.
All Jews except a very lucky 400 who except Christ, there's their Lord and Savior, burn for all of eternity. So these are the allies.

All these cancel culture warriors who talk about right wingers being canceled are very silent, interestingly enough, when it comes to critics of Israel who are probably the most canceled people of all. If you're a Palestinian critic of Israel, you're very, very, very canceled.

If you're a Jewish critic of Israel, you're less canceled, but you're still canceled. You're just canceled as a self-loathing Jew as opposed to an anti-Semite, which is a significant difference.
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Israel is an apartheid state so my being Jewish didn't really protect me and of course there's a huge bias in the way that corporate media reports on Israel Palestine. They're very clear when Russia does something Russia's bombs Russia strikes Russia kills when it's Israel it's often Palestinians killed in attack Palestinians dead after bombing.

We even know that networks and outlets instruct their writers and reporters not to use certain words like genocide, not even to use the word Palestine. In fact, the reporting by the New York Times on the alleged mass rape used by Hamas was so bad that they had to cancel a podcast that they were going to do about it because there was so little to back it up.

Now on the other hand, you have countless stories and allegations of Israelis raping Palestinians. That got totally ignored. It's really fascinating that we hear time and time again about the 40 beheaded Israeli babies, even though there was no evidence of that.

And we do have evidence of actually beheaded babies, children with their heads blown off. I mean, we saw a child literally. Various representatives of the Israeli government are never asked about that. They're never asked to condemn Israel's violence. They're never asked to condemn Israel's terrorism.

There was a doctor who was tortured to death. If you don't already feel disturbed by the images of Palestinians or the stories of Palestinians, the story of Henry Rajab, who was left in a car to die when she was begging for help, and Israeli soldiers shot up the car and shot up the ambulance trying to rescue this girl.
(My Note: What a savage beast you have to be to do that to a child)

If that doesn't haunt you, I would really urge you to imagine this happening to a Jewish child during the Holocaust. I think that Jews should understand this, if anything, more than other people because of our history of being targeted, of being otherized, of being compared to vermin, of attempted extermination, of genocide and ethnic cleansing, and of the world looking the other way.

That is something that we have to remember. That happened to us. We can't let that happen to other people. That's not justice. That's not how we honor those killed in the Holocaust.
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Everything that Israel tells you about its founding, about its history, and about its role today is a lie. Some people think, oh, Israel was founded for Holocaust survivors and then it got greedy and took over too much land and ruined its founding mission, which was to be a safe haven for Jews.

The truth is it was founded on ethnic cleansing. It was not a utopia. I think it's really eye-opening to look at the actual language of early Zionists because they were calling their banks colonial trust. They were talking about how natives always resist colonists. In other words, it's not just critics of Zionism who describe Zionism as colonial, it was the Zionist themselves.

Israeli society really had a lot of disdain for Holocaust survivors. So they did something very disgusting. They both weaponized the Holocaust to justify their extermination of Palestinians, and they mistreated Holocaust survivors.

In fact, they even referred to them as sapon, which means soap in Hebrew. And that was because there was a myth that Nazis turned Jewish bodies into soap. It's not true, but that was a myth. And the important thing is that people thought that was true, and they thought it would be appropriate to call survivors by that name.

Israel wanted to create a new Jew that was armed, that was working the land. The Jews who were killed, they thought that they went to their slaughter like sheep. They were ashamed of Jews who were religious, Jews who were scholars, Jews who were also cosmopolitan. They really did, ironically, internalize a lot of anti-Semitism.

There were Zionist bombings in the Middle East that were used to scare people into Israel. That's how little they cared about Jewish people. They bombed synagogues in order to get people to leave the Middle East and go to Israel where they would be mistreated, which is what happened to Mizrahi Jews. Some were basically put into camps.
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They rejected Yiddish, which was spoken by Eastern European and diaspora Jews, and they also rejected Arabic, which was spoken by Mizrahi Jews of the Middle East. Yiddish is an amazing language, and it's dying out. And the reason it's dying out is because Israel chose to create modern Hebrew, which no one spoke. And they had a lot of disdain for a lot of Jewish culture.

So Israel has always been a racist project in many ways against Palestinians, but even against anti-Semitic projects as well. Not only is Judaism obviously much older than Zionism, but there was Christian Zionism from the very beginning and that was fueled by anti-Semitism and the desire to get Jews out of Europe.

Lord Balfour of the Balfour Declaration was a major anti-Semite. Zionism actually requires anti-Semitism to justify its existence. So for Zionists, they don't want to defeat anti-Semitism, they want to use it to strengthen the state of Israel.
(My Note: Let that sink in for a bit.)
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It's also true to remember that this is not a conflict about religion or culture. Jews and Christians and Muslims lived in peace and harmony in many areas of the Middle East for centuries. This is about power. This is about land. This goes back to resources. This goes back to the West wanting to have a foothold in the Middle East. This is not about religion. Jewish Zionism, because they, I would say rightly, predicted it would create anti-Semitism.

There is a very rich radical history of Jewish internationalism. During the Spanish Civil War, which many people see as the dry run for World War II, among all the international brigades, so all the volunteers who left their countries to fight in a war against fascism, the most common language spoken was Yiddish, which speaks to this tradition.

If we look at so many struggles, like the civil rights movement in the United States, there were lots of Jews involved in that. Jewish people were overrepresented in that movement.
(My Note: Well, there was another reason for that.)

If you look at South Africa, some of the most active anti-apartheid activists were Jewish.

That's the tradition that I'm proud to be part of, not a tradition which weaponizes trauma, tragedy, and the Holocaust to kill more people. Israel is unsustainable. There is no coming back from this. Something new needs to be created.

Jews can live side by side with Muslims and Christians in Palestine just as they have for centuries. If coexistence is so impossible, and if anti-Semitism is so impossible to fight against, how is it that Jews live in Germany today?

Germany was where anti-Semitism turned into the Holocaust, and yet somehow Jews are able to live in Germany in safety, but we're supposed to believe that they can't live in Palestine in safety? Palestine is not the country that created Adolf Hitler. Palestine is not the country that created the Holocaust.

The biggest threat to Jews is not a free Palestine, it's Zionism.
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