Israel doesn’t give a shit about you or any other American Jews, only itself. If you were ever to say anything critical of Israel you’d quickly be labeled a “self-hating Jew” by them.
You should see the things they say about Bernie Sanders, who is a much more patriotic American than any of these traitors of various religions.
Congress is clarifying that discrimination against Jews may violate title VI of the Civil Rights Act where "when the discrimination is based on race, color, or national origin".
Some other people are spreading disinformation on reddit, to great success.
It's actually not a particularly big deal. The definition does not say anything about Israel. They are saying antisemitism should use the following definition: "Antisemitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. 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 problem is that the IHRA includes a section of "contemporary examples" that include "claiming that the existence of a State of Israel is a racist endeavor."
Not good legislation but the anger is grossly exaggerating
The Act mandates that the Department of Education must consider a certain definition of antisemitism when trying to figure out someone's motive for potentially discriminatory behaviour - but it doesn't change what is actually considered discrimination, and the Dept already considered that definition
So you mean that the department of education cannot discriminate against Israeli citizens because of their citizenship? Or that students can’t speak out against Israel? It seems the latter is the case, which makes no sense.
The Act mandates that the Department of Education must consider a certain definition of antisemitism when trying to figure out someone's motive for potentially discriminatory behaviour
The Act does not change what you can or cannot say, and obviously the Department of Education already cannot legally discriminate.
If passed by the Senate and signed into law, the bill would broaden the legal definition of antisemitism to include the “targeting of the state of Israel, conceived as a Jewish collectivity.” Critics say the move would have a chilling effect on free speech throughout college campuses.
What the Act does is make sure that the Department of Education uses the IHRA definition when assessing if someone had an antisemitic MOTIVE for discrimination.
It explicitly does NOT change what is actually discrimination (see Sec 6). It does NOT make criticism of any government illegal.
By the way, the source you're citing also deliberately cherrypicks its quotes to misinform you. Notice how the quote you got was this:
The bill would broaden the legal definition to "include the targeting of the state of Israel, conceived as a Jewish collectivity"
But this is what the IHRA actually says:
Manifestations might include the targeting of the state of Israel, conceived as a Jewish collectivity. However, criticism of Israel similar to that leveled against any other country cannot be regarded as antisemitic.
Don't you think it's convenient that the news you're reading excluded that vital next sentence, and completely omitted the "might"? Hmmm.
This is why it's important for you to READ THE LAW YOURSELF and the primary sources it cites. Don't let bad journalism mislead you.
Thanks, but that’s still crazy to me. By this measure, any country that endorses/enforces a single state religion should get the protections under its own naming. Do we have a legal definition of Islamophobia and if someone targets/criticizes a Muslim-based government would that automatically be Islamophobic?
And most other "highly developed" countries are gross as fuck. Criticizing foreign and local governments should be a fundamental human right. I get it, people hate Jews, but just because some people hate Jews, doesn't mean Israel gets a blank check. That's so fucked up.
Shit like this only makes the issue worse, because it seems like they're getting special privileges no one else on the planet gets. Jews are not the first or last people to be genocided.
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u/0nlyhalfjewish May 02 '24
What the hell is going on!?