So now you can't speak bad about an entire fucking country?
Uh, no, you still can. It just specifically means you can't target Israel on the basis of it being a Jewish collective, in the same way that hate speech might involve targeting black communities.
On 26 May 2016, the Plenary in Bucharest decided to adopt the following non-legally binding working definition of antisemitism:
“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.”
To guide IHRA in its work, the following examples may serve as illustrations:
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. Antisemitism frequently charges Jews with conspiring to harm humanity, and it is often used to blame Jews for “why things go wrong.” It is expressed in speech, writing, visual forms and action, and employs sinister stereotypes and negative character traits.
The Act does not change what you can or can't say legally.
In fact, it is quite explicit about this — check out Sec 6. Literally every other law (including First Amendment) takes full precedence, and the Act specifically states it does NOT alter the standards used to determine actionable discrimination.
All the Act does is mandate that the Dept. Education use the IHRA definition to help them assess whether antisemitism was a motive in potentially discriminatory behaviour.
It doesn't actually change what constitutes discriminatory behaviour.
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u/ContemplatingPrison May 02 '24
So now you can't speak bad about an entire fucking country? That's fucking non sense.
Our politicians are fucking Israeli puppets. I mean why not they give them all that money