US House votes to pass antisemitism bill in response to campus protests
www.theguardian.com
Bill to use language by International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance to define antisemitism, which critics say would chill speech

Where’s that 1984 calendar meme when you need it?

  • Rojo27 [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Not sure if it was mentioned in this article, I skimmed it a couple of times, but the working definition of antisemitism:

    It requires the Department of Education to use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance working definition of antisemitism when enforcing federal anti-discrimination laws. The working definition says antisemitism is in-part “a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews.” The definition includes denying Jewish people their right to self-determination by claiming that the State of Israel is a racist state and drawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis.

    Uh… how oddly specific of them to say that calling Israel a racist state and comparing them to Nazis is antisemitic. Its almost like the only purpose of this updated definition is to give Israel a blank check to do as much genocide as they wantbrow