I lobbisti “difendendo Israele” richiedevano una controversa definizione antisemitismo
https://www.ontheditch.com/lobbyists-standing-up-for-israel/
di 21stCenturyVole
I lobbisti “difendendo Israele” richiedevano una controversa definizione antisemitismo
https://www.ontheditch.com/lobbyists-standing-up-for-israel/
di 21stCenturyVole
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> More than 100 Israeli and international human rights organisations – including B’Tselem, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and the American Civil Liberties Union – oppose the definition’s adoption on freedom of expression grounds. The IHRA considers “claiming that the existence of a state of Israel is a racist endeavour” is antisemitic.
This confirms what many people suspected – that the new Hate Speech laws are aimed at criminalizing opposition to Israel – tacitly admitted by Helen McEntee:
> On 31 May, 2024, McEntee’s office replied. It told them the Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022 would address many of the issues they raised.
> “The Department of Justice consulted with the European Commission to ensure any grounds for racist or antisemitic hate speech or hate crime would be criminalised through the new law,” McEntee’s private secretary wrote.
This is the prime example of how dangerous hate speech laws are – that they are nothing to do with protecting minorities at all – that, in this case, they are being geared up to protecting genocide.
We took a big step backwards in adopting the IRHA definition of anti-semitism (which is officially endorsed by the State of Israel). It is a definition that so broad that it allows the accusation of anti-semitism to be made liberally. It also conflates anti-Zionism with anti-semitism (despite there being Jewish anti-Zionists).
If we needed to adopt a definition, we should’ve adopted the Jerusalem declaration which is much more specific and clear cut.
How about a zero tolerance bill against genocidal Zionism instead. Still murdering unarmed civilians.
>The group demanded a “zero tolerance” policing policy, adoption of the IHRA antisemitism definition, and legislation to cut funding to any organisation supporting boycotts of Israel.
Essentially what happened in America to student protestors. They were expelled, blacklisted, fired on the grounds of antisemitism. I’m so glad the land of “free speech” is the model our government wants.
Pandering to murderers.