#antisemitism
Jewish Council of Australia opposes antisemitism bill.
"The Jewish Council calls on the Senate Committee to reject this divisive Bill and instead recommends the Government focus on developing comprehensive, intersectional approaches to combat antisemitism and all forms of racism and discrimination in Australian society."
#Israel
#Palestine
#censorship
#hasbara
#propaganda
#antisemitism
#racism
#FreedomOfSpeech
#Australia
https://www.jewishcouncil.com.au/media/jewish-council-of-australia-opposes-coalitions-antisemitism-bill-citing-political-agenda-to-stifle-free-speech-on-palestine
since i'm not allowed to comment on this, i'll have to share it. i wonder, how i am supposed to know about the colors of the skins of the people involved here.
#fediverse #hubzilla #mastodon #domination #superiority
We're all racists, probably even more so if we aren't on Mastodon
So I've just learned the other day that curating your timeline/stream according to your personal interests and/or the topic of your account/channel is utterly racist. No matter how specialised your account/channel is.
Everyone in the Fediverse is basically required to follow a substantial amount of Black users, especially Black activists. If you're on Hubzilla or (streams), you must actually follow them, i.e. you must give them full permissions to send you anything and everything unhindered and unlimited. You must not use account/channel-wide or per-contact filters on them. Even if each one of them boosts 100 posts per day, you must not filter or disallow their boosts.
Also, if you're on Friendica, Hubzilla or (streams), all of which count and list unread messages, you must not simply mark what has come in from them as read. You must read it all and be interested in it all. This includes all comments on these posts. And yes, you must re-read everything whenever it tries to catch your attention again, e.g. if someone has liked/faved or boosted/reposted/renoted/repeated it.
But even if you receive thousands of comments along with those hundreds of extra posts, you must not comment on these comments. Not unless either a comment mentions you explicitly, or you're mutually connected to whoever wrote the comment. As you wouldn't even receive that comment on Mastodon, replying to it counts as reply-guying and mansplaining on Mastodon, completely regardless of how you comment. It's highly disrespectful, and if Black people are involved, it's racist.
It doesn't matter if this has allegedly been perfectly normal, the standard and part of the culture since five and a half years before Mastodon was launched. Mastodon rules supreme over the whole Fediverse, and only Mastodon's culture has any validity anywhere in the Fediverse. Any culture that differs from Mastodon's is toxic and evil and must be abolished.
Speaking of which, let's suppose you come across one of these many threads in which Black Mastodon users talk with other Black Mastodon users and Mastodon-using allies about how the Fediverse needs to be made safer. In this case, no matter how blatantly obvious it is that all people involved in this thread have no idea of the Fediverse outside Mastodon, you are not allowed to chime in and tell them about places which are safer due to their technological design and how they work.
First of all, it'd be mansplaining and reply-guying. Second, there's a tendency for Black Mastodon users to trust the rest of the Fediverse even less than Mastodon, what with e.g. Nazi instances on Pleroma. And third, your suggestion is likely to be taken for an attempt at nudging them into moving to one specific place, essentially trying to hoard them in a ghetto and segregate them from the rest of the Fediverse. In short, there's letting them wait for the Mastodon instances they're on to improve, and there's racism.
While we're at it: Even if you're on Friendica, Hubzilla or (streams), and you hate Mastodon with a burning passion for very good reasons, you must support Black-led Mastodon instances. Otherwise you're a racist.
Lastly, while I don't have proof for it, I'm pretty sure that everything that counts as racism towards Black users may also count as
- racist towards everyone else who isn't white
- sexist towards everyone who isn't cis-male
- homophobic towards everyone who isn't heterosexual
- transphobic towards trans people
- generally queerphobic towards everyone who isn't cisgender
- ableist towards disabled people, no matter what else you do to include them
- Islamophobic towards Muslims
- anti-Semitic/anti-Judaist towards Jews
- and generally hostile and xenophobic towards all marginalised minorities anywhere in the Fediverse.
#Long #LongPost #CWLong #CWLongPost #FediMeta #FediverseMeta #CWFediMeta #CWFediverseMeta #Fediverse #Mastodon #Friendica #Hubzilla #Streams #(streams) #FediverseSafety #Mansplaining #ReplyGuy #ReplyGuys #Racist #Racism #Sexist #Sexism #Homophobic #Homophobia #Transphobic #Transphobia #Queerphobic #Queerphobia #Ableist #Ableism #Islamophobic #Islamophobia #AntiSemitic #AntiSemitism #Xenophobic #Xenophobia
#Israeli Minister Discussed Recruiting Black Cube to Spy on American Students
Israeli Minister Amichai Chikli, who heads the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and the “Combat Against Antisemitism,” has come under scrutiny following revelations of a meeting with the CEO of private intelligence firm #BlackCube. The meeting explored potential surveillance operations against Students for Justice in #Palestine (#SJP), an organization active on U.S. college campuses.
While the proposed operation did not materialize, the consideration of covert intelligence activities against U.S. citizens on American soil has raised serious concerns about potential violations of U.S. sovereignty and damage to U.S.-Israel relations.
Adding to the controversy, recent reports have highlighted Minister Chikli's growing associations with far-right and ultra-conservative groups across Europe. He has been a featured speaker at several controversial conferences, including:
The upcoming #Europa Viva 24 conference in #Madrid, hosted by Vox, a Spanish ultra-right party accused of welcoming neo-Nazis and Holocaust deniers.
CPAC #Hungary, where he appeared alongside figures known for far-right views and conspiracy theories.
A "National Conservatism" conference in Brussels, where he praised Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a leader criticized for using antisemitic tropes.
#Chikli has also met with members of the "Sweden Democrats, a party with neo-Nazi roots that Israel has historically avoided formal ties with.
These associations have sparked debate about the appropriate role of Israel's Diaspora Affairs Ministry and its approach to combating #antisemitism while aligning with far-right groups. A recent report from Tel Aviv University's Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry has even called for the ministry to be dismantled, citing a lack of vision and relevant experience.
https://www.haaretz.co.il/tmr/allnews/2024-08-07/ty-article/.highlight/00000191-2843-d5e8-a397-fedbb20f0000 or https://www.archive.is/p5064
See also https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-05-16/ty-article/.premium/neo-nazi-curious-champions-of-israel-diaspora-minister-heads-to-spains-far-right-confab/0000018f-8192-d7f9-a5ff-b5f6d7fc0000 or https://www.archive.is/dEhOd
Well duh...
#Israel #Olympics #WTAF #History #Rebutal #Propaganda #Antisemitism #NoMedalsForGenocide
Psm image is also old
Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has reacted to the #ICJ ruling by labeling the court’s decision as "clearly anti-Semitic and political."
"We will not accept moral preaching from the court, as the time for rule and sovereignty has come," he said, according to Israel Hayom.
no shit, sherlock, or shylock? the #genocide -lie often repeated becomes a #propaganda " #fact", "the rumor about the #jews" aka #antisemitism, is now the rumor about #israel
https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-810009
#French #Jews conflicted over voting choices amid antisemitism fears: Many say they feel stuck in middle between far-right National Rally and hard-left France Unbowed
As #France faces a high-stakes second round of elections on Sunday, French #Jewish people say they are grappling with tough choices and feel caught between extremes amid concerns about rising #antisemitism.
As part of her longstanding efforts to detoxify the image of the far-right National Rally (RN) – currently leading in opinion polls – Marine Le Pen, to the incredulity of many, has sought to present herself as a friend of Jewish people and #Israel.
Meanwhile, polling in second place is the left-green New Popular Front (NPF) alliance, which includes the centre-left and greens and Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s hard-left party, France Unbowed (LFI). Senior figures within LFI have made comments that many French Jews and others have described as antisemitic.
These dynamics have raised profound questions for French Jewish communities, with many saying they feel stuck in the middle, with antisemitism not being sufficiently addressed.
The Guardian spoke with more than a dozen members of French Jewish communities in the days before the second round of elections, from politicians and public intellectuals to pensioners, student leaders and young professionals. The conversations reflected a diversity of views on political ideology and voting and a broad consensus about fears of rising antisemitic rhetoric and violence.
#Antisemitic discourse, the #terror of october 7th and the subsequent #boycott #movement in #academia, club- and #subculture
An english-speaking panel discussion with David Hirsh, Nicholas Potter, Tanja Ehmann & the #Punks against #antisemitism, followed by a concert with Morgen Teuer Töten, Die feuchten Banditen & Peitsche
Friday – 05.07.2024 – 19:00 – Skatehalle #Berlin (Revaler Str. 99, F’hain)
These days, we are witnessing antisemitic outrage nearly everywhere: on campus, in the cultural sphere, in subculture, on the streets, in social media. This is nothing new, but it is getting more intense, more aggressive, like the city’s new steady pulse. People, synagogues and other buildings, campuses and venues are attacked, public speeches are shouted down, #Israeli institutions and academics are boycotted.
The #sexual #violence of the 7th October is denied or justified by so-called #feminist activists. #Hamas #propaganda manifests itself and is multiplied by social media. People are excited by the terror of 7th October – by #torture, #murder, and #rape. Objecting this propaganda is usually decried as #racist.
When the ‘ #PunksAgainstAntisemitism’ (AKA Punks) surfaced in Berlin in the aftermath of #7thOctober, a huge shitstorm on social media followed. People were spewing their unsolicited hatred, and the hatred did not take long to spread, coming from Australia, the Netherlands, Spain, Ireland... Bands and venues are threatened with boycott.
The mechanisms seem to be the same in every sector. #Screaming down people, #doxing, verbal #threats and physical #attacks, boycott campaigns.
Our panel does not exclusively aim to focus on Berlin or subculture. We want to speak about the processes currently at work in the multifaceted world of vile antisemitism. This antisemitism elates and excites people, a new lifestyle that encourages them to terrorise #Jews and others while being thoroughly convinced to do something good.
It is a great honour to have David Hirsh with us this evening, and we look forward to discussing all these topics with him, Nicholas Potter and Tanja Ehmann.
Afterwards we’ll have a fabulous show with Morgen Teuer Töten, Die feuchten Banditen and Peitsche!
in the #french #elections, you can choose between #racial #antisemitism and #antizionist #antisemitism, is that #democracy?
Israeli Minister Praises France's Far-right Party President, Breaking Israel's Official Boycott of National Rally - Israel News - Haaretz.com
#politics #Israel #Palestine #France #fascism #antisemitism
"France has supported the two-state solution over the years," Bardella stated. "But this position has become obsolete in light of Hamas' atrocities on October 7. Recognition of a Palestinian state at this time would be a reward for terrorism and the granting of political legitimacy to a movement that engraves on its banner the destruction of Israel."
So the RN plan is explicit : genocide of Palestinians, and an "incitation" for all French Jews to leave for Israel. Racist, antisemitic and fascist all at once.
If Rosa #Luxembourg was Alive Today, They'd Call Her a #Zionist (w/ David Hirsh)
David Hirsh joins the gang to discuss his work studying contemporary #antisemitism, and how the concepts and categories of politics change over time through social construction. #israel #zionism #antiimperialism #antizionism #racism #antifa #clericalfascism #jihadism #hamas #warcrimes
Need a Sunday #leftist read? Try this German #communist in-depth critique of #antisemitism on the #left.
"As critical communists who are active in the international radical left and are part
of alliances and campaigns, we see the need to take a stand on the current anti-
Semitic fervour within the German and global left. The criticism of anti-Semitism
within the left, which was still much more present at the beginning of the century,
seems to have faded away. We want to take this as an opportunity to criticise
these current developments within the left and explain why we consider an
ideology-critical, anti-authoritarian and anti-national left to be necessary. At the
same time, we are experiencing a pretended form of combating anti-Semitism
and solidarity with Israel by state bodies and parts of the ‘majority society’, which
are full of instrumentalisation and even open racism. We would also like to
comment on this.
However, it is not our intention in this statement to analyse individual Islamist
structures, give military tactical advice or suggest an adequate solution for the
conflict. We are aware that the space in which the current anti-Semitic fervour is
spreading is also a reaction to the war waged by the Israeli army in Gaza. This
has cost the lives of tens of thousands of people, including many civilians, and
destroyed large parts of the region. We mourn the dead and stand in solidarity
with the suffering population of Gaza. For an emancipatory left, it is also
necessary to support those structures in Gaza that are fighting for the prospect
of a good and self-determined life and against Hamas' reign of terror and
reactionary images of society, for example by campaigning for their rights as
workers, women or queers. ..."
Micael Grenholm : Nu har jag polisanmält Jimmie Åkesson för hets mot folkgrupp!
Aldrig tidigare har en partiledare försvarat användningen av och idén bakom termen "folkutbyte", ett begrepp som kommer från den nazistiska miljön. Åkesson kopplar samman sitt försvar av denna nazistiska term med en argumentation för hur det svenska folket med "gemensam historia" (dvs. etniska svenskar), ersätts på grund av "demografiska förändringar" som Europa ska "bygga murar" mot - det vill säga ickeeuropeiska folkgrupper.
Lagen om hets mot folkgrupp förbjuder att man "uttrycker missaktning för folkgrupp eller annan sådan grupp av personer med anspelning på [...] nationellt eller etniskt ursprung". Då Åkesson uttrycker missaktning för samtliga ickeeuropeiska folkgrupper och vill bygga murar mot dem för att förhindra "folkutbyte", en idé hämtad från den nynazistiska miljön, har jag polisanmält honom för att bryta mot denna lag.
Svenska kommittén mot #antisemitism skriver:
"Att SD är ett rasistiskt och antimuslimskt parti som utmålar alla svenska muslimer som hotfulla extrema islamister och icke-svenskar är inget nytt. Det är inte heller första gången man talar om ett 'befolkningsutbyte'. Förra våren twittrade Richard Jomshof t.ex. på liknande sätt att 'Svenskarna är på väg att bli en minoritet i sitt eget land. Det pågår en islamisering.' Den föregivna 'islamiseringen' knöts i samma tweet även ihop med #gängkriminaliteten.
Det var dagen efter att #TV4:s Kalla fakta avslöjat att SD-toppen Mattias Karlsson medförfattat ett manifest där det bland annat påstods att en 'elit' vill ersätta svensk kultur med 'radikal islam'. Manifestet är utgivet av Insamlingsstiftelsen för svensk konservatism, vilken enligt Kalla fakta är kopplad till SD.
Som #SKMA tidigare påpekat är det en högerextrem konsprirationsmyt att s.k. 'eliter' orkestrerar ett befolkningsutbyte som förvandlar 'vita' eller europeiska majoritetsbefolkningar till en minoritet och verkar för att undergräva eller ersätta kulturer. De s.k. 'eliterna' avser i denna typ av propaganda inte sällan judar eller en judisk konspiration, men ofta även vänstern och/eller liberaler."
Vi kan inte acceptera sådan här retorik i samhällsdebatten!
#Sverige #Antirasism #Politik #StoppaSD #SDärRasister #JimmyÅkesson #SVpol
