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Anti-Semitic Awareness Bill Direct Attack on Free Speech
By Ian DeMartino â Sputnik â 03.05.2024
"On Thursday, the US House of Representatives passed the HR 6090 Anti-Semitism Awareness Act, which would encode the definition of anti-Semitism defined by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance into the 1964 Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bars discrimination based on shared ancestry, ethnic characteristics or national origin.
The Anti-Semitism Awareness Act would legally define criticism of the government or state of Israel as an act of anti-Semitism, and should concern every American, regardless of their views on Israel.
âIt would be as if you could not criticize US capitalism, and if you were to do so, you would be considered to be a bigot,â Dr. Gerald Horne, a professor of history at the University of Houston told Sputnikâs The Critical Hour on Thursday. âIndeed, I think that you should correctly sense a whiff of what befell the United States in the 1950s with the so-called âHouse un-American Activities Committeeâ.â
Speech that the bill would define as anti-Semitic includes âAccusing Jewish citizens of being more loyal to Israel [than the US], or to the alleged priorities of Jews worldwide, than to the interests of their own nations.â
In October, Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) wore an Israeli Defense Force uniform, the same uniform he wore while serving in Israelâs military. That led some to question where his loyalties lie, an accusation that would be deemed anti-Semitic under this law.
It also would define âDenying the Jewish people their right to self-determination, e.g., by claiming that the existence of a State of Israel is a racist endeavor,â as anti-Semitic. Many pro-Palestinian advocates argue that having a country specifically designed for a group of people, in this case, Jews, is in itself a racist act, just as a country only for white people, Christians or any other group of people would be.
The bill would also ban âDrawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy of that of the Nazis,â which is a comparison many are making after seeing the images coming out of Gaza which has been described as a Genocide by multiple human rights organizations, heads of state and protesters.
It would also ban the âApplying double standards by requiring of [Israel] a behavior not expected or demanded of any other democratic nation,â a definition so broad, that it could be used to shut down any criticism of Israel that the government determines the speaker has not applied to another country.
Similar laws have been enacted in Europe and have had a chilling effect.
In France, two individuals were arrested for wearing shirts to a grocery store that read âBoycott Israel, Free Palestineâ and handing out pro-Palestine flyers on the bus.
In Germany, a German-Israeli activist was arrested for holding a sign that read âAs a Jew and Israeli, stop the genocide in Gaza.â
âEuropeâs experience with similar laws shows why this [bill] would be a mistake.â Jacob Mchangama, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression posted on X on Thursday.
âItâs part and parcel of what can fairly be considered [a] sort of thought crimes,â Horne warned. âThere are going to be thought police who are going to ferret out these alleged offenders of these thought crimes.â
There have been several laws passed in states across the US that attempted to ban boycotting Israel, they have all been shot down by federal courts as unconstitutional, and the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act is sure to face a similar challenge if it passes but there is no guarantee how the courts will rule.
âIsrael wields a great deal of power in the United States. All you have to do is look at the bill that passed today to see what opinions you are allowed to express and what opinions you are not allowed to express,â explained award-winning journalist and former lawyer Glenn Greenwald on his show on Wednesday. âTherein is the proof of the people and the countries who occupy and exert the greatest power and they have now used that power to formally attack the free speech rights of American citizens in some of the most glaring and explicit ways that Iâve ever seen.â
Later on Thursday, Senate leadership attempted to fast track the bill but were denied by members who oppose the bill, but that wonât be the end of it. âWeâre going to look for the best way to move forward,â Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) told reporters."
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The etymology of "antisemitism."
"Anti-" is a word-forming prefix meaning 'in opposition to.'
"Semitic" is a near/mid east Afroasiatic ethno-linguistic people-group.
"-ism" is a word-forming suffix meaning a 'system or practice.'
Whilst there can be any number of meanings for words in the vernacular, etymology shows us the root or literal meaning for words.
"Antisemitism" literally means 'opposition to the system or practice of the Semitic people-group.'
Opposition to any system or practice is perfectly legitimate & doesn't represent any form of moral transgression.
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