...with Lara Friedman & Rabbi Jay Michaelson on the Antisemitism Awareness Act
"There's something innane about this: in order to engage in criticism of Israel, you have to be an antisemite"
~ Lara Friedman, Foundation for Middle East Peace.
The US Senate is expected to vote soon on the Antisemitism Awareness Act.
@DrALJONES so much this. An important interview I hope more people watch. This Act must NOT go into law it is fundamentally an Antisemitic law, and anti Jewish law, and anti freedom law. It is another right removed using Jews as scapegoats for it, when it really is lack of desire to stop weapons deals or unbridled fascism.
Not exactly clear on your meaning with "Where is this energy with white supremacy?" but a few millennia of history sure seem to be keeping it central to the accumulation of wealth & power. Where would the plutocracy be without it?
@DrALJONES by their own standard of how they define the act, they should equally be coming down on white supremacy, Islamophobia, anti-queer, etc.
But they do not. This is what I mean by not having same energy against white supremacy.
they can blame Jews & they take away our voice and make all Jews & people of conscience of one political & fascist party or be
considered a threat & antisemitic. It entrenches fascist far right in Israel. It crowns Netanyahu king.
@DrALJONES they come down instead on the people of conscience always. I think I got my argument a little mixed up, but I hope I made it clear. This is bipartisan, full of ignorance & short sightedness & manipulative lies.
It is far right and fascist in practice and punishes those who would save the lives and care for others enabling them to grow in favor of the people who would murder, disable, or try to provide social supports or defend human rights, or just bear witness & speak truth.
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