The Antisemitism Awareness Act would require the Education Department to adopt the definition of antisemitism used by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance.
What was voted for, this time, in this bill, was the power to silence dissent over the funding of genocide (or any criticism of related Zionist activities) henceforth. This is, of course, a clear and obvious 1A violation which, given the comportment of the current SCOTUS, might just be meaningless… And this is also glossing over the massive financial influence of the pro-Israel lobby that brought this about.
It’s an importance nuance, but one well worth distinguishing.
No. Well, not here, now, with this vote, anyway.
What was voted for, this time, in this bill, was the power to silence dissent over the funding of genocide (or any criticism of related Zionist activities) henceforth. This is, of course, a clear and obvious 1A violation which, given the comportment of the current SCOTUS, might just be meaningless… And this is also glossing over the massive financial influence of the pro-Israel lobby that brought this about.
It’s an importance nuance, but one well worth distinguishing.