Experts say they are not surprised the conspiracy charges are now being tested at the University of Michigan. That while vandalism should be investigated, the actions by University of Michigan, Nessel, and Trump represent “overreach” aimed at silencing pro-Palestinian advocates
US government machinery is being used to insulate a foreign government, its lobby, and billions of dollars in annual U.S. foreign aid from severe public criticism – creating a protected political class under the guise of civil rights enforcement.
We looked through the 6,000-plus incidents recorded in the ADL’s antisemitism database and found dozens of examples that are debatable or weird, or dishonestly conflate anti-Zionism with antisemitism.
Unfounded charges of antisemitism made by pro-Israel organizations always increase when Israeli actions become particularly hideous. At times the myth of antisemitism crisis is amplified by pro-Palestinian activists like JVP head Rebecca Vilkomerson and Yousef Munayyer
Accusations that the group is antisemitic don’t hold up.
Meanwhile, in reality, civilians and children are mercilessly butchered in Iran, Lebanon and Palestine by Israel and its allies
In spite of the religious claims made by some Zionists, no state on earth was created by God, and there is no moral principle or natural law that mandates support for any state. Nor is there any moral principle or natural law that prohibits delegitimizing any state
New York civil liberties groups celebrated Mamdani’s orders as a step to protect the First Amendment right to criticize Israel. Israel didn’t see it that way.
For two decades, some Israeli officials & Israel partisans have worked to embed a new, Israel-focused definition of antisemitism in institutions around the world, from international bodies & national governments to college campuses in heartland America. As a result, advocacy for Palestinian rights is on the way to being curtailed and even criminalized as “hate.”
The attack in Manchester is evidence not of a rising tide of antisemitism but of something else entirely: a growing and dangerous political illiteracy being cultivated in our societies