The House of Representatives is trying to pass a resolution making the term “Free Palestine” an official antisemitic slogan.

Republican Representative Gabe Evans from Colorado introduced the resolution in the wake of the attack on a gathering for Israeli hostages in Boulder this week. Mohammed Sabry Soliman, an Egyptian national, has been charged for the attack, during which he yelled “Free Palestine,” according to the FBI.

“Whereas, while shouting ‘Free Palestine,’ an antisemitic slogan that calls for the destruction of the state of Israel and Jewish people, Mohammed Sabry Soliman attacked the peaceful demonstrators with homemade Molotov cocktails,” the resolution reads. House Republicans are expected to vote on the nonbinding resolution next week.

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    Next up, Republicans prepare bill declaring “Black Lives Matter” is racist against white people.

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      Saving people a quick search.

      What is meant by semitic people?

      Semitic describes a group of languages — including Hebrew and Arabic — as well as the people who traditionally speak them. Semitic is rooted in the Biblical name Shem, the son of Noah, who is traditionally thought of as the direct ancestor of the Jews and Arabs.

  • shouting ‘Free Palestine,’ an antisemitic slogan that calls for the destruction of the state of Israel and Jewish people

    Holy fucking Moses. It absolutely does not call for that.

    “I love X.”

    “Why do you hate and want to destroy Y, huh? You piece of shit, fuck X. Y is the best!”

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    Remember kids, this is cheapening the word anti-Semitism and making it more and more meaningless. In the long run, this will hurt Jews. (Who do you think will be blamed by the fascists for US imperial over-extension?)

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      [E: Republicans] portraying Jews collectively, universally as perpetrators of genocide seems antisemitic and hurts Jews.

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        And when you see someone conflating all Jews with the Israeli government, you are free, nay encouraged, to call that shit out.

        But guess what’s NOT happening in this thread? Or this entire comment section?

        Israel is committing genocide.

        Sincerely, your friendly neighborhood Jew

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          Sorry for the misunderstanding. I’m agreeing with OP.

          The Republicans are painting Jews as warmongers. What the Republicans are doing is antisemitic.

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    You would think they would start with an easier one like “heil Hitler” being antisemitic, but they seem perfectly okay with that one.

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    Didn’t Orwell have something to say about redefining words and phrases. Well, even if he didn’t, yikes.

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      You have been cordially invited to the Ministry of Love good citizen. A black van with blacked-out windows will be arriving soon.

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    Boy is my face gonna be red when they “deport” my ass because I’m Jewish. So many people in my community still think the leopards are gonna get full before eating their faces.

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    I’m not antisemitic. I know that I’m not, even if I can’t prove that to anyone who cannot see into my mind. But in words and actions, I’ve never done or said anything antisemitic.

    I believe that Palestine should be free. Passing a law isn’t going to change my mind or affect my behavior. If someone calls me antisemitic, they’re either mistaken or lying. Passing a law won’t change the truth behind their words.

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      Making a statement legally classified as antisemitism opens up legal retaliation under the guise of “hate speech”, which is not protected speech.

      It doesn’t change the truth of it, but it does change he the consequences of it.

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        Not be contrarian, but this is a common misconception. Hate speech IS protected speech in the US, but it can be used to enhance the punishment of a related crime into a hate crime.

        It can also, under specific circumstances, be considered “fighting words”. But again, that depends on the specific context and is not broadly true.

        This is one of my least favorite facts, but it is unfortunately true

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          I mean, if we’re being technical then “hate speech” isn’t a legal term at all, but I should have made it clearer that I was alleging the republicans were building their usual flimsy-as-shit-case to harass their “enemies”.

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            That is for sure. There is no question that it is an asinine attempt by the GOP to weaponize the law, rather than a genuine attempt at protecting Jews in any way, shape or form

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    This coming from the same motherfuckers that brought you classics like:

    “We have to let the Nazis march in the park this weekend, freeze peach”

    And

    “The klan is just a bunch of good 'ol boys, they never hurt nobody”

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      And “Jews will not replace us,” elon’s nazi salute, nazi flags at their rallies, and “oh no, you’ve got it all wrong! I was totally born in 1988, that’s why it’s in my username. Ignore the 14.”

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    Look guys, if the people who go around blaming Jews for trying to replace white people say Free Palestine is antisemitic, who are we to argue? I never knew space lasers could be so Jewish until the authorities on antisemitism enlightened me. Was it not a nutcase conservative who taught you the power of a few parenthesis? They’re the experts here.