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Zaheer ◴[] No.44314495[source]
Original DHS Announcement on Social Media Screening: https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/dhs-to-begin-sc...

State Dept on what is considered Antisemitism: https://www.state.gov/defining-antisemitism/

These definitions are intentionally broad and designed to censor criticism of Israel. You have more freedom to criticize the US Government than to criticize a foreign country.

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hearsathought ◴[] No.44315104[source]
Does the DHS also screen for people who post anti-chinese, anti-russian, anti-canadian, anti-mexican, etc social media posts? Why screen for anti-israel comments only? I'm guessing they are not screening for anti-palestinian or anti-muslim posts.

Imagine if DHS said they are going to ban anyone who criticizes china or russia or saudi arabia from traveling to the US? Both the republicans and democratics would be raising hell. Why the silence when it comes to israel?

What Homeland is DHS securing? The US or Israel? Why is it that so much of our political class openly and unabashedly act like agents of israel? Doesn't matter who you vote for. Republican or democrat. As soon as they are elected, they all grovel for israel. How many wars are we going to fight for israel? How many american colleges are we going to attack for israel? How many people are we going to censor for israel? Just doesn't make any sense.

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petre ◴[] No.44315201[source]
> What Homeland is DHS securing? The US or Israel?

There are more Jewish people in the US than Israel. I guess this is what they're securing against?

https://www.adl.org/resources/report/audit-antisemitic-incid...

Or who knows, maybe they ban Trump critics or commies from entering the US? I will definitely avoid travelling to the US due to the Trump Administration's hostility towards immigrants. These screening policies will probably remain in place under the next administration.

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KingMob ◴[] No.44315498[source]
There are more Jews in Israel than the US, but it's close. Roughly, 6mil to 7mil.
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slg ◴[] No.44315548[source]
There are also roughly 100 million Evangelical Christians in the US who are strongly in favor of political support of Israel too. It is a little silly to think the American position on this is exclusively about wooing the votes of 6 million people who will overwhelmingly vote for the Democrats anyway.
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jasonfarnon ◴[] No.44315711[source]
" exclusively about wooing the votes of 6 million people "

Surely you aren't suggesting political power is just about the numbers? That one group of 6 million people has the same political sway as any other block of 6 million?

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1. slg ◴[] No.44315954[source]
I wasn't comparing any two blocks of 6m people. I was comparing a specific group of 6m to a specific group of 100m. Do you think the 6m American Jews have more political power than the 100m American Evangelical Christians?
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2. throwaway8395 ◴[] No.44316054[source]
The answer is yes.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=74ZA-GdeQP4&pp=0gcJCdgAo7VqN5t...

3. throwaway2473 ◴[] No.44316057[source]
The answer is yes.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=74ZA-GdeQP4&pp=0gcJCdgAo7VqN5t...

Also

https://x.com/aipac/status/1800947317173784973

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4. slg ◴[] No.44316155[source]
I'm unclear on why you think those links answer my question. Do you think AIPAC refuses money from non-Jews? Do you think there aren't Evangelical leaning PACs or other lobbying groups?
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5. throwaway8924 ◴[] No.44316364{3}[source]
What other PAC has a handler for just about each congressman and congresswoman?
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6. slg ◴[] No.44320475{4}[source]
I guess I need to repeat myself. I'm unclear on why you think that question answers my questions. Do you think AIPAC refuses money from non-Jews?