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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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huevosabio ◴[] No.44315680[source]
> Accusing Jewish citizens of being more loyal to Israel, or to the alleged priorities of Jews worldwide, than to the interests of their own nations.

> Denying the Jewish people their right to self-determination, e.g., by claiming that the existence of a State of Israel is a racist endeavor

> Applying double standards by requiring of it a behavior not expected or demanded of any other democratic nation.

> Drawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis.

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Many of the examples make sense, but these four above are absurd.

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mrkramer ◴[] No.44316779[source]
> Drawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis.

I draw comparisons to Roman Empire, would that please them better? Because Roman Empire also had racist expansionist state policies.

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suddenlybananas ◴[] No.44316821[source]
You can call the Roman Empire many things but to call them racist is very anachronistic
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mrkramer ◴[] No.44316943[source]
Romans called barbarians anyone who is not from the Roman Empire, I don't think Israel thinks any better of its Muslim neighbors. And Jews had pretty bad experience under the Roman Empire in then called Judaea and now Palestinians have pretty bad experience under Israel. Palestinians are Jews of the Islamic world as well as Kurds.
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