Israeli Diplomat Pressured UNC to Remove Teacher Who Criticized Israel
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#2Respect to UNC here, I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop in this article with a disclosure that she was fired, but they haven't done it (yet). I'm sure the pressure will continue to mount until they conform to the US political dogma on this one - one of the iron-clad rules in US politics, liberal or conservative, is that Israel Is Always Right because they're one of our most treasured allies (and political donors).
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#4So much for freedom of speech... it has become a knee-jerk reaction to call everyone who criticizes the current policies of the Israeli state an antisemite - as if the one had anything to do with the other. EDIT: of course, in this case the tweets sound like she's completely questioning the right to existence of the Israeli state, which is more extreme than criticizing Israel, and could also get you into trouble here in Germany.
Re: Israeli Diplomat Pressured UNC to Remove Teacher Who Criticized Israel
#5So much for freedom of speech... it has become a knee-jerk reaction to call everyone who criticizes the current policies of the Israeli state an antisemite - as if the one had anything to do with the other. EDIT: of course, in this case the tweets sound like she's completely questioning the right to existence of the Israeli state, which is more extreme than criticizing Israel, and could also get you into trouble here…
Criticizing Israel doesn't mean you're antisemitic... but it is quite common.
Re: Israeli Diplomat Pressured UNC to Remove Teacher Who Criticized Israel
#6So much for freedom of speech... it has become a knee-jerk reaction to call everyone who criticizes the current policies of the Israeli state an antisemite - as if the one had anything to do with the other. EDIT: of course, in this case the tweets sound like she's completely questioning the right to existence of the Israeli state, which is more extreme than criticizing Israel, and could also get you into trouble here…
though it's not helped by actual antisemites hiding their antisemitic speech as criticizing Israel
Re: Israeli Diplomat Pressured UNC to Remove Teacher Who Criticized Israel
#7So much for freedom of speech... it has become a knee-jerk reaction to call everyone who criticizes the current policies of the Israeli state an antisemite - as if the one had anything to do with the other. EDIT: of course, in this case the tweets sound like she's completely questioning the right to existence of the Israeli state, which is more extreme than criticizing Israel, and could also get you into trouble here…
Criticizing Israel doesn't mean you're antisemitic... but it is quite common.
Why would it be common? Israel is a nation built upon stolen land and decades of oppression of the Palestinian people. A modern day apartheid state with a strong and worldwide lobby apparatus.
Labeling any criticism of the state as antisemitic is weak and dishonest.
Re: Israeli Diplomat Pressured UNC to Remove Teacher Who Criticized Israel
#8These are things that bring hate on Israel. Freedom of speech? Democracy? Yes, but only if you say what we want.
Re: Israeli Diplomat Pressured UNC to Remove Teacher Who Criticized Israel
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
Criticizing Israel doesn't mean you're antisemitic... but it is quite common.
Why would it be common? Israel is a nation built upon stolen land and decades of oppression of the Palestinian people. A modern day apartheid state with a strong and worldwide lobby apparatus. Labeling any criticism of the state as antisemitic is weak and dishonest.
So many outright falsehoods in your statement, and you even wonder? Lol.
Re: Israeli Diplomat Pressured UNC to Remove Teacher Who Criticized Israel
#10So much for freedom of speech... it has become a knee-jerk reaction to call everyone who criticizes the current policies of the Israeli state an antisemite - as if the one had anything to do with the other. EDIT: of course, in this case the tweets sound like she's completely questioning the right to existence of the Israeli state, which is more extreme than criticizing Israel, and could also get you into trouble here…
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