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.

  • CPMSP@midwest.social
    50·
    16 hours ago

    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”

    • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      14 hours ago

      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.”

    • RedditIsDeddit@lemmy.world
      57·
      6 hours ago

      Honestly, as much as I hate the opinions of Nazi’s and Klansmen, I still support their rights to free speech. That’s how it works. Otherwise you are doing the same “I’m free you are not” bullshit.

      • Charlxmagne@lemmy.world
        1·
        2 hours ago

        Inciting violence is not within that criteria, hate black ppl, jews, men, women, muslims or immigrants all you want, you’re just showing the world how much of an ignorant uneducated dickhead you are but groups like the nazis do incite real violence against real people. Some people also manipulate real facts to suit their narrative.

        We need to let people be clowns and treat them as such, laugh at them and if they’re wrong their lies will be debunked. Stopping people from saying something won’t change their mind, it’ll convince them they’re right. And if you can’t argue against the opinion instead of silencing it you were probably wrong.

      • Bytemeister@lemmy.worldEnglish
        10·
        6 hours ago

        I also support the community ostracizing them and individuals punching them in the face for being Nazis and Klansmen.

      • Professorozone@lemmy.world
        51·
        5 hours ago

        Why were you down voted for that? It’s ridiculous. It’s literally a paraphrasing of Thomas Paine saying, “I may not agree with what you say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it.” FFS. That IS freedom of speech.

        • Liljekonvalj@feddit.org
          51·
          4 hours ago

          Because it’s not that black or white. The Nazis and kkk murder innocent people. They don’t only express themselves, they kill. Its not so simple. Yeah sure, if they don’t act violent trying to fulfill their fantasy- they can express their opinion. But that’s not really what’s going on. Therefore you can’t really compare the two. It’s a naive thing to do, to compare them. Because they are completely different. The Gaza protests are not violent. Hamaz is violent. America created Israel, Israel murders Palestinians. But the protests are peacefull. It’s a very dicy issue, but it’s not the same. The question of freedom of speech is there. Other than that, it’s very different.

      • KumaSudosa@feddit.dk
        1·
        55 minutes ago

        Realistically let’s start with actual control over Gaza and the West Bank and access to, you know, stuff like food, water, medicine, education, and other things considered “human rights” when it’s related to the right people. Abolishing illegal settlements would be welcomed as well.

        Israel should’ve never existed but it does and it will continue to do so.

  • _thebrain_@sh.itjust.works
    40·
    21 hours ago

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

    • ZeffSyde@lemmy.world
      6·
      13 hours ago

      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.

      • acargitz@lemmy.caOP
        2·
        2 hours ago

        “Semites” as a description of a set of people is as much antiquated a terminology as the word “Aryans”. In fact it was Ernest Renan that first made that distinction in the 19th century to specifically frame history as a tension between Semites and Aryans (cf Hannah Arendt). It’s of course just a bunch of scientific racism bollocks. And it is precisely because of that that the term “antisemitism” has always meant hatred of Jews in particular (in the “Jews vs Aryans” sense).

        The only term that persists in the sciences today is the term “semitic languages”, which is basically similar to “indo-european languages”, and which of course has nothing to do with antisemitism.

  • opavader@lemmy.world
    10·
    17 hours ago

    our politicians are shameless cuckolds for aipac. american working class is having the worst crisis since great depression and these hacks are busy deepthroating genocider scum

  • acargitz@lemmy.caOP
    451·
    1 day ago

    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?)

    • Omega@lemmy.world
      67·
      17 hours ago

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

      • neatchee@lemmy.world
        181·
        21 hours ago

        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

        • Omega@lemmy.world
          5·
          18 hours ago

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

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

  • grte@lemmy.ca
    72·
    1 day ago

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