On 2024-10-01 11:20 p.m., NefeshBarYochai wrote:
> New York Jewish Week via JTA – Students and faculty who discriminate
> against or harass “Zionists” may be violating New York University’s
> hate speech policies, according to the school’s updated guidelines for
> the fall semester.
>
> In July, Meta banned the use of “Zionist” as a cover for attacks on
> Jews or Israelis on its platforms. Now, NYU, which like many
> universities became embroiled in pro-Palestinian unrest during the
> last school year year, appears to be the first college to take a
> stance on the term’s use.
>
> “Using code words, like ‘Zionist,’ does not eliminate the possibility
> that your speech violates the NDAH [Nondiscrimination and
> Anti-Harassment] Policy,” read NYU’s new student community standards,
> which it published on Thursday.
>
> The term Zionist, which has historically referred to people who
> support Jewish self-determination in the land of Israel, has
> increasingly functioned as a pejorative in the overheated climate amid
> the Israel-Hamas war. Many pro-Palestinian protests over the past year
> loudly condemned “Zionists,” while progressive activists have
> increasingly targeted “Zionists” in the cultural landscape and some
> Jewish students have described feeling excluded from campus activities
> if they do not denounce Zionism.
>
> Pro-Palestinian activists claim that targeting “Zionists” is not
> antisemitic because not all Jews identify as Zionists. But many Jewish
> leaders counter that claim by arguing that support for the existence
> of a Jewish homeland is normative among contemporary Jews.
>
> NYU’s new policy echoes that argument.
>
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>
> https://www.timesofisrael.com/nyu-issues-hate-speech-guidelines-discouraging-students-from-targeting-zionists/

My position: to Hell with both the Muslims and the Jews who would bring
their endless war to the West and demand that we take position. Let them
kill each other forever as long as us Christians can stay out of it.

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