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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does it include opposition to Zionism into the anti-semitism spectrum?[/quote]

IHRA does not list “zionism” but does have:

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.[/quote]

This is the most absurd thing ever. Can you imagine if we passed a law that criminalizes denying white Christians their right to self determination, by claiming that the existence of a white Christian state is a racist endeavor? I guess Jewish people are the only people allowed to have an ethnostate and have it not be racist. And if you criticize this the [b]US gestapo[/b] will send you to jail. Scary, scary stuff we’re dealing with here. [/quote]

This Act was meant exactly for people like you.[/quote]

Well, the Act applies to the institution itself discriminating in an anti-Semitic manner. For example, if a professor in a lecture adopts a view point that corresponds to one of the illustrative example of antisemitism in the IHRA working definition.

It doesn't do anything to restrict students protesting in a courtyard.

What this will likely do is cause professors and administrators to be much more careful about what they say in their official capacity as university officials that accept federal funds. I think that's OK - they shouldn't be spouting antisemitic dog whistles while on the job. They do, however, have free speech rights when not teaching classes in their personal time. [/quote]

People get fired for what they say online/in public all the time, and yes, outside of work too. That predates this act...[/quote]

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