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Suppressing Speech in Israel’s Defense: The Case of the United States
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In this talk, I examine the history of a new and increasingly accepted definition of antisemitism, discuss how it has been embraced by governments and universities, and how it has been used to silence critics of Israel as well as supporters of the movement for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions of Israel. The consequences of these efforts to equate antisemitism with criticism of Israel, I argue, include escalating limits on academic speech and inquiry, safeguarding US support for Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine, and disregarding the very real and growing threat of antisemitism from white supremacists.
Suppressing Speech in Israel’s Defense: The Case of the United States
In this talk, I examine the history of a new and increasingly accepted definition of antisemitism, discuss how it has been embraced by governments and universities, and how it has been used to silence critics of Israel as well as supporters of the movement for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions of Israel. The consequences of these efforts to equate antisemitism with criticism of Israel, I argue, include escalating limits on academic speech and inquiry, safeguarding US support for Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine, and disregarding the very real and growing threat of antisemitism from white supremacists.
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