I wish I were making this up: Republicans added an amendment to the Antisemitism Awareness Act aimed at protecting the right to preach that the Jews killed Jesus — one of the oldest forms of antisemitism. forward.com/fast-forward... via @jacobkornbluh.bsky.social - ThreadSky

amyspitalnick.bsky.social • 50 days ago

I wish I were making this up: Republicans added an amendment to the Antisemitism Awareness Act aimed at protecting the right to preach that the Jews killed Jesus — one of the oldest forms of antisemitism.

https://forward.com/fast-forward/716347/antisemitism-bill-congress-jews-jesus/ via @jacobkornbluh.bsky.social

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grandpadavid.bsky.social•50 days ago

Just wait until one of them reads the Protocols of the Elders of Zion into the Congressional Record.

beege4.bsky.social•48 days ago

It's not antisemitism when it's on their terms. Case in point Stefanik. They have put targets on our backs. And the anti-defamation league cheers them on.

dragonrouge.bsky.social•49 days ago

War is peace.
Freedom is slavery.
Ignorance is strength.

Antisemitism is semitism.
Victim is agressor.
Death is life.
Humilation is protection.
Predation is friendship.

amyspitalnick.bsky.social•50 days ago

This is nothing more than value signaling, using this seemingly toothless amendment to suggest that some forms of antisemitism should be acceptable.

johnbriggsh.bsky.social•50 days ago

Perhaps more than value signalling. Perhaps demonstrating what has been pointed out before: that the IHRA definition narrows/changes the meaning of antisemitism and as such is a gift to actual antisemites.

randall1972.bsky.social•50 days ago

Not a surprise.

msdavinci.bsky.social•50 days ago

Hello! Evangelicals so-called want Jews to go to Israel so god can destroy the wicked and Jesus comes back to carry all the saved up to heaven, in his rocket ship or something. Jews to them are something in the way between them and heaven!

dovehorse7.bsky.social•46 days ago

💁🏾‍♀️ European jews have no ancestral ties to Israel,Egypt,or Jesus. The Bible, a black history book, took place in Africa. Jews were dark-skinned,separated by tribe and class. Some did say crucify Jesus! Now,the Jewish community is made up of all kinds of people,black,wyt, rich,and poor. Not just wyt.

seekingtheroot.bsky.social•50 days ago

This bill is more likely to stoke antisemitism than to quell it. But it's also breathtakingly stupid. The only operative provision is a mandate to the Dep't of Education, which the regime is actively working to eliminate.

This is a caricature of opposition to antisemitism. Jews are not safe.

makemineoolong.bsky.social•50 days ago

The Jewish hierarchy insisted that the Roman regional govt kill Jesus, It is unreasonable to accuse all Jews of that particular homicide, & long story short it was their job security that they thought they were protecting. No excuse for hating any ethnic group there. The disciples were Jewish too.

rwillson.bsky.social•49 days ago

🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

lifeseekingtruth.bsky.social•50 days ago

um wtf? Ancient Romans killed Jesus? while enslaving the Jews? Or did I read some alternate universe Bible?

valoisdubins.bsky.social•50 days ago

The story goes that the Jewish authorities demanded the Romans put Jesus to death.

Pontius Pilate felt he could not turn down the request but symbolically washed his hands to show he wanted nothing to do with it.

So Romans absolved and cue 2000 years of antisemitism.

lifeseekingtruth.bsky.social•50 days ago

Oh I know the story, grew up in church lol I just never heard it explicitly blamed on the Jews. In fact, he's supposed to be (at least in Christian minds) the Messiah, so hating on Jews is hating on Jesus' own people.
I think some people just want an excuse to hate.

valoisdubins.bsky.social•50 days ago

Blaming it on the Jews has been a thing for two millennia, unfortunately.

barryd.bsky.social•50 days ago

I would say that it's the root of antisemitism.

serendipityfalcon.bsky.social•50 days ago

Thank you for pointing this out. There is literally nothing Trump’s Rs are doing that is not making life more dangerous for me as a Jew

nealahenderson.bsky.social•48 days ago

milpool.bsky.social•50 days ago

Yeah that’s Christian Zionism for you

vaanhold.bsky.social•50 days ago

So now the KKK has become the AAA?

shellgeist.bsky.social•49 days ago

What morons elected all these assholes?

raittafan.bsky.social•50 days ago

Trump is targeting universities for alleged antisemitism on campuses but his own lapdogs are promoting it in Congress.

Sounds like MTG needs to pay DJT $1m.

gordonvincent.bsky.social•50 days ago

Those trains are never late.

shelleystamp.bsky.social•48 days ago

hippiegrannie.bsky.social•50 days ago

Is this the Mel Gibson amendment?

strengthandpower.bsky.social•48 days ago

The cause, the root of all antisemitism.

michaelajb.breadandros.es•50 days ago

It’s cool to deport students for engaging in peaceful protest against a foreign country’s political and military policies, but collective libel that has historically incited racist mob violence is what the first amendment was designed to protect. Yuuuup

spookychum.bsky.social•50 days ago

Yea no, let's not pretend many at these protests, including Khalil, weren't crossing the line into open support of Hamas

dlynngreene.bsky.social•50 days ago

We are the pawns in this dangerous and diabolical game, between the left and the right. And both dehumanize and endanger us further.

dickius.bsky.social•50 days ago

You’re not making it up. Kornbluh made it up. It’s a hallucination.

oldtodd.bsky.social•50 days ago

I'm okay with that concept, I guess -- as long as it's accompanied by the recognition that Jesus was himself Jewish.

palolololo.bsky.social•50 days ago

They just can't hide it.

anzygz.bsky.social•48 days ago

Given the carve out for "Jews killed Jesus" why bother with the whole joke of a campaign against antisemitism? Bit of an internal contradiction there?

maryoinca.bsky.social•50 days ago

This is a hyperbolic headline. I hate that I clicked on it.

rckjnsn.bsky.social•50 days ago

It was the Romans, wasn’t it?

dratom.bsky.social•50 days ago

Makes it apparent how little they actually care about Antisemitism. A convenient excuse to justify attacking universities, while providing a fig-leaf to conceal their own tolerance of Antisemitism ("there were good people on both sides at Charlottesville," according to the President).

mikesacks.bsky.social•50 days ago

On it

goodparliament.bsky.social•50 days ago

Can I get and wear this shirt as a non-Jew? If not, I get it. But damn, I'd like to own this.

mikesacks.bsky.social•50 days ago

Goyim Squad!

goodparliament.bsky.social•50 days ago

That's my next purchase. Thanks!

rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social•50 days ago

That just isn’t what it says.

kennethgray.bsky.social•50 days ago

Isn't "the Jews killed Jesus" basically the foundation of all antisemitism? I mean, that's it, it grows from there. Maybe they figure Antisemitism Awareness is about creating more, or something...

daemonaac.bsky.social•50 days ago

*headdesk**headdesk**headdesk**headdesk**headdesk**headdesk**headdesk**headdesk**headdesk**headdesk**headdesk**headdesk**headdesk**headdesk**headdesk**headdesk**headdesk**headdesk**headdesk*

boomservice.bsky.social•50 days ago

The problem is not with Republicans.
The problem is that all of Washington has succumbed to Israel. AIPAC rules.

And so, Washington allows abusing "antisemitism" to shut up & punish zionist critique (=Israeli interest). Your politicians sheepily follow.

Why this in the Harvard dictate?

boomservice.bsky.social•50 days ago

Stop crying

Abuse of the "antisemitism"-accusation was not invented today.
AIPAC-Democrats have served Israel just as well.

friesandersen.bsky.social•50 days ago

First of all, it was the Romans. The Jews were not in control. Second, if your entire religion requires a human sacrifice, then your religion would not exist without Jesus' death.

jtdc.bsky.social•50 days ago

I mean, yeah, if they get to be virulently antisemitic, I'm pretty sure we'd all be a lot more aware of how much they hate Jews.

wortwerkart.bsky.social•50 days ago

Es ist zum kotzen.

dadmedic11.bsky.social•50 days ago

IT WAS THE ROMANS THAT CRUCIFIED JESUS. I wish people would actually read their bibles.

denverlawyer.bsky.social•50 days ago

For what?

dadmedic11.bsky.social•50 days ago

I’m sorry, they were the religious leaders for the Jewish faith at that time. Because Jesus was preaching differently than the Old Testament they were threatened by Jesus.

denverlawyer.bsky.social•50 days ago

So we agree this was 100% about Judaism, and the only impingement on Roman power was is it related to Judaism?

dadmedic11.bsky.social•50 days ago

The Sanhedrin accused him of preaching against Roman authority. Pontius Pilate sent him to be crucified because the crowd did not want Pontius to release Barabas. The jews were angry because Jesus was considered a heretic.

denverlawyer.bsky.social•50 days ago

Because it looks like you're attempting to distinguish the difference between the Sanhedrin and the Jews.

dadmedic11.bsky.social•50 days ago

Absolutely! The Jews at the time pushed enough to motivate the Romans for their death penalty.

denverlawyer.bsky.social•50 days ago

Just checking. By the way anyone who utters the phrase "Jews killed Jesus" fantasizes about raping babies.

denverlawyer.bsky.social•50 days ago

Who were the Sanhedrin?

henrythedog.bsky.social•50 days ago

given the nature of free speech in America there is no way to out law saying "the Jews killed Jesus" so yes the amendment is literally Republicans being piss babies about maybe being called out on their racism.

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