I KNOW IT'S WAAAY EARLY! BUT
I'm all in for Mallory McMorrow IF she turns down AIPAC money.
I KNOW IT'S WAAAY EARLY! BUT
I'm all in for Mallory McMorrow IF she turns down AIPAC money.
Cory Booker has signed every funding bill for Israel's genocide, and is co-author of the bill criminalizing anyone protesting the genocide.
Booker is not a good man, and he will never 'save' American democracy.
@martinvermeer it really is. #ADL and #AIPAC are the new #NRA. Corrupting U.S. media and politics to defend the indefensible, occupation, and now genocide.
Columbia University, the epicenter of a number of issues, has conferenced their journalism students to tell them that if they are not US citizens, they should not publish anything likely to anger Trump, Russia, Israel, or the techbros, saying “Nobody can protect you.” They’ve been told to blank their social media of anything that might offend.
And yes, outrage is warranted, but Columbia has in its toolbox some of the brightest legal graduates and professors. If they don’t think they can lawyer up enough to stop this illegal curtailing of speech, the problem is a lot bigger than many people realize. Not the least of which is that other countries are dictating what people can say on American soil.
On one hand, the dean is trying to protect his students, on the other hand, never obey in advance.
(Archive link because NYT) https://archive.ph/zHMoo
The only trans representative in the USA is a Zionist. Only awful people can get into positions of power in the USA wether they are from marginalized groups or not.
@chablizpopnoir : #UNwatch is een ordinarie Zionistenclub die alles bij elkaar liegt: https://infosec.exchange/@ErikvanStraten/113420796563265041.
Wat een dappere vrouw die Francesca Albanese, respect!
Link naar Youtube video met gesprek van Francesca met enkele fracties van de #TK gisteren vind je in https://infosec.exchange/@MarianneTiel@mstdn.social/113996753146112368.
#US / On AIPAC’s evolution from a bipartisan lobby to a GOP-aligned force, its role in shaping U.S. foreign policy through financial leverage and political pressure and as seen in its unconditional support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza
MJ Rosenberg is a former #AIPAC staffer (1980s) turned vocal critic of the pro-Israel lobby group. He worked for over a decade as a congressional aide before joining AIPAC, where he helped craft the organization’s messaging, including speeches and newsletters. After leaving AIPAC, he held roles at the Israel Policy Forum (advocating for a two-state solution) and Media Matters. He is known for his insider critiques of AIPAC’s tactics, such as its efforts to suppress criticism of Israel, influence U.S. aid policies, and shift toward Republican-aligned strategies post-1980s. He advised Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama on Middle East policy.
AIPAC’s core strategy focused on securing unconditional U.S. military and economic aid to Israel, using congressional allies (primarily Democrats in the 1980s) to block punitive measures, even when U.S. presidents like Reagan criticized Israeli actions (e.g., 1982 Beirut bombing).
AIPAC maintained a "war room" to monitor critics, including journalists and activists. It infiltrated Arab-American and left-leaning Jewish groups, allegedly leading to job losses for those advocating peace [Pasted_Text_1739350665125.txt].
AIPAC aligned more with Republicans starting in the 1980s under Reagan. Steve Rosen, a key figure, pushed to expand influence beyond Congress into the State Department and Pentagon, appointing pro-Israel officials to critical roles.
By 2024, AIPAC spent over $100 million on U.S. elections, backing candidates across the spectrum (including election deniers) to ensure unwavering support for Israel’s policies, exemplified by Biden’s alignment with Netanyahu.
Musk invited to Auschwitz by EJA2/2
From https://ejassociation.eu/eja/musk-gives-tentative-yes-to-auschwitz-visit-with-european-jewish-association/:
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It is one thing to read a history book or see pictures. But to really understand what the end station of antisemitism looks like, to really understand the depths to which the freedom of the Jewish people was denied and obliterated, to fully understand why we Jews are so worried about antisemitism, a visit to Auschwitz is a necessary and life-changing experience.
“We have brought many European Leaders to Auschwitz-Birkenau, many of whom have never been, and it changes them. It drives them to fight the hate.
“Mr Musk has said he supports the Jewish people, and he supports Israel. I believe that him visiting our ground zero will not only help him understand better the battle ahead against antisemitism and what is at stake, but will reassure Jews everywhere that he is taking the battle seriously.
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I found quite a lot dehumanizing errors in spam-toots from the Auschwitz Council (aka Museum aka Memorial). The screenshots below are some examples.
URLs:
https://mastodon.world/@auschwitzmuseum/113876848185765694
https://mastodon.world/@auschwitzmuseum/113878264112532309
https://mastodon.world/@auschwitzmuseum/113641155439930852
https://mastodon.world/@auschwitzmuseum/113729628432640616
Musk: X may have prevented Holocaust1/2
When Elon Musk visited Auschwitz a year ago, he said (source: https://www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/article/2024/01/23/elon-musk-says-he-was-naive-on-antisemitism-as-he-visits-auschwitz_6456954_13.html):
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had there been social media at the time of World War II, the Holocaust "would have been impossible to hide" and lives could have been saved.
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<cynicism>
Nobel peace price candidate?
<end of cynicism>
More can be read in the follow-up of this toot ( 2/2), describing even more hypocrisy of the maintaners of the former Auschwitz concentration camp. This includes their respectlessness w.r.t. Holocaust-victims in their automated stream of spam-toots - that get boosted a lot by naive Mastodonts.
Also do read the statement of the Auschwitz council at the bottom of https://www.auschwitz.org/en/museum/auschwitz-council/, which includes:
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Threatened in its existence, the State of Israel has the right to self-defense in accordance with international law and the principles of humanitarianism.
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If you still do not get that the Auschwitz Memorial (aka Museum aka Council) is an IDF (Isaeli Destruction Forces) propaganda channel; from https://www.auschwitz.org/en/museum/auschwitz-council/iac-members/avner-shalev/:
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Avner Shalev - Deputy Chairman
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Born in 1939 in Jerusalem, Shalev served in the Israel Defense Forces between 1956 and 1980, reaching the rank of brigadier general. Shalev was wounded in action on the Egyptian front during the Six-Day War.
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And read what Avner Shalev wrote in https://www.yadvashem.org/about/former-chairmen/avner-shalev/if-everything-is-genocide.html:
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Recently, yet another Hamas spokesperson compared the situation in Gaza to events during the Holocaust.
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The ubiquitous use of Holocaust imagery in the propaganda efforts of Hamas and other organizations is dangerous and worrying. Such toxic imagery is frequently invoked in combination with elements of classic anti-Semitism and virulent anti-Israel invective.
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In the rest of the world as well, ostensibly objective observers have adopted this code, or uncritically parrot those who compare Gaza to the Warsaw Ghetto, ignoring both historical details and context.
Language has power. The words we choose to use carry weight, and are meaningful. If we elect to label every event a "genocide," or equate every event with the Holocaust, then we detract from the real meaning of those words and reduce their ability to represent true horror.
Subsequently, when faced with a real incident of genocidal murder, people will be less likely ot be moved to act. If everything is genocide, nothing is genocide.
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P.S.1: My grandfather was a Jew (born in 1900). His family was murdered by Nazis. I want to remember WWII victims when *I* find that approriate. I hate to be continuously distracted (on Mastodon and TV) by Zionists, corrupt politicians and naive parrots who insist that everybody should keep feeling sorry for "all those poor Jews". It is ordinary propaganda, intended to distract as many people as possible from the genocide that Israeli Jews are inflicting on Palestinians and other Arabs. I.e. humans with rights who are defending themselves against the theft of their land, deportation, massive bombing, snipers, torture in "prisons" and apartheid.
#OpenYourEyes
P.S.2: I'm blocking anyone who boosts Auschwitz spam-toots, favours them or likes them in comments. They are complicit to the abuse of Holocaust victims (without consent) for Israeli propaganda purposes. IMO more people should block such idiots....
P.S.3: Below two images can be seen. The first one shows an (a hypocrite as well) friend of Avner Shalev, Benjamin Netanyahu (at the time he should already have been on the #ICC "most wanted" list).
The second screenshot shows a picture of Doris Mireille Lewy, a Jewish BABY girl from Toulouse, who was "among 865 MURDERED after selection in gas chambers" - BEFORE she was TWO YEARS OLD.
The maintainers of the Auschwitz concentration camp do not care SHIT about Holocaust-victims (this is far from the only mishap in their spams, see 2/2). Their intention is to distract you with "you *must* feel sorry for all Jews, they are ALWAYS the victims" bull shit. Tip: do read the naive comments in https://mastodon.world/@auschwitzmuseum/113881802587314353.
Musk: holocaust door gebrek aan X
Toen Elon Musk één jaar geleden Auschwitz bezocht, zei hij (bron: https://www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/article/2024/01/23/elon-musk-says-he-was-naive-on-antisemitism-as-he-visits-auschwitz_6456954_13.html):
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had there been social media at the time of World War II, the Holocaust "would have been impossible to hide" and lives could have been saved.
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<cynisme>
Nobelprijs voor de vrede dan maar?
<einde cynisme>
Meer bagger, beslist ook de desinteresse en hypocrisie van de Auschwitz-beheerders m.b.t. Holocaust-slachtoffers in hun geautomatiseerde spam-stroom, leest u in https://infosec.exchange/@ErikvanStraten/113954078564227279.
En lees ook de verklaring van de Auschwitz-beheerders onderaan https://www.auschwitz.org/en/museum/auschwitz-council/.
Als u het dan nóg niet snapt, uit https://www.auschwitz.org/en/museum/auschwitz-council/iac-members/avner-shalev/:
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Avner Shalev - Deputy Chairman
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Born in 1939 in Jerusalem, Shalev served in the Israel Defense Forces between 1956 and 1980, reaching the rank of brigadier general. Shalev was wounded in action on the Egyptian front during the Six-Day War.
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P.S. nr.1: Mijn opa was Jood. Zijn familie is vermoord door Nazi's. Slachtoffers van o.a. WWII herdenk ik zelf wanneer *IK* dat wil. Ik wil *NIET* (op internet en TV), vooral door Joden en corrupte politici, maar ook door de vele naïeve nakakelaars, voortdurend met "ach die arme Joden" worden afgeleid. Met als *DOEL* iedereen af te leiden van de genocide die Joodse Israëliërs op dit moment plegen op een ander volk. #OpenYourEyes
P.S. nr.2: Ik blokkeer iedereen die Auschwitz spam-toots boost, favoriseert of er met instemming op reageert. Dát zouden m.i. meer mensen moeten doen...
P.S. nr.3: Hieronder ziet u eerst een plaatje van een, eveneens hypocriete, vriend van meneer Shalev (op een moment dat het ICC die meneer, onterecht, nog niet op hun opsporingslijst had gezet). Het tweede plaatje, aldus het Auschwitz Memorial, is van een baby die werd vergast (hen interesseert het niets dat hun geautomatiseerde spam mensonterende fouten bevat, als het mensen maar lekker bezighoudt met "Wat er ook gebeurt, Joden zijn ALTIJD de slachtoffers"). Tip: lees ook de comments van de onbegrijpers in https://mastodon.world/@auschwitzmuseum/113881802587314353.
PvdD aanhangers, waarom hoor ik jullie niet over deze schaamteloosheid? Slappe knieën?
https://infosec.exchange/@ErikvanStraten/113947703373730998
@PartijvoordeDieren@mastodon.social
@PartijvoordeDieren@mastodon.nl
@partijvoordedieren@mas.to
@PvdDNijmegen
Gaviera Trump towers
"Never waste a brilliant, AIPAC-induced, win-win (*) business opportunity"
(*) There are a couple of loosers, to be replaced by drunk Europeans and Russians (but hey, *they* pay)
US is being changed into a corporate fascist society while Trump is declaring war on it's neighbors and this is what head of DNC is focusing on: pushing for another war in west Asia on behalf of Netanyahu and AIPAC.
And people think we should think bad about Democrats and the loss of presidency.
The 2 party circus in US is showing its true face.
#Auschwitz80: Never Forget! (#Musk)
One year ago, Musk did not perform the Hitler-salute. Instead, how wore a kippah.
He did that while lighting a candle in former concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau.
He was in "good" company: the maintainers of that camp are hypocrits too. In https://www.auschwitz.org/en/museum/auschwitz-council/ they state, among other things:
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Threatened in its existence, the State of Israel has the right to self-defense in accordance with international law and the principles of humanitarianism.
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Both Musk and them make a joke of "Never Again". They don't care that Gaza is a concentration camp. Neither that Palestinians on the Westbank are robbed and murdered (including a "terrorist", a 2 years old girl who was shot in the head, see https://infosec.exchange/@ErikvanStraten/113896121666875015).
Musk was invited to Auschwitz by the EJA (remember that name if you favor equal human rights for every person - the #EJA does *NOT* represent all Jews).
And Musk does *NOT* hate Jews (he earns money from them too). He is a populist and demands attention 24x7. He hates people who cannot or do not make him even richer and powerful than he already is.
He just HELPED Zionists worldwide by FAKING an increase in antisemitism - which is a LIE.
OTOH, (hopefully) an increasing number of people hate Zionists because the Israeli Destruction Forces commit genocide ordered by Netanyahu et al.
Western governments, enticed (or bribed, think #AIPAC) by Zionists, WANT everyone to believe that being anti-genocide and pro-equal-human-rights means you're an antisemite.
YOU. ARE. NOT. AN. ANTISEMITE!
It's a TRICK, see the image in https://infosec.exchange/@ErikvanStraten/113379001154934065 (I stole that image from @LALegault).
The screenshot below was taken from https://www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/article/2024/01/23/elon-musk-says-he-was-naive-on-antisemitism-as-he-visits-auschwitz_6456954_13.html.
Elon Musk is _GÉÉN_ Jodenhater!
Musk is een nietsontziende POPULIST. Hij wil aandacht en probeert dat te krijgen door een controversiële clown uit te hangen. Met enorm succes. Hij geniet van elke toot waarin hij te zien is, hóe maakt niet uit (ook ik ben schuldig, zie onder).
Musk maak handig misbruik van de (door Joden zelf!) gecreëerde leugen dat, sinds 7 okt. 2023, antisemitisme enorm zou zijn toegenomen. Bijna iedereen trapt daar in.
In Duitsland is het strafbaar om "From the river to the sea" te zeggen als je Palestina bedoelt. Als je Israël bedoelt, word je op handen gedragen. De meeste boosts van toots van het Auschwitz Memorial zijn van Duitsers.
Let op: ik ontken niet dat er echte en zelfs levensgevaarlijke Jodenhaters rondlopen. Maar hun aantal is eerder áf dan toegenomen. Het zijn niet langer RIJKE mensen (waaronder veel Joden) die worden gehaat. Integendeel.
Musk profiteert van het opzetten van grote bevolkingsgroepen tegen kwetsbare minderheden met weinig geld - in westerse landen degenen die sowieso nooit op de gangbare politieke partijen stemmen. Er valt namelijk niks te halen bij hen: geen geld, geen stem en geen waardevolle informatie.
Sneu voor die paar Joden die denken dat het OPNIEUW om HÉN te doen is (Netanyahu et al. begrijpen het prima).
Je telt wél mee als je wat te besteden hebt. Geloofsovertuiging en huidskleur maken dán nauwelijks nog uit. Anders is het ook acceptabel - mits je, in het stemhokje, aantoont een beïnvloedbare marionet te zijn.
Uit https://www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/article/2024/01/23/elon-musk-says-he-was-naive-on-antisemitism-as-he-visits-auschwitz_6456954_13.html van 1 jaar geleden:
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Elon Musk says he was 'naive' on antisemitism as he visits Auschwitz
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P.S. Dat voor meer dan 1 miljoen kinderen het leven in een hel is veranderd, is "collateral damage". Zij worden sowieso geen big spenders. Who cares? (I do: https://infosec.exchange/@ErikvanStraten/113891289715950014).
Auschwitz herdenking 27 jan a.s.
Uit https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/13/speeches-by-politicians-banned-at-80th-anniversary-of-auschwitzs-liberation:
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“There will be no political speeches at all,” said Piotr Cywiński, director of the Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial and museum, in a recent interview with the Guardian.
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Dat begrijp ik. Want het AM (Auschwitz Memorial) heeft een voormalige IDF militair in het bestuur en is uitgesproken pro-Israël (zie onderaan https://www.auschwitz.org/en/museum/auschwitz-council/). En is dus:
*SOMS* TÉGEN GENOCIDE
En niet alleen op dat punt is het AM selectief, tevens uit het Guardian artikel:
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In 2005, Vladimir Putin visited the 60th anniversary commemoration, giving a speech in which he said it was “inconceivable to think that people are capable of such barbarity” and paid tribute to the Soviet soldiers who liberated the camp. This time, however, no Russian delegation has been invited.
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Volgens https://www.auschwitz.org/en/history/the-number-of-victims/overall-numbers-by-ethnicity-or-category-of-deportee/ zijn er 15.000 Sovjets vermoord in Auschwitz, en bovendien hebben Sovjets het concentratiekamp bevrijd. Dat er géén vertegenwoordigers van vermoorde Sovjets worden uitgenodigd, is (mede vanwege het spreekverbod) opmerkelijk.
Verder uit the Guardian:
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“The Polish government treats the safe participation of the leaders of Israel in the commemorations on 27 January 2025, as part of paying tribute to the Jewish nation, millions of whose daughters and sons became victims of the Holocaust carried out by the Third Reich,” read a resolution released by Tusk’s office.
Cywiński described the whole discussion as a “media provocation”, claiming there was no indication that Netanyahu had ever planned to visit the ceremony in the first place. He said, however, that a sizeable Israeli delegation was expected at the event.
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Ook als Netanyahu NIET ZÉLF komt, maakt het AM dus een keihard onderscheid tussen de afkomst van de mensen die in Auschwitz zijn vermoord (in 2023 moest de Duitse regering het AM eraan "helpen herinneren" dat er in Auschwitz ook veel LHBTI+ mensen waren geliquideerd: https://apnews.com/article/politics-germany-14bcd8e50b302637f6dce81a4e25c733). En dus is het AM:
RACISTISCH
En m.b.t. "no indication that Netanyahu had EVER planned to visit the ceremony", uit https://www.jpost.com/International/Netanyahu-at-Auschwitz-Never-again van 27 jan. 2010:
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Netanyahu at Auschwitz: NEVER AGAIN
PM draws on memory of Holocaust victims who were murdered in "blood-soaked Europe" to send clear message to "new Amaleks" in era of controversy over Israel's right to self-defense.
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Netanyahu chose not to specifically refer to the Iranian regime and its nuclear drive, but has drawn a link between the Nazis and the Iranian threat to the Jews in many recent speeches.
“AmYisrael Chai, we have returned to our homeland, to the land ofour forefathers, to Jerusalem, our capital. We have converged fromall corners of the world, Holocaust survivors, Arab Jews, Jews fromformer Soviet Union states, Ethiopian Jews,” Netanyahu said,choosing frosty Poland as the location for his rebuke to those whoclaim the Jewish population of Israel is comprised mostly ofemigrants [sic] from Europe.
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Voor degenen die weten wie Cory Doctorow is: ook hem heb ik geblokt (net als heel veel anderen) voor het boosten van progenocide propaganda van het AM (zie https://infosec.exchange/@ErikvanStraten/113860730443669912).
En zie ook de foto's onderaan https://infosec.exchange/@ErikvanStraten/113810532533520943 als je mij maar een antisemiet vindt.
Cory Doctorow's enshittification
Unfortunately I just had to block Cory Doctorow - because he boosted a toot by the selectively pro-genocide Auschwitz Memorial (aka AM aka Auschwitz Museum).
IMO, *in particular* an organization like the AM should *UNCONDITIONALLY* be anti-genocide. They're not.
From (the bottom of) https://www.auschwitz.org/en/museum/auschwitz-council/:
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Threatened in its existence, the State of Israel has the right to self-defense in accordance with international law and the principles of humanitarianism. The existence of a free, sovereign, and democratic Jewish State is one of the pillars of world peace.
The unimaginable hatred and violence perpetrated by terrorists only results in extensive and more widespread suffering – affecting also the civilian population of Gaza, whom Hamas exploits as human shields.
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More info in https://infosec.exchange/@ErikvanStraten/113696893677268390.
Greatest twitter community note of all time!
@AdameMedia played twitter like a fiddle!
"Israel is burning children alive" - Veteran Disrupts Congressional Hearing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thJ8sMj2q3M
“Israel is burning children alive, and Congress is complicit!”
This morning, a 17-year veteran and intelligence officer disrupted the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs to call out the billions its members send to fund genocide while veterans are left behind.
#Tlaib, #ACLU, and advocates warn #HR9495 could empower Trump to silence nonprofits and stifle dissent
#Progressives and #CivilRights groups sound the alarm over legislation that could allow President-elect #Trump to strip nonprofits of their tax-exempt status without evidence, threatening #FreeSpeech and #democracy.
By Alexis Sterling -
November 15, 2024
"The bill does not require officials to provide an explanation for designating a group, nor does it obligate the #TreasuryDepartment to present evidence of wrongdoing. This lack of accountability has raised alarm bells among advocates who see it as a tool for #authoritarian #suppression.
"#RashidaTlaib Tlaib has been one of the most vocal opponents of the bill, particularly given its timing amidst heightened protests over U.S. support for Israel’s military actions in #Gaza. 'This is authoritarianism,' Tlaib said. 'This bill is designed to silence dissent and give Trump #UncheckedPower to target groups he doesn’t agree with'.'
"Other progressive lawmakers echoed her concerns. Rep. #SummerLee (D-Pa.) called the legislation 'a giant threat to free speech,' warning that it would allow the government to “label any nonprofit as ‘terrorist-supporting’ without evidence or due process—opening the door to crush opposition and silence dissent.' Rep. #IlhanOmar (D-Minn.) added that 'no one person should have the authority to silence organizations that dare to challenge government policies or speak uncomfortable truths.'
"Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.), who is leaving Congress after losing his primary to a candidate backed by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (#AIPAC), described the bill as 'extremely dangerous.' He cautioned that it 'will sink us further into #authoritarianism. It is an extremely dangerous bill that would give the government unlimited power to stop the work of #humanitarian groups and target political enemies. All without transparency or evidence.'
While the bill is widely seen as a response to criticism of U.S. support for Israel, its potential impact goes far beyond organizations advocating for Palestinian rights. Costello warned that 'the danger is much broader than just groups that work on foreign policy. It could target major liberal funders who support #PalestinianSolidarity and peace groups who engage in #protest. But it could also theoretically be used to target #ProChoice groups, and I could see it being used against #environmental groups.'
"#JewishVoiceForPeace Action’s political director Beth Miller described the legislation as 'terrifying,' emphasizing its potential to suppress civil society across the board. “This bill should be a five-alarm fire for anyone who seeks to protect free speech, civil society, and democracy. This is part of a broader #MAGA assault on the right to protest that begins with attacks on #Palestinian rights groups and is aimed at outlawing the #SocialJustice movements that fight for progressive change. This is part of a well-worn authoritarian playbook to dismantle fundamental freedoms.”