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   Ben Ramsey (ramsey@phpc.social)'s status on Thursday, 02-May-2024 23:19:51 JST Ben Ramsey

   • Thomas 🔭🕹️

   @thomasfuchs Is this the bill you’re referring to?

   https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8221

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     Camilo (cam@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 02-May-2024 23:31:24 JST Camilo

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     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @ramsey @thomasfuchs The IHRA definition does include criticism of the Israeli state as part of antisemitism. We just went through this exercise in Florida and the bill on antisemitism was amended to use the Jerusalem Declaration on antisemitism, which preserves the ability to criticize Israel, on first amendment grounds.

     But hey, who cares about the constitution.

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     Ben Ramsey (ramsey@phpc.social)'s status on Thursday, 02-May-2024 23:31:26 JST Ben Ramsey

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs Thanks! I saw that one first, but the text of the bill itself is unclear since it references the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism, but it doesn’t quote it. So, on the surface, it doesn’t seem bad. (Especially since I know nothing about the IHRA.) I wonder if that’s why it has such broad support.

     https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6090

     https://holocaustremembrance.com/resources/working-definition-antisemitism

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     Ben Ramsey (ramsey@phpc.social)'s status on Thursday, 02-May-2024 23:59:55 JST Ben Ramsey

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️
     • Camilo

     @thomasfuchs @cam Their website seems to encourage its use as a legal definition, by listing all the governments who have “adopted” it.