President Biden has abandoned our fundamental values of humanity, liberty, justice, and human rights – and continue to send weapons and aid to Israel despite Israel facing Genocide charges at ICJ and looming famine in Gaza. It revolted many Americans, especially young students, and they took to the streets as well as in campuses to protest Genocide taking place in Gaza and apartheid policies of Israel in Gaza and West Bank. Supporters of Israel want to smother these voices of protest, and House of Representatives has passed “Anti-Semitism Awareness Act.” Under this Act, expanded definition of antisemitism will make any negative comment about Jews or Israel may become a hate crime. We can criticize USA, but not Israel, and we can burn American flag but not Israeli flag. Believing canonized Gospels that Jews killed Christ will become a crime. This is an assault on our liberties.

Antisemitism slogan has become a weapon of choice to smother all critical voices against Israeli atrocities taking place in Gaza which has caused over 34,000 innocent Gazans deaths including thousands of children and almost total erasure of Gaza infrastructure, hospitals, schools, houses, and farming land.

Antisemitism weapon is being used to demonize protesting students by our politicians and media as Antisemites to divert attention from genocide taking place in Gaza. Politicians, media, and other pundits are spinning full throated as if Antisemitism is the actual serious atrocity and not Genocide and destruction of Gaza. Anti-Semitism Awareness Act is not only serious assault on our freedom of speech but also another diversion tactic to take away focus on Gaza Genocide.  

What will be the next diversion? Another Law for American citizens to take oath of allegiance to Israel also?    

F. Sheikh