Last
week, as the President's daughter and son-in-law attended the
inauguration of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem, the world could not
ignore the juxtaposition of the Trump family celebrating with smiles,
while 60 miles away Israeli troops shot and killed 60 protesters and
injured scores of others.
The
US media ran unprecedented criticism of Israel's militarism, as well as
condemnation from many senior political figures. It seems that while
America's conscience was reawakening to the plight of the Palestinians
in Gaza, members of the House and Senate responded by introducing
the The Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2018
Far
from increasing awareness for anti-semitism, this bill attempts to
cloak many criticisms of Israel as anti-semitism. The bill includes an
overly-broad, political definition of anti-Semitism, which includes
criticism of the state of Israel. Its main purpose is to quell activism
on behalf of Palestinian rights. This is a threat to the first
amendment as well as our national security.
The
brutality of Israeli colonialism makes Jews worldwide less secure,
while uncritical American support of Israel makes America less secure.
For many Jews, like myself, the bible informs our criticism of Israel.
The Torah states that you must treat all people as yourself. Clearly,
blockading Gaza, denying people in Gaza basic rights such as water,
makes Gaza an open air prison, and betrays these mandates.
Yet,
in this bill, the geopolitical considerations of some politicians,
lobbyists, and defense contractors, would weaken the voices of millions
of Jews, and hundreds of millions of Americans. The Israeli government
just denied three US Congressmen access to Gaza-- so they were unable to
determine the facts of the recent massacre.I have done human rights
work in the West Bank and Gaza three times, and think that US and
Israeli propaganda must be cut through by witnessing the Palestinian
situation in person. If elected to Congress, I would join these
fact-finding investigations, and would invite Rabbis, Ministers,
Priests, and Imams. We must find new ways to finally clarify the need
for a two state solution.
Mal Hyman
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