Redefining antisemitism in the law was never about Jewish safety. It is about consolidating authoritarian power under the veneer of minority protection<\/p>\n
In 1919, Jacob Isra\u00ebl de Haan, an Orthodox Jewish queer poet and lawyer, arrived in British Mandate Palestine from the Netherlands. Despite his initial sympathies with Zionism, within a few years de Haan would become an outspoken critic of the movement. Driven by what he called a \u201cnatural feeling for justice\u201d, he advocated for \u201canother Jewish community in Palestine\u201d \u2013 one that sought cooperation with the Arab-Palestinian community. His steadfast opposition to mainstream Zionism made de Haan a controversial figure, drawing the ire of Zionist leadership. On 30 June 1924, de Haan was assassinated by a member of the Zionist organization Haganah.<\/p>\n
This political assassination represented not merely the elimination of one man, but a portentous statement about which perspectives would be tolerated in the emerging political landscape. A century later, we are witnessing a similar troubling pattern. As attacks against universities and intimidation of Palestinian activists become ever more rife, those who challenge Zionist orthodoxy \u2013 whether out of political conviction, religious belief or ethical principle \u2013 face exclusion, vilification and worse. This time, the main tool is a sweeping legal redefinition of antisemitism in American law and policy.<\/p>\n
The redefinition of antisemitism isn\u2019t simply a policy shift \u2013 it\u2019s part of a deeper transformation of American democracy<\/p>\n
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