The House of Representatives is trying to pass a resolution making the term “Free Palestine” an official antisemitic slogan.
Republican Representative Gabe Evans from Colorado introduced the resolution in the wake of the attack on a gathering for Israeli hostages in Boulder this week. Mohammed Sabry Soliman, an Egyptian national, has been charged for the attack, during which he yelled “Free Palestine,” according to the FBI.
“Whereas, while shouting ‘Free Palestine,’ an antisemitic slogan that calls for the destruction of the state of Israel and Jewish people, Mohammed Sabry Soliman attacked the peaceful demonstrators with homemade Molotov cocktails,” the resolution reads. House Republicans are expected to vote on the nonbinding resolution next week.
Can you elaborate on what you’re trying to say? Cause it really comes across as though you’re saying hate speech has a right to be said as much as any other speech…
We don’t have the first amendment, so that doesn’t really feel relevant to me.
I believe in free speech. The first amendment is easily looked up.
I believe it free speech. I don’t believe in hate speech, or think it has a reason to be heard. So I’ll ask again…why do you want hate speech to be heard?
I know what the first amendment is, I just don’t feel it applies here as we’re on the internet and it only applies to one country.