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UK police arrest Israeli academic Haim Bresheeth after pro-Palestine speech

www.middleeasteye.net UK police arrest Israeli academic Haim Bresheeth after pro-Palestine speech

Retired Jewish professor arrested for alleged support of a 'proscribed organisation' after he said 'Israel cannot win against Hamas'

UK Politics @feddit.uk UK police arrest Israeli academic Haim Bresheeth after pro-Palestine speech

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In authoritarian countries, you can be arrested for protesting against genocide.

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In a video recording of Bresheeth’s arrest, a police officer informs him that he is being arrested under the Terrorism Act 2000 for “making a hate speech”.

Excuse me sir you got a loicense for that?

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And when I talk about Israel being a direct threat to Americans citizens, this is part of what I'm talking about.

Yes, I know this happened in the UK and not the US, but the principle still applies.

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Another case of criticizing Israel == anti-Semitism

This is getting really old.

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- You mean criticizing Israel = Terrorism
  
  He was arrested over "Terrorism"
  
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- Funny part is that he is Jewish and grew up in Israel.
  
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  Whose parents survived the Holocaust.
  
  "Never forget."
  
  At least there's some people who properly understood that lesson from our dark history.
  
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  I know you don't actually find it funny, but the censorship is very worrying.
  
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  It's not funny. It's dangerous. Dangerous for Jews like him and for Jews like me.
  
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- Getting really old and also going to backfire spectacularly. Israel has pretty much completely lost support of younger Americans (can't speak for UK). Once those younger generations age into politically power, we're going to see a major shift.
  
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  Nah, there is simply too much money involved. And sadly money influences absolutely everything from politics, moral decisions, war warfare, etc.
  
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- Netanyahu has done a lot to help the world see this propaganda game for what it is. Not worth genocide, but it's a slight silver lining. The "criticism is antisemitism" strategy won't work forever for Israel.
  
  Also, I bet you're a programmer.
  
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Speech crime. No coincidence that George Orwell was a Brit.

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- Nor Alan Moore, the writer of V for Vendetta, another story about a totalitarian, ever watchful, fascist state.
  
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The wonderful western democracies at work. The UK is following Germany's steps into madness.

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Looks like the Cs are being Bs again..

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- They seem to go out of their way to do that.
  
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