this post was submitted on 21 Jul 2024
157 points (97.0% liked)

World News

38930 readers
2011 users here now

A community for discussing events around the World

Rules:

Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.


Lemmy World Partners

News [email protected]

Politics [email protected]

World Politics [email protected]


Recommendations

For Firefox users, there is media bias / propaganda / fact check plugin.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/media-bias-fact-check/

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
top 9 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

People still being worried by Israeli "democracy" as if it ever existed except for the few privileged ones born with the correct ethnicity.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

I'm sick

of people telling me that I'm unqualified, as a foreigner, to criticize Israel. Especially when they understand themselves by referencing a political scandal from my country.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 3 months ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

plot twist: the law will apply to mainland USA

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That country is sleepwalking into full fascism.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Oh they're awake.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Ah, the fascists are going after the academics. Figures.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 months ago

Same as it ever was, same as it ever was

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Critics say the legislation is fundamentally undemocratic and would undermine Israeli academia, because it restricts free speech and allows politicians to weaponise accusations that should be handled by the legal system.

Sivan said the legislation was dangerous for its broad restrictions and its narrow focus on universities, adding that Israel already had laws against incitement to terror that cover all residents.

“What they are trying to do is subject academics to stricter rules than other residents of Israel, where a violation of state laws is not judged in court but rather by a government-appointed administrator, with no process or opportunity for the accused one to defend him or herself.

The Association of University Heads, Israel (Vera) said in a public letter that the student union billboards backing the law were a divisive “campaign of persecution and incitement” that could lead to violence.

One of the academics targeted, Anat Matar from the philosophy department at Tel Aviv University, said the role of students in drafting and promoting a law to silence their lecturers was particularly disturbing.

Vera warned in a public letter that the draft law would also fuel international sanctions campaigns against Israeli universities by undermining their academic independence.


The original article contains 914 words, the summary contains 199 words. Saved 78%. I'm a bot and I'm open source!