Just another example of democratic principles such as free speech being upheld from the "only democracy in the Middle East".
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this post was submitted on 13 Jan 2024
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Israel is a fascist ethnostate, built on a meticulously cultivated culture of racism. As an entity, they are entirely undeserving of our support or respect, and their uncritical supporters should be called out for their toxic malevolence at every opportunity. I’m so tired of this.
Ten days after that Facebook message, he was fired from his teaching job in Petach Tikvah municipality. Less than a month later he was in a high-security jail, detained to give police more time to investigate critical views he had never tried to hide.
Inside Israel, veteran journalists, intellectuals and rights activists say, there is little public space for dissent about the war in Gaza, even three months into an offensive that has killed 23,000 Palestinians and has no end in sight. “Make no mistake: Baruchin was used as a political tool to send a political message. The motive for his arrest was deterrence – silencing any criticism or any hint of protest against Israeli policy,” the long-established Haaretz newspaper said in an editorial.
I see no word to describe this other than fascism. Trump would love to have the ability to do this (and seems like he plans to with his "one day dictator" claim).
Western media: Israel is a beacon of democracy that mast be defended by all means
also Western media: nothing to see here, you an are anti-Semite, you need re-education.
Yet again, fascism and genocide bring us closer to another world war.
Don’t forget religions role in this.
Which honestly isn't all that important. This is Manifest Destiny in the middle east.
Which role? Jews have nothing to do with this. This is 100% racism.
I see “the only democracy in the Middle East” is delivering as usual.
So nothing at all like Nazi Germany........ /s
Leaked video of the teacher's arrest /s
That clip comes from a really good 1940's era video from the US government about why nazism is bad.
Amazing that arresting professors who speak out against the government is example #1 of why fascism is bad, but here Israel is, arresting professors for political speech.
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
An unlikely charge of intent to commit treason landed Meir Baruchin, a grey-haired, softly spoken history and civics teacher, in the solitary confinement wing of Jerusalem’s notorious “Russian Compound” prison in early November.
The evidence compiled by police who handcuffed him, then drove to his apartment and ransacked it as he watched, was a series of Facebook posts he’d made, mourning the civilians killed in Gaza, criticising the Israeli military, and warning against wars of revenge.
He knew his views about the Israeli military were controversial; similar criticism at a less volatile time had cost him a teaching post in the city of Rishon LeZion, near Tel Aviv, three years earlier.
Inside Israel, veteran journalists, intellectuals and rights activists say, there is little public space for dissent about the war in Gaza, even three months into an offensive that has killed 23,000 Palestinians and has no end in sight.
Authorities also summoned Yael Ayalon, head of a Tel Aviv high school, after she shared a Haaretz article warning that Israeli media was hiding the suffering of Gaza’s civilians.
When his name is clear, Baruchin plans to sue Israeli media who reported police charges without asking for his response or looking for evidence, and accused him of justifying and legitimising Hamas.
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He's an antisemite and the school wing of Hamas.
Really how can a history teacher care about human suffering