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Columbia University updates guidelines: 'Zionist' as a pejorative classified as harassment (www.haaretz.com)

submitted 3 months ago by Linkerbaan to c/[email protected]

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NEW YORK - Columbia University announced on Monday the revision of its anti-discriminatory guidelines, introducing new policies explicitly addressing the use of terms like "Zionist" when employed to target Jews or Israelis, in an effort to combat antisemitism and provide clearer criteria regarding harassment. The 73-page document prohibits coded language and includes a detailed checklist for students filing complaints.

Columbia's actions emulate those of other universities, such as NYU, which announced last month that anti-Zionist discrimination may violate its student conduct rules.

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[–] glimse 18 points 3 months ago

Zionist is an insult equivalent to Serial Killer. Yeah, we know it's a bad thing.

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

Call them zios or family liquidators then. Nazi also works.

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

I just call them "genocidal shitheads". Let me guess, that's harassment to?

Hot take of the day: People who commit and enthusiastically support genocide should be harassed.

[+] [email protected] -4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

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[–] Linkerbaan 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

There were many Jews in the protests nobody was calling them Zionists.

People protesting against Genocide know the difference between Zionists and Jews. The administration is just lying because they are Zionists.

[–] PiousAgnostic -4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This type of argument may make you feel better, but it doesn't really help anything but make you think better of yourself. Listen to what others say in discourse, or they won't listen to you.

Far too many make enemies out of allies and hurt their own cause in the process.

[–] Linkerbaan 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Anyone supporting israel deserves to be shamed. What's next, inclusion for people who wave around Swastikas?

I'm going to call a Nazi a Nazi and a Zionist a Zionist. Zionism is the name their death cult gave themself in the 1900s.

[–] PiousAgnostic -4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The problem is you want to feel better. Not change something. Some people just like feeling better than others, others like making other things better.

[–] Linkerbaan 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The problem is you want to feel better. Not change something. Some people just like feeling better than others, others like making other things better.

[–] PiousAgnostic -3 points 3 months ago

I bet that felt good 👍. And your very small group of an echo chamber agreed with you.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

The result is a mix of honest “Zionism motivates human rights abuse against Palestinians” statements, and dishonest “Zionists control the world” statements.

Zionists don't control the wold, but they certainly have a lot of sway in places they shouldn't, like the US Government, and apparently multiple Public Universities community guidelines.

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

and said “pro-Palestinian groups have voiced support for Hamas” (both issues that affect the non-Zionist Jewish community, and that I have personally witnessed).

Please explain how supporting Palestinian resistance negatively effects nonzionist Jewish folks.