Known for targeting celebrities like Ms. Rachel, the pro-Israel blacklist also goes after private individuals who post in solidarity with Palestine.

WHEN OREGON MUSIC teacher Susan Lewis logged onto a Zoom meeting with her boss one afternoon in August 2024, she thought she would be preparing for a sixth year teaching at Valley Catholic School. Instead, she lost her job.

Lewis was shocked, she recalled in an interview with The Intercept, as were her colleagues and students. The school did not give any explanation for why they did not renew her contract. Unbeknownst to Lewis, the pro-Israel blacklist organization StopAntisemitism had recently launched an online campaign against her, framing her social media posts about the genocide in Gaza as “using her platform to spread vile antisemitic hate online.”

She sued StopAntisemitism for defamation in an Oregon state court over the summer, and the case was elevated to federal court last month. Her suit faces long odds, legal experts told The Intercept, but serves as a rare chance to register public dissent in the courts against the group’s targeting.

  • RalphFurley@lemmy.world
    231·
    3 hours ago

    Jewish man here. Our Rabbi left our (mostly) progressive Temple to form his own so he could be a leader in the Jewish space to advocate for Gazans/Palestinian civilians and speak out against the fascist Likuds.

    I am so proud of him.

    There are many of us, also inside of Israel, that condemn all genocides, including the one in Gaza.

  • bklyn@piefed.socialEnglish
    32·
    5 hours ago

    Jews are not a monolith. One can criticize Israel without it being a criticism on Jews or Judaism.

    Blaming all jews for the actions of Israel (or any religion for the actions of a few) would be like blaming all Christians in the world for the actions of Trump, just because he happens to be Christian.