Thread by @emilykschrader

Ignorance on zionism leads to #antisemitism. The events at my alma mater, @USC, proved this:

The harassment of the student government official for being a zionist is nothing more than pure unadulterated antisemitism, and here is why:

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1. No other student would be canceled, harassed, bullied and pushed out of office for supporting any other country in the world. Even horrendous human rights abusing regimes like #Syria, #Iran, or #China.

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2. There are no campus groups focused solely on combating human rights violations in #Iran, on boycotting #China or on holding #Syria accountable. Only the Jewish state. This is a double standard.
@USC

3. No other state is subject to the level of scrutiny and criticism that #Israel is, despite the fact Israel has had a profound impact on the world for the better, being the first to respond with humanitarian aid in nearly every crisis of the last 20 years
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4. No other liberation movement is subject 2 the level of fomenting rage and irrational criticism that Zionism is. There is a reason the majority of Jews are Zionists: the human drive for self-determination is innate, and history proves only we will defend our right to exist @USC

As a proud Trojan, I urge @USC to take appropriate action and educate their student body about not only #Antisemitism but zionism too, because without educating about our right to self-determination, we’ll end up in the same place.