Lemmy.world reportedly bans people for being anti-Zionist. At the same time, numerous human rights organizations have documented that Zionist policies and actions amount to crimes against humanity (e.g., forced displacement, collective punishment, apartheid).

If banning opposition to crimes against humanity is itself anti-humanity, doesn’t that make lemmy.world complicit? How do you reconcile defending a platform that silences critics while atrocities continue?

  • MidnightPocket [comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    5 hours ago

    Moldova, Kasauti. A Holocaust memorial was vandalized with ‘free Palestine’ graffiti.

    Potentially your only half-decent example of what was requested by the other user (assuming the act was indeed committed by an anti-zionist).

    Ukraine, Uman. A swastika was painted on a Jewish café.

    What does this have to do with anti-zionism?

    UK, Glasgow. “Free Palestine” and “Fuck the no really Jews” were painted on a wall.

    Honestly, seems like the work of a bad-faith Zionist.

    Italy, Milan. A man shouted “murderers” in front of a Jewish nursing home.

    For all we know, the nursing home committed malpractice leading to the death of a tenant or something. This story is tantamount to hearsay.

    Italy, Milan. An elderly Jewish man, wearing a hat with a Star of David, was walking his dog, when a man tore off his hat, trampled it, and called the elderly man “dirty Jew.”

    What does this have to do with anti-zionism?

    Italy, Milan. An Orthodox Jewish man was insulted on his way to a synagogue by an Italian couple who said to him, “F—king Zionist! You kill children!” On his way home…

    For all we know, the man was sporing the Israeli flag. This story is tantamount to hearsay.

    Germany, Oldenburg. An incendiary device was thrown at the door of the Oldenburg synagogue.

    What does this have to do with anti-zionism?

    Belgium, Fleron. The home of Belgian Holocaust survivors was vandalized with “Gaza Free” and a swastika.

    Honestly, seems like the work of a bad-faith Zionist.

    Munich, Germany. A man stood in front of the main synagogue, shouted antisemitic insults and give Hitler salutes.

    What does this have to do with anti-zionism?

    Montevideo, Uruguay. A doll depicting a Jewish women with a Star of David and a spear piercing her forehead was displayed during a march for International Women’s Day.

    What does this have to do with anti-zionism?

    Paris, France. A man wearing a kippah was attacked as he left a synagogue.

    What does this have to do with anti-zionism?

    Babenhausen, Germany. A Jewish memorial column was smeared with paint.

    What does this have to do with anti-zionism?

    Geneva, Switzerland. “Exterminate the Jews” and “Death to Zionists” graffiti were found in Geneva after a pro-Palestinian rally.

    Honestly, seems like the work of a bad-faith Zionist.