Investigating Critics of Israel by Governments is Undemocratic

The 99 Percenters
2 min readJan 28, 2024

Not only have Western governments refused to condemn or stop the genocide currently being orchestrated by Israel in Gaza, they’ve started to try and silence protesters against the massacre:

The attacks on freedom are also happening in Academia:

But it didn’t start on October 7th. U.S. politicians whom are controlled by AIPAC, have been trying to silence criticism of Israel’s apartheid policies. This is from 2017:

U.S. LAWMAKERS SEEK TO CRIMINALLY OUTLAW SUPPORT FOR BOYCOTT CAMPAIGN AGAINST ISRAEL

The two parties join together to sponsor a bill, spearheaded by AIPAC, that would be one of the most authoritarian congressional measures in years.

The attempts to silence protests against Israel could be worse in Europe:

In Europe, Free Speech Is Under Threat for Pro-Palestine Protesters

Now, the powerful pro-Israel lobby has succeeded in shutting down a UN agency under the guise of being supporters of Hamas. The politicians in the West quickly jumped to appease the Israeli state by stopping the funding, without proving the allegations:

The United Nations secretary-general on Sunday called on the United States and others to resume funding the main agency providing aid in Gaza after Israel accused a dozen employees of taking part in the Hamas attack that ignited the war and stoked deadly instability across the Middle East.

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