'Zionist' is not hate speech, activists say

Published: March 2, 2021, 5:32 p.m.

b'A Saturday Night Live joke about Israel\\u2019s vaccine apartheid sparked outrage from some ardent supporters of the Israeli government, but the controversy speaks to larger threats to free speech in the digital age, especially when it comes to criticisms of Zionism. At this very moment, tech giant Facebook is considering whether or not to respond to calls to ban the term \\u201cZionist\\u201d as anti-Semitic hate speech.

TRNN\\u2019s Jaisal Noor speaks with Jewish Voice For Peace\'s Rabbi Alissa Wise about the \\u201cFacebook, We Need to Talk\\u201d campaign and the long history of tech companies censoring the voices of Palestinians who are resisting military occupation.

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