Zionism Is The Single Greatest Threat To Free Speech In The Western World Today

Zionism Is The Single Greatest Threat To Free Speech In The Western World Today

April 24, 2025

ISRAEL IMPERIALISM - FOLLOW THE MONEY

Caitlin Johnstone

The Irish-language hip hop trio Kneecap is being investigated by British counterterrorism police following a controversial appearance where the group performed in front of the words “FUCK ISRAEL, FREE PALESTINE” during a music festival in the United States.

Zionist outrage over the incident led to a video being shared on Twitter by a man named Danny Morris who works for Community Security Trust, a British organization dedicated to supporting Israel in the name of fighting antisemitism. The video apparently shows Kneecap chanting “Up Hamas, up Hezbollah” at a London concert last November, which is the official reason the group is now under investigation.

By designating Hamas and Hezbollah as terrorist organizations and then passing laws against support for proscribed terrorist groups, the British government has effectively given itself the authority to stomp out any speech which can be deemed supportive of armed groups opposing Israel’s abuses in the middle east today, and has been using this authority to persecute journalists and activists in the UK.

This is just one of the latest incidents in the steady assault on free speech rights we’ve been seeing in the western nations that have aligned themselves with the state of Israel during the Gaza holocaust.

In Michigan the homes of pro-Palestine demonstrators are reportedly being raided by the FBI and by state and local police, with numerous activists detained and electronic devices seized under search warrants.

A new policy unveiled by the Trump administration’s National Institutes of Health bans researchers and university employees from participating in any activism involving boycotts or divestment from the state of Israel, or even advocating such measures.

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