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US Judge Rules Burning Israeli Flag as ‘Racial Hate,’ Making It the Only National Flag Americans Cannot Burn - Quds News Network (qudsnen.co)

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A federal court has issued a ruling that redefines the boundaries of free speech in the United States. Judge Trevor N. McFadden ruled that ‘desecrating’ the Israeli flag is not political expression but racial discrimination.

The decision means burning, tearing, or grabbing the Israeli flag can be prosecuted as hate conduct. By contrast, the US Supreme Court has long protected the burning of the American flag under the First Amendment.

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[+] suburban_hillbilly@lemmy.ml 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

“Purposefully yanking on an Israeli flag tied around a Jewish person’s neck is direct evidence of racial discrimination,” McFadden wrote. He described the Star of David on the flag as a symbol of “the Jewish race.” He further compared attacking the flag to using a racial slur against Black people."

Kind of seems like he did.

[+] suburban_hillbilly@lemmy.ml -4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'm confused, a second ago you said he didn't say that. You said he didn't say burning tearing or grabbing Israeli flag is hate and not speech. Is that not still the case? Because the case was never about incidental contact. If I want to burn and Israeli flag I should be able to because I'm a fucking American and I have the freedom to burn any goddamn flag I want. Especially that of a fascist Nation. So we need to decide what your contention is here. Because if he did not say that I don't know why you're quoting it.

Secondly the idea that the flag was yanked because the woman suing says her flag was grabbed and yanked does that mean it was. That was never proven because the state decided they didn't have enough evidence and dropped it. The fact that the judge doesn't care about truth is not surprising though. Frankly I'm disinclined to believe her.