Federal Judge Dismisses Trump’s Bogus Anti-semitism Lawsuit Against Harvard University
Paul Craig Roberts
President Trump, ever Israel’s loyal puppet, instructed the US Department of Justice (sic) to bring a lawsuit against Harvard for anti-semitism. The Trump regime maintains that Harvard engaged in anti-semitism when some students protested against the Israeli genocide of Palestine.
Somehow free speech, guaranteed by the First Amendment, has become illegal if it results in criticism of Israel. The Trump regime contends, believe it or not, that it constitutes a violation of Jews’ civil rights for Harvard students to oppose genocide. Go figure.
Moreover, how is Harvard empowered to censor the free speech of its students? Harvard students are not locked away in dungeons with rags stuffed in their mouths. If Harvard punishes students for exercising First Amendment rights, Harvard will get a bunch of lawsuits for violating the civil rights of the students. Trump’s case and the students’ case cannot both be true.
Trump’s idea that Jews alone are entitled to protection from criticism shows what a complete puppet he is of Israel’s. You would think Trump would be ashamed to reveal himself in this way. An American president groveling at the feet of Netanyahu is a shameful sight.
Federal district judge Richard G. Stearns dismissed the lawsuit on the basis that the anti-semitic protests were “isolated and episodic.” In other words, the judge avoided the issue whether criticizing Israel is anti-semitic and illegal. He said that the few examples of anti-semitism did not amount to a policy.
In other words, the judge did not rule on First Amendment grounds. In effect his ruling amounts to abandoning First Amendment grounds for opposing genocide. This means the judge’s ruling is another victory for Israel.