Specifically, it is essential that we know whether the Mastodon server covenant (joinmastodon.org/covenant) adopts the IHRA’s Working Definition of Antisemitism (holocaustremembrance.com/resou…) – which conflates antisemitism with criticism of Israel – or the Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism (jerusalemdeclaration.org) – which does not. (Or some other declaration that I’m not myself aware of or had discussed with the mastodon.social team.)
#mastodon #serverCovenant #antisemitism #moderation #israel #zionism #genocide #Gaza #Palestine mastodon.ar.al/@aral/115989885…
This is a link to the server covenant:One important question – and one we’ve discussed together – is which definition of antisemitism are you going with? I’d appreciate it if you could state the decision you’ve reached on this publicly. Crucially, is it one that conflates opposition to Zionism, Israel, and the ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people with being bigoted against Jewish people or not? This is key in knowing whether only Zionist, pro-Israel, pro-genocide Mastodon servers will be featured in recommendations or not.
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in reply to Aral Balkan • • •💯. It is important to have clarity. I’m thankful you’ve linked these, because I think it is helpful to have a concise distinction.
And for the record, equating ANY criticism of Israel as antisemitism is such a weaponized load of authoritarian bs.