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§ɦṛɛɗɗịɛ ßịⱺ𝔩ⱺɠịᵴŧ@lemmy.ml to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months ago

For the First Time Ever There Will be a Vote in Congress on Blocking Weapons to Israel

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For the First Time Ever There Will be a Vote in Congress on Blocking Weapons to Israel

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§ɦṛɛɗɗịɛ ßịⱺ𝔩ⱺɠịᵴŧ@lemmy.ml to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months ago
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    Wtf does this phrase “Jewish space lasers” mean? Did you mean to say “Israeli Space Lasers”?

    Israel may have laser systems (iron dome) and they may have satellites in space, but I don’t know about them combined. And, most importantly, Israel is not “Jews”. Conflating the Zionist project with Judaism is antisemitic.

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      It’s a phrase that was used by many right wingers in America. Literally blaming lasers in space controlled by Jews for starting massive forest fires.

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      It’s a reference to crazy stuff MAGA nutters have said (specifically Muppety Taylor Greene 🤢)

      https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/greene-jewish-lasers-wildfires/

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      https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/18/marjorie-taylor-greene-lasers-israel-amendment/ Article is trash, but this is the reference in question

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      Wtf does this phrase “Jewish space lasers” mean?

      If only there was some easy way to search websites for phrases like this.

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