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New York Jewish Week via JTA � Students and faculty who discriminate
against or harass �Zionists� may be violating New York University�s
hate speech policies, according to the school�s updated guidelines for
the fall semester.
In July, Meta banned the use of �Zionist� as a cover for attacks on
Jews or Israelis on its platforms. Now, NYU, which like many
universities became embroiled in pro-Palestinian unrest during the
last school year year, appears to be the first college to take a
stance on the term�s use.
�Using code words, like �Zionist,� does not eliminate the possibility
that your speech violates the NDAH [Nondiscrimination and
Anti-Harassment] Policy,� read NYU�s new student community standards,
which it published on Thursday.
The term Zionist, which has historically referred to people who
support Jewish self-determination in the land of Israel, has
increasingly functioned as a pejorative in the overheated climate amid
the Israel-Hamas war. Many pro-Palestinian protests over the past year
loudly condemned �Zionists,� while progressive activists have
increasingly targeted �Zionists� in the cultural landscape and some
Jewish students have described feeling excluded from campus activities
if they do not denounce Zionism.
Pro-Palestinian activists claim that targeting �Zionists� is not
antisemitic because not all Jews identify as Zionists. But many Jewish
leaders counter that claim by arguing that support for the existence
of a Jewish homeland is normative among contemporary Jews.
NYU�s new policy echoes that argument.
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