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Zelensky Signs Law Against Antisemitism in Ukraine: Up to 8 Years in Prison
(blogs.timesofisrael.com)
this post was submitted on 14 Apr 2026
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Why is there need of special law against anti semitism? anti semitism is NOT different from any other kind of bigotry.
The way western countries engage in jewish exceptionalism like this is one of the major reason Israel has audacity to carry out its crimes, not to mention how these laws will be misused against pro palestine protestors.
This is not a special law against antisemitism. This is a generic law against incitement of hate and discrimination, with more serious punishments if violence is done, or if a group does it, or if serious consequences happen.
They added the word "anti-semitism" to the list of forbidden forms of incitement.
The Israeli newspaper makes it sound special, but it really is not.
Are there any other hate crimes regarding specific religion in that list?
Nope. That makes it somewhat odd.
yup, thanks for the context tho.
This may be the wrong question, but if the notion is special treatment toward a particular religion, I need to ask… and please forgive my ignorance… what mainstream examples exist of words like “antisemitism,” but regarding some other specific religion?
I’m trying to rule out the idea that this inclusion isn’t just a matter of listing off different common types of hate crimes. Off the top of my head, I can’t think of any words beside “antisemitism,” though I do know (1) “antisemitism” is specific to Judaism and (2) hate crime can target any religion. So, to be more fair, what else should they have included in the list?
Islamophobia? Words like that can be made up about almost any ethnicity or religion. What wouldve been ideal will be to either not make this law or just simply say any kind of bigotry
Uh didn't y'all tankies keep parroting Putin's "Ukraine is full of neonazis" line 4 years ago? Black sun flags and all that? Zelenskyy, a Jew, was supposed to be an antisemite?
Now when there's finally a law against it, everything has changed and antisemitism was never a real issue?
zionism and nazism can co exist, why are you surprised? also thats projection, I never said those things
Ah yes, the homosexual Nazi-commie-Jews Putin warned us about.
sorry what
I'm projecting most of your kind on you, tankie. It was specifically persecution of jews in Ukraine that your kind complained about. Now that there's a law against it, that's bad?
when did I do that?
Why jump to tankie here?
Seen plenty of that user's comments. Russia and China can do no wrong, all western countries are bad, etc.
never said that but ok
You literally called Mao top 5 humans of the last century and said the millions of deaths were justified. You're a tankie.
Yes I did and I stand by it
I never said justified, I said he cant be solely blamed for those deaths and you are discrediting him whatever he achieved by this boogeyman logic.
I dont consider tankie as an insult
No, in another comment you also said that the ones who were killed, rather than starved, deserved it.
Personally I do, because I believe in personal liberties over authoritarian states' "right" to straight up roll tanks on civilians.
So you're an authoritarian and a bigot.
Never claimed you were, those guys have some semblance of respect for human life. I do believe they even cherish freedom.
No I didnt? you are citing something out of context
Your "liberal" state still carpet bombs people outside your borders. That proves liberalism is a shield of capitalist imperialism which you guys never learn.
I respect human life, I do not believe in liberal idea of freedom.
Which one is that now? How is not being a bigot indicative of capitalist imperialism?
You respect human life as long as the human is a slave and correct race and sexuality, got it.
Oh yeah that one yes I agree it was a civil war after all
Seems like you are unaware of how western imperialism operates
I never said anything about slavery race or sexuality and equality in those regards and they arent linked to liberalism whatsoever. Best women rights in 20th century was in communist states, soviet union legalized abortion in 1921 and decriminalized homosexuality around the same time. Liberalism do not have copyright to these stuff.
Liberty means freedom and you said you're against liberty.
Like I've tried to explain to you 10 times, the word liberalism in the context of eastern european politics or even modern western conservative political talk has NOTHING to do with any economic policies. Liberalism almost exclusively means caring about social justice. You can be a full-on communist or a "taxation is theft" libertarian, but if you support LGBT rights or dislike racism, congratulations, you're now a liberal in current political parlance, at least in the corner of the world and political circles that this article is discussing.
You use "liberal" as an insult because you to you it means private property, freedom to choose your own job and where you live, etc. The far right uses "liberal" as an insult because to them it means "not a bigot".
Words have different meaning for different people. You understand liberalism by social freedom thats fine by me, thats not how I define it and I am not necessarily talking in context of eastern europe or this article.
Why are you even making comments here if you're not talking in the context of this article or at least Ukraine?
You might be a tankie if...
You use "libshit" unironically.
Where is "libshit" written?
In the user's comment history.
I hate liberalism and I will insult liberals, I dont care about your labels, this is just ad hominem you are engaging in
Every accusation is a confession.
Works with tankies, too. Which makes sense, given that they're just a coat of red paint away from fascists themselves.
I hope you grow past being 14 y.o. anarkkkkiddie
As they say on TV, thank you, no further questions.