US should deport one of South Africa’s top antisemites
Redi Tlhabi is one of South Africa’s most recognized broadcasters. She presented a daily talk show on Johannesburg’s Radio 702 for more than a decade, won the country’s principal award for nonfiction and now presents UpFront for Al Jazeera English—a network owned by the government of Qatar—from Washington, D.C. As many as 700,000 people follow her on X.On March 28, an X user replying to Tlhabi offered her advice about her critics, saying she could not debate intellectually with “these indoctrinated genocidal maniacs” who “are God’s ‘chosen people’ who are free to commit genocide, steal, rape, pillage with blessings of the Almighty.” They added, “me thinks they liars [sic].”Tlhabi reposted the response and added: “I agree with you.”These four words, posted from Washington, D.C., form the basis of a case against Tlhabi for hate speech, antisemitism and abuse of the First Amendment. They carry legal consequences. Among them should be…
The article argues for the deportation of South African broadcaster Redi Tlhabi from the United States due to repeated antisemitic statements. Tlhabi, who hosts Al Jazeera English's "UpFront" from Washington, D.C., has a significant online following and has made several comments that align with the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism. These include endorsing claims that Jews are "genocidal maniacs" who "steal, rape, pillage," comparing Jewish concerns about intermarriage to Hitler's "pure race" theory, and accusing Jews of dual loyalty to Israel. The article highlights that while the First Amendment protects free speech for U.S. citizens, it does not extend the same protections to visa-holding foreigners, whose visas can be revoked at the Secretary of State's discretion if their presence is deemed to have serious adverse foreign policy consequences. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has stated a policy to "prevent foreign nationals from coming to the United States to foment hatred against our Jewish community."
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