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NefeshBarYochai <void@invalid.noy> wrote:
> The American branch of the global Betar Zionist movement is using
> facial recognition technology with artificial intelligence to identify
> foreign students who have attended pro-Palestine protests in hopes
> that President-elect Donald Trump will deport them when he comes into
> office.
> 
> Ross Glick, the head of Betar’s US branch, said foreign students on
> visas in the US shouldn’t have the right to free speech.
> 
> “Even many of the protesters engaging in peaceful activities are part
> of a front for groups that are trying to undermine America and
> Israel,” he said, according to The Times of Israel. “We believe in
> freedom of speech, but if a foreign student is here on a visa, they
> don’t have the same rights as others to protest or promote
> anti-Zionist narratives.”
> 
> Glick said Betar has identified dozens of students from Canada, the
> UK, and several Arab countries that will be reported to the Trump
> administration. The process involves identifying people through video
> footage and then looking into them online.
> 
> “The next step is waiting until Trump’s inauguration on January 20 to
> hand over the information,” Glick said.
> 
> President Trump has said he would deport foreign students for taking
> part in pro-Palestine protests, which he and many other Israel
> supporters have labeled “antisemitic” despite Jewish students and
> organizations being involved in the demonstrations.
> 
> “When I’m president, we will not allow colleges to be taken over by
> violent radicals,” Trump said at a rally back in May. “If you come
> here from another country and try to bring jihadism or
> anti-Americanism or antisemitism to our campuses, we will immediately
> deport you, you’ll be out of that school.”
> 
> Glick said his organization has been working with members of Congress,
> including Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and John Fetterman (D-PA), to
> ensure protesters are rounded up as soon as Trump comes into office.
> 
> Trump has also vowed to crack down on pro-Palestine protests by going
> after colleges. “Here is what I will do to defeat antisemitism and
> defend our Jewish citizens in America: My first week back in the Oval
> Office, my Administration will inform every college president that if
> you do not end antisemitic propaganda, they will lose their
> accreditation and federal taxpayer support,” he said in September.
> 
> https://news.antiwar.com/2024/12/02/us-zionist-group-targets-pro-palestine-protesters-with-facial-recognition-in-hopes-trump-will-deport-them/
> 
Just returning the favor.