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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/
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