2019 Year-in-Review: Movement for Palestinian Rights Thrives Despite Censorship
In the run up to what activists are calling Trump’s “Steal of the Century,” 2019 witnessed growing efforts by the Trump administration, in line with its foreign policy, to silence advocacy for Palestinian freedom.
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2004 - 2008
Crafting and Implementing a Distorted Definition
U.S. and Israeli groups agree on including pro-Palestinian activism in a new definition of antisemitism. An EU body then posts the redefinition on their website and the US State Department includes it in a report.
U.S. and Israeli groups agree on including pro-Palestinian activism in a new definition of antisemitism. An EU body then posts the redefinition on their website and the US State Department includes it in a report.
2008 - 2015
Suing Campuses Over Student Advocacy
Pro-Israel groups try to use federal civil rights law to claim campus advocacy for Palestine is antisemitic, bringing lawsuits against three University of California campuses and Rutgers. All of the lawsuits are dismissed.
Pro-Israel groups try to use federal civil rights law to claim campus advocacy for Palestine is antisemitic, bringing lawsuits against three University of California campuses and Rutgers. All of the lawsuits are dismissed.
2015 - 2018
Contested Usage of the Definition
After the Department of Education dismisses these lawsuits, pro-Israel groups intensify efforts to redefine antisemitism on the state level, gaining little traction with Congress, state governments, and universities.
After the Department of Education dismisses these lawsuits, pro-Israel groups intensify efforts to redefine antisemitism on the state level, gaining little traction with Congress, state governments, and universities.