Liz Jackson in Jewish Currents on Lawfare Attacks

Senior staff attorney Liz Jackson appears in an extensive Jewish Currents profile on lawfare efforts to silence campus Palestine advocacy:

This, says Liz Jackson—an attorney with the group Palestine Legal, which provides legal support to Palestine solidarity groups and activists—is a hallmark of Lawfare’s modus operandi: the group encouraged the media to report on charges against Columbia, while denying the institution the information they needed to respond—thus helping promote a narrative uncritically connecting Columbia with antisemitism. These complaints, in short, function largely as appeals to the court of public opinion, ensuring “that the public at large misunderstands Palestinian rights advocacy to equal anti-Jewish hate,” Jackson said. 

Read the full article at Jewish Currents.