Today Donald Trump will sign an executive order that directs government agencies, including the Department of Education, to consider a distorted definition of antisemitism designed to censor human rights activists, after failed attempts to pass similar legislation in Congress.
Read MoreAs Congress and state legislatures return from summer recess, we expect to see action on a number of measures that could have a major impact on advocacy for Palestinian rights.
Read MoreThe bill would impose a widely-criticized re-definition of antisemitism that classifies virtually all speech critical of Israel as antisemitic.
Read MoreYesterday, members of Congress announced the reintroduction of the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act (ASAA), a bill aimed at censoring Palestine advocacy on college campuses by imposing on the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) a widely-criticized and overbroad re-definition of antisemitism that classifies virtually all speech critical of Israel as antisemitic.
Read MoreThe hearing featured testimony from several Israel advocacy organizations that relied on factually inaccurate stories to support their efforts to impose a widely criticized definition of antisemitism on college campuses.
Read MoreToday, a coalition of ten civil rights, human rights, and civil liberties organizations called on South Carolina lawmakers to oppose H.3643, an unconstitutional bill aimed at censoring and punishing Palestine advocacy.
Read MoreIn advance of today’s U.S. Senate confirmation hearing for Trump’s controversial Education Secretary pick, Palestine Legal and allies sent a letter to Senators urging them to question nominee Betsy DeVos on her views regarding enforcement of federal anti-discrimination laws while respecting students’ First Amendment right to criticize Israeli government policies.
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