Palestine Legal to California: Stop Erasing Palestinian Narratives

Palestine Legal to California: Stop Erasing Palestinian Narratives

California has demoted Arab American studies to second-class status in its ethnic studies curriculum after backlash from Israel advocacy groups over the inclusion of narratives around Palestine and boycotts for Palestinian freedom.

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Zoom, Facebook and YouTube Censor SF State Palestine Class

Zoom, Facebook and YouTube Censor SF State Palestine Class

Three tech giants censored a discussion featuring Palestinian, Black, Jewish and South African activists at San Francisco State University today, after pro-Israel advocacy groups complained. The open classroom event “Whose Narratives?: Gender, Justice & Resistance” featured Palestinian activist Leila Khaled and was scheduled to take place at 12:30 PDT before being erased from Zoom, Facebook and YouTube.

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After Death Threat, Berkeley Students Demand Institutional Support

After Death Threat, Berkeley Students Demand Institutional Support

Earlier this week, Palestine Legal, the Council on American-Islamic Relations-San Francisco Bay Area chapter, Jewish Voice for Peace, and the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights wrote to UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ urging the university to address the systemic harassment Palestinian students and their allies have faced over the past several months.

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Palestine Legal Comments on California’s Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum

Palestine Legal Comments on California’s Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum

We wrote in response to an organized campaign against the curriculum because of its inclusion of the movement for Palestinian freedom alongside other contemporary struggles for civil rights and equality. 

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Pitzer College Betrays Progressive Values, Applies Palestine Exception to Free Speech

Pitzer College Betrays Progressive Values, Applies Palestine Exception to Free Speech

Palestine Legal urges Pitzer College to respect the demands of a student petition asking that the Board of Trustees rescind its interference with student support for Palestinian human rights.
 

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Israeli Official Distorts CA Law To Stop Sister City Proposal

Israeli Official Distorts CA Law To Stop Sister City Proposal

The Israeli deputy consul general erroneously told the City of Alameda, California that establishing a sister city relationship with a Palestinian village would run afoul of state law.

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Press Release: Gov. Brown Ignores Civil Rights Concerns, Signs AB 2844

Press Release: Gov. Brown Ignores Civil Rights Concerns, Signs AB 2844

On Saturday, September 24, California Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 2844, ignoring constitutional concerns and a groundswell of opposition.

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