Palestine Legal Statement on McCarthyist Congressional Hearing With Columbia University President

Palestine Legal Statement on McCarthyist Congressional Hearing With Columbia University President

Today, the President of Columbia, along with other university leaders, testified in Congress. The hearing evidenced the hostile anti-Palestinian environment at Columbia University perpetuated by university leadership and administration.

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Legal Organizations Put Members of Congress on Notice of Complicity in Genocide

Legal Organizations Put Members of Congress on Notice of Complicity in Genocide

In our letter to all congressional members, we, along with the Center for Constitutional Rights and the National Lawyers Guild put members of Congress on notice for complicity in genocide. The letter informed congressmembers of potential legal liability for aiding, abetting, inciting, or conspiring to commit genocide through congressional acts, and demanded that they act.

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Resisting Israel’s ‘Terrorist’ Designation of Palestinian Human Rights Orgs

Resisting Israel’s ‘Terrorist’ Designation of Palestinian Human Rights Orgs

Israel’s continued expansion of the so-called “terrorist” designation is based on unfounded accusations and racist propaganda, and is another escalation of Israel's efforts to cut Palestinians off from the international community. These organizations are being targeted because they are doing critical work to expose Israel’s constant violations of Palestinian rights.

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Palestine Legal Stands With Ilhan Omar

Palestine Legal Stands With Ilhan Omar

Palestine Legal supports Ilhan Omar, the right to engage in boycotts for Palestinian rights, and the growing community of people who believe in freedom, equality and justice in Palestine.

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Palestine Legal Calls on Congress to Reject Israel-Aligned Groups’ Interference with Academic Freedom

Palestine Legal Calls on Congress to Reject Israel-Aligned Groups’ Interference with Academic Freedom

For years, rightwing Israel advocacy groups like the Amcha Initiative and the Brandeis Center have attacked Middle East studies programs across the country, using flawed research to mischaracterize them as “biased,” “anti-American,” and “anti-Israel.”

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