Palestine Legal: Trump's Executive Order Aims to Punish Protests of Israel's Genocide in Gaza, Promotes Anti-Palestinian Discrimination
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Yesterday, Donald Trump signed an executive order targeting university students who participate in protests or speech activity critical of Israel's genocide.
Read More2020 in Review: The Movement Will Not Be Canceled
/Palestine Legal has released a new report analyzing trends in the censorship of the U.S. movement for Palestinian rights in 2020, in the context of the Trump administration’s crackdown on Palestine advocacy and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Palestine Legal responded to 213 incidents of suppression of U.S.-based Palestine advocacy over the course of 2020, totaling 1,707 suppression incidents between 2014 and 2020.
Read MoreDima Khalidi's Op-Ed on the Biden Transition and Palestine Advocacy
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Director Dima Khalidi published an op-ed in In These Times about the need for the Biden administration to rescind policies from Trump and his predecessors against Palestine advocacy.
Read More2020 Snapshot: Top 10 Stories from Palestine Legal
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Palestine advocacy in the U.S. - like all social justice organizing - has had to adapt amidst the unprecedented year that has been 2020. As we enter 2021, here’s a look back at some of our top stories from 2020.
Read MorePalestine Legal Launches Comprehensive, Interactive Site Tracking Legislation Targeting Palestine Advocacy
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Palestine Legal launched a new website tracking legislative efforts to silence the movement for Palestinian freedom in the U.S. Geared towards activists, researchers, journalists, and policymakers alike, the site aims to document one part of a widespread attack on the Palestine solidarity movement in the U.S., and to support efforts to push back against these threats.
Read MoreStatement on Kenneth Marcus's resignation from Dept. of Ed. following complaint
/Palestine Legal staff attorney Zoha Khalili issued the following statement on the resignation of Kenneth Marcus from the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights.
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