Summer 2020: Recap of Efforts to Silence Palestine Advocacy

Summer 2020: Recap of Efforts to Silence Palestine Advocacy

As we head into the fall, here’s a recap of some of the biggest stories of the summer targeting advocacy for Palestinian rights in the U.S.

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Zoha Khalili in the NYT on Kenneth Marcus's Resignation from the Dept. of Ed.

Zoha Khalili in the NYT on Kenneth Marcus's Resignation from the Dept. of Ed.

The New York Times reported this week that Marcus resigned after we filed a complaint to the Inspector General outlining the ways he violated the law in service of his anti-Palestinian agenda. The article features staff attorney Zoha Khalili.

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Statement 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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Palestine Legal in The North Jersey Record on Dept. of Ed. Complaint

Palestine Legal in The North Jersey Record on Dept. of Ed. Complaint

The North Jersey Record covered the complaint that Palestine Legal and 8 other civil rights organizations filed with the Department of Education against Kenneth Marcus for violating federal law while investigating Rutgers University at the behest of the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA). The article quotes staff attorney Zoha Khalili and Rutgers SJP:

the complaint Palestine Legal and 8 other civil rights organizations filed against Kenneth Marcus for violating federal law while investigating Rutgers University at the behest of the Zionist Organization of America

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Liz Jackson in Jewish Currents on Lawfare Attacks

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.

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Complaint to Inspector General: Special Treatment for Zionist Group Violates Federal Law

Complaint to Inspector General: Special Treatment for Zionist Group Violates Federal Law

Palestine Legal and eight other civil rights organizations have filed a complaint with the inspector general for the Department of Education, urging the office to investigate Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Kenneth Marcus for violations of federal law in his handling of a case against Rutgers University.

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Meera Shah in the Chronicle of Higher Education on Kenneth Marcus

Meera Shah in the Chronicle of Higher Education on Kenneth Marcus

Senior staff attorney Meera Shah was quoted in the Chronicle of Higher Education on the impacts of Trump’s antisemitism executive order.

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