Trump’s Education Department Targets UCLA with Investigation into Palestine Advocacy

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Trump’s Education Department Targets UCLA with Investigation into Palestine Advocacy

The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights has reportedly opened two investigations into UCLA’s response to Palestine advocacy including a student conference in November 2018 and a guest lecture by Professor Rabab Abdulhadi last May. The investigations into UCLA come just weeks after Trump signed an executive order adopting a distorted redefinition of antisemitism that targets advocacy for Palestinian rights.

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Civil Rights, Community Orgs Call on SFSU to Support Rabab Abdulhadi

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Civil Rights, Community Orgs Call on SFSU to Support Rabab Abdulhadi

Palestine Legal, along with 19 other local and national civil rights, community, and educational organizations, has urged San Francisco State University to publicly defend Professor Rabab Abdulhadi against a years-long campaign of harassment, threats, and legal bullying. 

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UCLA Wrongly Investigates Lecture Linking Zionism with White Supremacy

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UCLA Wrongly Investigates Lecture Linking Zionism with White Supremacy

UCLA is subjecting anthropology professor Kyeyoung Park to an unwarranted investigation after a student complained about comments critical of Zionism made by a guest lecturer during Park’s course on “Constructing Race.”

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Hearing Wednesday in Lawsuit Targeting Palestine Advocacy at SFSU

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Hearing Wednesday in Lawsuit Targeting Palestine Advocacy at SFSU

The third version of the lawsuit alleges that speech critical of Zionism created a hostile environment for Jewish students.

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Media Advisory - Abdulhadi Moves to Dismiss Lawfare Lawsuit

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Media Advisory - Abdulhadi Moves to Dismiss Lawfare Lawsuit

Lawyers for SFSU Professor Rabab Abdulhadi will appear in federal court August 8 to respond to an attempt by a right-wing Israel advocacy group to stop professors from studying, teaching and advocating for justice in/for Palestine.

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Prominent Jewish Studies Scholars Ask Court to Dismiss Case Against SFSU and Prof. Abdulhadi

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Prominent Jewish Studies Scholars Ask Court to Dismiss Case Against SFSU and Prof. Abdulhadi

Drawing on their expertise in Jewish history, the professors seek to educate the court about an erroneous definition of antisemitism at the heart of the lawsuit.

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Victory: Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Targeting Research, Palestine Advocacy at SF State

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Victory: Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Targeting Research, Palestine Advocacy at SF State

On Friday, a federal court issued an order dismissing a lawsuit against San Francisco State University (SFSU) professor Rabab Abdulhadi, who together with SFSU, was sued over speech activities supporting Palestinian rights in 2017.

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