Statement by Two Palestinian Students Who Have Faced Severe University Retaliation for Protesting Israel’s Genocide in Gaza

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Statement by Two Palestinian Students Who Have Faced Severe University Retaliation for Protesting Israel’s Genocide in Gaza

Palestine Legal is sharing two powerful statements from student clients who have faced severe university retaliation for speaking out in support of Palestinian freedom in the past year. 

These statements were previously commissioned by a news outlet, but the editors chose not to include them, following a decades-long pattern of mainstream outlets favoring pro-Israel viewpoints over Palestinian voices. 

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Federal Court Grants University of Maryland Students for Justice in Palestine’s Preliminary Junction

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Federal Court Grants University of Maryland Students for Justice in Palestine’s Preliminary Junction

Today, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland granted the University of Maryland Students for Justice in Palestine’s (UMD SJP) request for a preliminary injunction to allow the group to host an interfaith vigil on October 7, 2024.

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Palestine Legal and UNC SJP Demand Investigation into Anti-Palestinian Racism

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Palestine Legal and UNC SJP Demand Investigation into Anti-Palestinian Racism

On Friday, April 5, Palestine Legal filed a federal civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) urging an immediate investigation into UNC-Chapel Hill’s systemic pattern of discriminatory treatment against Palestinian students and their allies. 

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Palestine Legal, CAIR-GA, Community and Civil Rights Groups Demand Emory University Protect Palestinian, Muslim and Arab Students from Harassment

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Palestine Legal, CAIR-GA, Community and Civil Rights Groups Demand Emory University Protect Palestinian, Muslim and Arab Students from Harassment

Palestine Legal and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) – Georgia, along with eight other community and civil rights, sent a letter to Emory University on behalf of Palestinian, Muslim, and Arab students at Emory who have been the target of anti-Palestinian, xenophobic, Islamophobic, and racist harassment.

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Pro-Palestine Student Group in Florida Sues University System to Prevent Unconstitutional Deactivation

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Pro-Palestine Student Group in Florida Sues University System to Prevent Unconstitutional Deactivation

The University of Florida chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (UF SJP) filed a lawsuit today challenging the Chancellor of the State University System of Florida’s order to state universities to deactivate the student group. Contrary to recent media reports, the deactivation order remains in place today.

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Student Movement Thrives Despite Efforts to Shut Down NSJP

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Student Movement Thrives Despite Efforts to Shut Down NSJP

Despite an international campaign attempting to censor the 9th National Students for Justice in Palestine (NSJP) conference, hundreds of students gathered Nov. 1-3 at the University of Minnesota (UMN) to strengthen student organizing across the country. NSJP and its attendees were subject to numerous attacks during and leading up to the conference.

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Liz Jackson in The Guardian

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Liz Jackson in The Guardian

Liz Jackson is featured in a Guardian exposé on the collaboration between ALEC—a notoriously racist organization that pushes model legislation around the country—and pro-Israel actors to redefine antisemitism in state legislatures. These redefinition bills are a means of targeting campus advocacy for Palestinian rights.

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