June 10, 2020

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

June 10, 2020/ Guest User

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

June 08, 2020

Liz Jackson in Jewish Currents on Lawfare Attacks

June 08, 2020/ Guest User

Senior staff attorney Liz Jackson appears in an extensive Jewish Currents profile on lawfare efforts to silence campus Palestine advocacy.

February 03, 2020

Meera Shah in the Chronicle of Higher Education on Kenneth Marcus

February 03, 2020/ Guest User

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

January 28, 2020

Liz Jackson's Op-Ed in the Brown Daily Herald on Brown Divestment

January 28, 2020/ Guest User

Last December, the Advisory Committee on Corporate Responsibility at Brown voted to divest from companies complicit in violations of Palestinian human rights. This followed a student referendum that from Brown University Divest passed by an overwhelming margin in March. The university's president refuses to honor these calls. Senior staff attorney Liz Jackson published an op-ed in the Brown Daily Herald telling her alma mater that it must divest from Israel's abuse of Palestinian human rights:

December 16, 2019

Media Roundup: Trump's Executive Order

December 16, 2019/ Guest User

In the aftermath of the order, Palestine Legal’s voice and expertise were lifted up throughout the media, including in The Guardian, Haaretz, Newsweek, and Politico. Here’s a roundup of news pieces featuring Palestine Legal.

December 15, 2019

Dima Khalidi's Letter in the LA Times on Trump's Executive Order

December 15, 2019/ Guest User

Director Dima Khalidi published a letter to the editor in Sunday’s Los Angeles Times on Trump’s executive order redefining antisemitism to attack criticism of Israel.

October 18, 2019

Liz Jackson in The Guardian

October 18, 2019/ Guest User

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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