Once again, Israel advocacy groups were out on Monday to demand that the Regents brand criticism of Israel as anti-Semitic and "intolerant” – in the latest of many attempts to shut down one side of an important debate. The controversy is not about “intolerance.” This is a canard. Some campus members want to engage in critical discussion about Israeli policy, and others want to suppress it.
Read MoreOctober 21, 2015 - Palestine Legal issued the following statement today in response to the recent surge in incidents targeting Palestine advocacy in the U.S.:
Read MoreYesterday, Palestine Legal, the Center for Constitutional Rights, the South Florida Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild, and CAIR Florida sent a letter to Florida State Senators urging them to withdraw a bill that would punish companies that boycott Israel.
Read MorePalestine Legal Responded to Nearly 300 Incidents in 2014-2015; 85 Percent Targeted Students and Scholars on More Than 65 College Campuses
Read MoreToday, Palestine Legal published an overview of anti-BDS legislation in the United States. The new webpage, available here, explains the impact of legislation that has been introduced in legislatures around the U.S. aimed at countering the movement to boycott, divest from, and sanction (BDS) Israel. Palestine Legal also released an accompanying timeline summarizing the legislation.
Read MoreAs we prepare to release our report documenting the “Palestine Exception to Free Speech”, a canonical example is playing out in the city of Berkeley where a city councilmember recently terminated a citizen commissioner in order to extinguish her speech critical of Israel.
Read MoreAt the University of California Regents meeting yesterday, Israel advocacy organizations attacked the university for failing to protect Jewish students from criticism of Israel. University administrators had proposed a “statement of principles against intolerance” which emphasizes bedrock values of free speech and refrains from condemning Palestinian human rights activism as intolerant.
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