2016: Ten Ways Palestine Legal Changed the Narrative on Palestine Advocacy
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This year, Palestine Legal influenced the way the media reported on advocacy for Palestinian rights in the U.S. Here are some examples
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Bill Aimed at Censoring Palestine Advocacy on Campuses Fails to Pass U.S. House
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In a victory for Palestine solidarity and free speech activists, the U.S. House of Representatives wrapped up its 2016 legislative session without passing the controversial and unconstitutional Anti-Semitism Awareness Act, despite intense lobbying by Israel advocacy groups. The failed bill threatened to impose on the U.S. Department of Education a definition of antisemitism that is so broad it would encompass virtually any criticism of Israel.
Read MoreCall for protection of Palestinian human rights defenders
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In marking International Human Rights Defenders Day, the undersigned organizations commend the work of all human rights defenders working for justice globally, stand in solidarity with them, and highlight the case of individuals and organizations focused on Palestine.
Read MoreStatement on Cuomo's Anti-BDS Blacklist
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Gov. Cuomo just released a blacklist of BDS supporters, violating the First Amendment
Read MoreAttack on Free Speech in U.S. Senate
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December 1, 2016 - The US Senate will today consider a bill aiming to impose a broad redefinition of antisemitism on the Department of Education (DOE). While purporting to address rising antisemitism on college campuses, the bill clearly takes aim at student advocacy for Palestinian rights, and criticism of Israel.
Read MoreThis "Thanksgiving"...
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This “Thanksgiving,” Palestine Legal recalls the fact that the holiday is “a completely made up story,” “the origin story of the United States, the beginning of genocide and dispossession and constant warfare…a colonial system that was set up,” as indigenous historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz recently stated.
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