Fordham Bans Students for Justice in Palestine

Fordham Bans Students for Justice in Palestine

As Trump takes the reins, university censors political dissent

Citing concerns that Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) would be too “polarizing” for the campus to tolerate, Fordham University denied status to a group of students seeking to establish an SJP club. 

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Statement on MLA Rejection of Boycott Resolution and Legal Threat

Statement on MLA Rejection of Boycott Resolution and Legal Threat

It’s concerning that meritless legal threats targeting protected associational speech may have scared scholars from taking a principled stance in support of their colleagues in Palestine. 

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Statement on Legal Threat Against the Modern Language Association

Statement on Legal Threat Against the Modern Language Association

The MLA’s academic boycott resolution challenges U.S. support for a system that denies academic freedom to Palestinian students and scholars. The MLA is well within its rights and powers to issue this resolution. 

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Palestine Legal’s 2016 Social Media Highlights

Palestine Legal’s 2016 Social Media Highlights

We captured a few of the biggest moments below on our Facebook and Twitter feeds. 

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2016: Ten Ways Palestine Legal Changed the Narrative on Palestine Advocacy

2016: Ten Ways Palestine Legal Changed the Narrative on Palestine Advocacy

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

Bill Aimed at Censoring Palestine Advocacy on Campuses Fails to Pass U.S. House

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. 

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Call for protection of Palestinian human rights defenders

Call for protection of Palestinian human rights defenders

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.

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