In advance of today’s U.S. Senate confirmation hearing for Trump’s controversial Education Secretary pick, Palestine Legal and allies sent a letter to Senators urging them to question nominee Betsy DeVos on her views regarding enforcement of federal anti-discrimination laws while respecting students’ First Amendment right to criticize Israeli government policies.
Read MoreCiting 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.
Read MoreIt’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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreThis year, Palestine Legal influenced the way the media reported on advocacy for Palestinian rights in the U.S. Here are some examples
Read MoreIn 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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