March 09, 2020

Success! Bard College Clears Students Investigated for Protesting Anti-Palestinian Racism

March 09, 2020/ Guest User

Last week, Bard College President Leon Botstein ruled that two students charged following an October 10, 2019 protest of an anti-Palestinian speaker were fully in compliance with Bard’s policies and had done nothing wrong. The decision clears the students, after a prolonged investigation, of false charges of antisemitism.

Palestine Legal represented Ben and Akiva, who, together with over a dozen other Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) members, protested a panel featuring retired Harvard professor Ruth Wisse for her history of making bigoted remarks.

March 06, 2020

Frivolous Suit Will Not Deter US Campaign for Palestinian Rights

March 06, 2020/ Guest User

A Palestinian rights organization has moved to dismiss a bullying lawsuit filed in November 2019 by an Israeli organization aiming to stop the movement for Palestinian justice. The lawsuit was filed by the Jewish National Fund (JNF) —a group that has played a central role in the colonization of Palestinian land— against the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights.

Palestine Legal unequivocally stands with the US Campaign and others courageously exercising their First Amendment rights to organize for Palestinian freedom.

March 05, 2020

Civil Rights Groups to Arizona: Supporting Palestinian Freedom Is Not a Hate Crime

March 05, 2020/ Guest User

Palestine Legal joined a wide coalition of activists, community and human rights groups, and prominent individuals in opposing a new attempt to stifle and criminalize Palestine advocacy in Arizona. Arizona lawmakers introduced mirror bills in January that would require the use of the distorted IHRA definition of antisemitism in hate crimes reporting and sentencing. The legislation could also require courts to consider criticism of Israel as an aggravating factor in sentencing. In a criminal trial, advocates for Palestinian rights could face more severe sentences because of their political speech.

February 27, 2020

Spring Events with Palestine Legal

February 27, 2020/ Guest User

We have a very busy schedule this spring of public education events and conference panels. Hear from us at the following events in March, April and May.

February 05, 2020

2019 in Review: Intensifying Censorship Efforts Fail to Thwart Thriving Movement

February 05, 2020/ Guest User

Palestine Legal just released a new report analyzing attempts to censor the U.S. movement for Palestinian rights in 2019. While efforts to silence the movement intensified from public officials and institutions, activists pushed back, winning key victories on campus and in court. Palestine Legal responded to 247 incidents of suppression of U.S.-based Palestine advocacy over the course of 2019, totaling 1,494 suppression incidents between 2014 and 2019.

January 27, 2020

Bard College Retaliates Against Students for Protesting a Racist Speaker

January 27, 2020/ Angela Campion

Bard College is investigating two members of Bard Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) for protesting a panel featuring Ruth Wisse, a retired Harvard professor with a history of bigoted anti-Palestinian remarks. The investigation began after one of Wisse’s co-panelists, an editor at The Forward, published an article in her own publication falsely claiming that she and the panelists were targeted for being Jewish.

January 24, 2020

2020 Israel Anti-Boycott Act Attacks #RightToBoycott—Again

January 24, 2020/ Guest User

Last week, House Republican lawmakers introduced a new version of the Israel Anti-Boycott Act (IABA). Like previous versions, the 2020 IABA would criminalize participation in boycotts of Israel, singling out boycotts of illegal Israeli settlements. While this year’s bill differs slightly from previous versions, it fundamentally remains the same: amending U.S. export law to fine and punish entities that participate in boycotts of Israel.

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