SUCCESS: NYU Withdraws False Accusations Against Pro-Palestine Graduate Student Worker; Rehires Idriss to Library with Back Pay

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SUCCESS: NYU Withdraws False Accusations Against Pro-Palestine Graduate Student Worker; Rehires Idriss to Library with Back Pay

After facing public backlash, NYU’s Office of Student Conduct has dropped its false discrimination charge against graduate student worker Naye Idriss, who was accused in November 2022 of antisemitism after she wrote “Fuck” over the word ‘Israel,’ and “Free Palestine” on an Israeli mail bag that had been discarded in the recycling at Bobst Library, where she worked in the mailroom. 

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Winter & Spring Events with Palestine Legal

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Winter & Spring Events with Palestine Legal

Palestine Legal staff participated in a number of events during winter and spring this year on topics ranging from attacks on Palestine advocates in the US, to free speech and the right to boycott, to a Know Your Rights workshop geared towards student activists. Stay tuned to this page for updates.

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Virginia Lawmakers Vote to Adopt IHRA Despite Concerns of Rights Groups Amid Flurry of New Bills Targeting Palestinian Rights Advocacy

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Virginia Lawmakers Vote to Adopt IHRA Despite Concerns of Rights Groups Amid Flurry of New Bills Targeting Palestinian Rights Advocacy

Virginia lawmakers voted to adopt the distorted International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism into Virginia law. HB 1606 adopts IHRA, including its contemporary examples related to Israel, as a tool and guide for recognizing and combating antisemitic discrimination and hate crimes in Virginia.

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Palestine Legal Publishes Report on Trends in Palestine Advocacy and Backlash in 2022

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Palestine Legal Publishes Report on Trends in Palestine Advocacy and Backlash in 2022

Palestine Legal published our 2022 Year-in-Review this week, which documents trends in backlash facing the movement for Palestinian rights in the U.S. and the movement’s resilience against them. In nine years, from January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2022, Palestine Legal responded to a total of 2,201 incidents.

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Success! Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against American Studies Association Over Israel Boycott

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Success! Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against American Studies Association Over Israel Boycott

Yesterday, the D.C. Superior Court ended a 9-year harassment campaign against the American Studies Association (ASA) and several of its members over its historic 2013 academic boycott resolution. 

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Palestine Legal Files Title VI Complaint Against George Washington University for Years-Long, Hostile Anti-Palestinian Environment

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Palestine Legal Files Title VI Complaint Against George Washington University for Years-Long, Hostile Anti-Palestinian Environment

Yesterday, Palestine Legal filed a federal civil rights complaint with the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) demanding an immediate investigation into the years-long, hostile environment of anti-Palestinian racism that continues unabated at George Washington University (GW).

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Palestine Legal’s Top 5 Stories of 2022

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Palestine Legal’s Top 5 Stories of 2022

Palestine Legal is committed to uplifting important stories reflecting the widespread suppression of Palestine advocacy, and challenges to it, that don’t get national attention, while providing needed context and analysis on the stories that do. As we begin 2023, here’s a look back at our top five stories from 2022.

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