The stakes have gone up this fall for students protesting Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Across the U.S., colleges are rolling out new anti-protest policies in an attempt to prevent a repeat of last spring’s historic wave of student activism calling on universities to disclose and divest from financial ties to Israel.
Read MoreIn a dangerous escalation of repression, New York University announced new student conduct policies last week that appear to prohibit criticism of Zionism. If implemented, these policies risk creating a hostile environment for Palestinian and anti-Zionist Jewish students and severely curtail the free expression of all students.
Read MoreThe Department of Education Office for Civil Rights has launched an investigation into discrimination against Palestinian, Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA), and Muslim students at Pomona College.
Read MoreOn July 8, the University of Southern California (USC) dismissed a baseless, anti-Palestinian complaint against Dr. Sarah Gualtieri after a months-long investigation by the university administration. Gualtieri is Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity, History, and Middle East Studies and a founding member of the Palestine Justice Faculty Group at USC.
Read MoreOn June 10, Palestine Legal and the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund wrote to UC Santa Cruz detailing the violations of students' civil and constitutional rights in this student conduct process and demanding that the charges be dropped. Despite the university's push to schedule these summary meetings with students without giving them time to adequately prepare, weeks later, many of the cases remain unresolved.
Read MoreOn June 21st, Palestine Legal sent the following letter to UN Special Rapporteur Irene Khan as a submission for her forthcoming report on Freedom of Expression in Challenging Times. The report will be presented at the 79th session of the UN General Assembly in October 2024.
Read MoreOn May 23, Palestinian and Muslim graduating students at Barrington High School held the Palestinian flag upon receiving their diplomas. When students raised their flags, hostile attendees shouted racially motivated comments such as “get him out” and “get the f*** out of here” at the students.
Following this, Principal Stephen McWilliams sent a one-sided email to the Barrington community alleging these actions were “disruptive” with no supported evidence, and made no mention of the hateful comments towards students.
Palestine Legal wrote to the school district last week explaining how their actions violate students’ rights.
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