Jadaliyya Interview with Dima Khalidi
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PSLS Director, Dima Khalidi, reflects on the establishment of Palestine Legal and the pervasiveness of the problem that brought it about in this interview on Jadaliyya.
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Mock Eviction Actions Preparation Checklist!
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Are you planning a mock eviction action to raise awareness on Israel's policy of demolishing Palestinian homes? Pro-Israel students, groups and alumni donors can’t deny Israel’s record of human rights abuses, so they’re increasingly resorting to behind-the-scenes pressure as well as open campaigns calling on universities to punish speech supporting Palestinian rights.
Read MoreDOE Dismisses Baseless Complaint
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Again, Department of Education Dismisses Baseless Title VI Charges, Reaffirming Criticism of Israel is Protected Speech. In an affirmation of free speech principles, the Department of Education’s (DOE) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has dismissed a complaint brought by the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) in 2011 alleging that Rutgers University tolerated a hostile climate for Jewish students.
Read MorePSLS Defends Megan Marzec
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Yesterday evening, Palestine Solidarity Legal Support sent Ohio University President McDavis a letter explaining the university’s obligations to protect student speech critical of Israel in light of recent calls to punish student senate president Megan Marzec after she poured a bucket of fake blood over her head to protest Israel’s human rights abuses of Palestinians.
Read MoreTemple University SJP Falsely Accused
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Important coverage from Electronic Intifada chronicles the experience of SJP at Temple University, and the context of legal repression. Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at Temple University returned to campus ready to recruit new members and have honest discussions about the recent assault on Gaza.
Read MoreProfessor Salaita calls for Reinstatement
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Prof. Steven Salaita spoke today for the first time about his termination from a tenured faculty position at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (UIUC) over personal tweets critical of Isarel's massacre on Gaza this summer.
Read MoreSteven Salaita Update
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The saga at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) over the revocation of Steven Salaita’s tenure appointment because of his tweets on Gaza continues this week. The pressure remains high on the university, but last week, all indications were that the Chancellor and the Board were digging their heels even further into the heart of faculty speech rights.
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