It’s been a year since we released The Palestine Exception to Free Speech: A Movement Under Attack in the U.S. with the Center for Constitutional Rights. One year later, the report remains an important resource for reporters covering the suppression of Palestine advocacy in the U.S.
Read MoreIn this video segment, Staff Attorney Liz Jackson discusses the suspension and subsequent reinstatement of a student-led class on Palestine at UC Berkeley. The video was published in Newsweek on October 6, 2016 with the article excerpted below. To view the video and full article at Newsweek.com, click here.
Read MoreOn Saturday, September 24, California Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 2844, ignoring constitutional concerns and a groundswell of opposition.
Read MoreA look at the AMCHA Initiative.
Read MoreDima Khalidi was interviewed by the Real News Network on September 26, 2016. To view the video at therealnews.com, click here or on the image below.
Read MorePalestine Legal wrote the University of California Berkeley today to challenge the school’s suspension of a student-led course, Ethnic Studies 198: Palestine: A Settler Colonial Analysis, after dozens of Israel advocacy groups and Israeli government officials complained. The course’s student-facilitator, Paul Hadweh, a senior Peace and Conflict Studies major, learned from media reports that his class was cancelled a week after the course started.
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