Trump’s Education Department Targets UCLA with Investigation into Palestine Advocacy

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Trump’s Education Department Targets UCLA with Investigation into Palestine Advocacy

The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights has reportedly opened two investigations into UCLA’s response to Palestine advocacy including a student conference in November 2018 and a guest lecture by Professor Rabab Abdulhadi last May. The investigations into UCLA come just weeks after Trump signed an executive order adopting a distorted redefinition of antisemitism that targets advocacy for Palestinian rights.

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Lawsuit: Quora Discriminates Against Palestinian Professor

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Lawsuit: Quora Discriminates Against Palestinian Professor

The popular question-and-answer site Quora is facing a lawsuit over its censorship of retired Palestinian-American professor Rima Najjar. Quora permanently banned Dr. Najjar in May 2019 after website administrators claimed using the term ‘Zionist’ in a negative way was “hate speech.” Dr. Najjar attempted unsuccessfully to resolve the matter directly with Quora, and filed a lawsuit against Quora on December 31 for discriminating against her on the basis of national origin. 

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Facebook Error Blocks Sharing of JVP-NYC Event

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Facebook Error Blocks Sharing of JVP-NYC Event

Echoing trends of censorship by Facebook and other online platforms, organizers of a theater and poetry event featuring personal stories from Palestinians and Jews were unable to share or post about the event on Facebook for almost three weeks, receiving a notification that the content violated Facebook’s standards.

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Palestine Legal's Top 12 Blogs of 2019

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Palestine Legal's Top 12 Blogs of 2019

2019 was a big year for activists supporting Palestinian freedom. This growing movement has shifted the national conversation—creating space for members of Congress to openly support BDS for the first time. As we enter 2020, we’re taking a look at our most-read blog posts from 2019.

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Federal Complaint Filed Against Columbia, After Trump Gives Nod to Target Political Speech on Palestine (Updated)

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Federal Complaint Filed Against Columbia, After Trump Gives Nod to Target Political Speech on Palestine (Updated)

The complaint, which invokes Donald Trump’s new executive order, argues that allowing SJP to hold events, art installations and other speech activity advocating for Palestinian freedom violates the Civil Rights Act.

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Media Roundup: Trump's Executive Order

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Media Roundup: Trump's Executive Order

In the aftermath of the order, Palestine Legal’s voice and expertise were lifted up throughout the media, including in The Guardian, Haaretz, Newsweek, and Politico. Here’s a roundup of news pieces featuring Palestine Legal.

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Dima Khalidi's Letter in the LA Times on Trump's Executive Order

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Dima Khalidi's Letter in the LA Times on Trump's Executive Order

Director Dima Khalidi published a letter to the editor in Sunday’s Los Angeles Times on Trump’s executive order redefining antisemitism to attack criticism of Israel.

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