Meera Shah in the Chronicle of Higher Education on Kenneth Marcus
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Senior staff attorney Meera Shah was quoted in the Chronicle of Higher Education on the impacts of Trump’s antisemitism executive order.
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Liz Jackson's Op-Ed in the Brown Daily Herald on Brown Divestment
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Last December, the Advisory Committee on Corporate Responsibility at Brown voted to divest from companies complicit in violations of Palestinian human rights. This followed a student referendum that from Brown University Divest passed by an overwhelming margin in March. The university's president refuses to honor these calls. Senior staff attorney Liz Jackson published an op-ed in the Brown Daily Herald telling her alma mater that it must divest from Israel's abuse of Palestinian human rights:
Read MoreBard College Retaliates Against Students for Protesting a Racist Speaker
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Bard College is investigating two members of Bard Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) for protesting a panel featuring Ruth Wisse, a retired Harvard professor with a history of bigoted anti-Palestinian remarks. The investigation began after one of Wisse’s co-panelists, an editor at The Forward, published an article in her own publication falsely claiming that she and the panelists were targeted for being Jewish.
Read More2020 Israel Anti-Boycott Act Attacks #RightToBoycott—Again
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Last week, House Republican lawmakers introduced a new version of the Israel Anti-Boycott Act (IABA). Like previous versions, the 2020 IABA would criminalize participation in boycotts of Israel, singling out boycotts of illegal Israeli settlements. While this year’s bill differs slightly from previous versions, it fundamentally remains the same: amending U.S. export law to fine and punish entities that participate in boycotts of Israel.
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Firing Bronx History Teacher Over Israel Criticism Chills Free Speech & Human Rights Advocacy
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The Ethical Culture Fieldston School’s decision to fire Jewish high school history teacher JB Brager is the latest in a well-documented, nationwide campaign to censor and punish critics of Israel. Brager was fired last week after they made statements critical of Israel and Zionism.
Read MoreTrump’s Education Department Targets UCLA with Investigation into Palestine Advocacy
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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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