Earlier this week, Palestine Legal, the Council on American-Islamic Relations-San Francisco Bay Area chapter, Jewish Voice for Peace, and the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights wrote to UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ urging the university to address the systemic harassment Palestinian students and their allies have faced over the past several months.
Read MorePalestine Legal has joined a coalition of interfaith and civil rights groups calling on UCLA to defend the rights of faculty and students in the face of two federal investigations into the university’s response to Palestine advocacy and scholarship.
Read MoreIt’s clear that this moment requires more social and political solidarity, even as we experience physical distance, and a collective commitment to protecting and strengthening the most vulnerable among us – in the short and long term. We stand with and support all those organizing for a transformation of our systems towards freedom and justice for all.
Read MoreLast week, Bard College President Leon Botstein ruled that two students charged following an October 10, 2019 protest of an anti-Palestinian speaker were fully in compliance with Bard’s policies and had done nothing wrong. The decision clears the students, after a prolonged investigation, of false charges of antisemitism.
Palestine Legal represented Ben and Akiva, who, together with over a dozen other Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) members, protested a panel featuring retired Harvard professor Ruth Wisse for her history of making bigoted remarks.
Read MoreA Palestinian rights organization has moved to dismiss a bullying lawsuit filed in November 2019 by an Israeli organization aiming to stop the movement for Palestinian justice. The lawsuit was filed by the Jewish National Fund (JNF) —a group that has played a central role in the colonization of Palestinian land— against the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights.
Palestine Legal unequivocally stands with the US Campaign and others courageously exercising their First Amendment rights to organize for Palestinian freedom.
Read MorePalestine Legal joined a wide coalition of activists, community and human rights groups, and prominent individuals in opposing a new attempt to stifle and criminalize Palestine advocacy in Arizona. Arizona lawmakers introduced mirror bills in January that would require the use of the distorted IHRA definition of antisemitism in hate crimes reporting and sentencing. The legislation could also require courts to consider criticism of Israel as an aggravating factor in sentencing. In a criminal trial, advocates for Palestinian rights could face more severe sentences because of their political speech.
Read MoreWe have a very busy schedule this spring of public education events and conference panels. Hear from us at the following events in March, April and May.
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