Palestine Legal Statement on NLG Ending Lawsuit Targeting BDS
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Palestine Legal issued the following statement regarding NLG’s decision to end a lawsuit brought by anti-Palestinian activist and serial litigant David Abrams.
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Duke Interrogates Arab Student Over Tweets, Memes
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Palestine Legal is calling on Duke University to apologize for and remedy an intimidating pattern of monitoring the online speech of a student who is active with Duke Students for Justice in Palestine.
Read MoreTop 10 Points from Harvard Law Review Note Debunking Anti-BDS Claims
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In February the Harvard Law Review published a compelling note refuting legal claims that boycotts for Palestinian rights are discriminatory. In case you missed it, here are 10 key points from that note.
Read MoreTufts Students for Justice in Palestine Attacked by University President During COVID-19 Crisis
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Palestine Legal calls on Tufts University President Anthony Monaco to revoke his April 24 statement “disapproving” of a recent award given to Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and falsely accusing the group of antisemitism over its support for boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS).
Read MoreIntercept Exposé Reveals 2004 FBI Investigations into ISM Volunteers
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“It's a travesty that the FBI continues to spy on social justice and human rights activists, continuing its long history of government attempts to sabotage social justice movements," said Palestine Legal director Dima Khalidi. “It’s even more disturbing that it did so based on false allegations by staunch anti-Palestinian groups."
Read MoreAfter Death Threat, Berkeley Students Demand Institutional Support
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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 MoreCivil Rights Groups: UCLA Must Defend Students and Faculty Against Baseless Claims
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Palestine 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.
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