Some complaints about messages of support for Palestinian freedom focused on getting workers or students fired from their jobs or expelled from school. Most of these efforts failed, but still caused harm to those impacted, and have a chilling impact on speech in support of Palestinians.
Read MoreDoctors, medical students and workers all faced attacks for Palestine advocacy, including pressure not to speak out, the removal of a piece on Palestinian health from a well-known scientific magazine, and a campaign to remove a Palestinian doctor from her post at a hospital.
Read MorePalestinian students wishing to honor and celebrate their heritage were censored, threatened, or otherwise targeted by their administrations at both high school and college graduation ceremonies.
Read MoreWidespread media reports of a rise in antisemitism as protests for Palestinian rights peaked in May relied on often false, misleading, decontextualized, and distorted information. The narratives were largely based on data from the ADL and other Israel advocacy groups, whose methodology has been called out as politically biased.
Read MoreRecent developments demonstrate that the pro-Israel narrative is losing support in many sectors in society. Around the world, #BlockTheBoat protests have stood in solidarity with Palestinian workers. Labor unions, tech workers, and celebrities have also taken action in support of Palestinian freedom.
Read MoreOn June 30, after months of student organizing, City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law issued a statement in support of rising 3L Nerdeen Kiswani, who has faced a barrage of anti-Palestinian hate over the past 9 months in response to her years-long activism supporting Palestinian freedom. It is believed to be the first statement from a U.S.-based university condemning censorship campaigns against students supporting Palestinian rights and anti-Palestinian hate.
Read MoreSt. John's University in New York censored a Palestinian doctoral student, preventing her from celebrating her Palestinian identity and scholarship during the school's virtual commencement ceremony last month. Dr. Laila Shikaki was not the only Palestinian targeted during spring graduation ceremonies this year. Palestine Legal responded to other commencement incidents in recent weeks.
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