Fall Events with Palestine Legal
/Palestine Legal staff are participating in a number of events this fall on topics ranging from resisting digital censorship to the broader landscape of organizing for Palestinian rights in the U.S.
Stay tuned to this page for updates throughout the fall.
Upcoming Events
Thursday, November 11
Resisting Online Censorship of Activists (6-8 PM ET)
We’re co-hosting a panel with the Civil Liberties Defense Center about the increasing digital censorship of activists. (Register Here)
Friday, November 12
Keynote Address by Dima Khalidi (2 PM ET)
Director Dima Khalidi will give the keynote address at the annual meeting of the Israel/Palestine Mission Network of the Presbyterian Church (USA). (Register Here)
Recordings of Past Events
Lessons for Social Justice Lawyers: Michael Ratner, A Warrior for Justice (October26)
This panel of prominent lawyers examined the work of the late Michael Ratner, a founding board member of Palestine Legal, and explored Michael’s lessons for future social justice lawyers.
Featuring Dima Khalidi of Palestine Legal, Maria LaHood and Vince Warren of the Center for Constitutional Rights, Jules Lobel of the University of Pittsburgh, and Ellen C. Yaroshefsky of Hofstra Law.
The Terrorism Smear: Israel’s Move to Shut Down Palestinian Human Rights Work (November 5)
In late October, the Israeli government declared six Palestinian human rights groups to be “terror organizations” – a designation that criminalizes their work under Israeli law and enables Israel to seize assets, arrest staff, prohibit funding, and punish public expressions of support and solidarity. With this terror designation, the Israeli government has escalated its longtime efforts to crush Palestinian organizations that document Israel’s ongoing violations of Palestinian human rights and seek to hold Israel accountable.
The Foundation for Middle East Peace hosted leading human & civil rights experts – including Jamil Dakwar (ACLU), Hassan Jabareen (Adalah), and Dima Khalidi (Palestine Legal) – to discuss the work of the targeted Palestinian NGOs, the context and impact of this terror designation, reactions from governments and NGOs in the U.S. and the EU, and expectations of impact.