Liz Jackson: “Zahra Billoo, who was voted off the board of the Women’s March just days after joining the team, embodies what it means to challenge all systems of violence - fighting the patriarchy, resisting Islamophobia, and supporting Jewish people like me in a time of rising bigotry against Jewish people and all vulnerable populations.”
Read MoreNearly eight months after filing a lawsuit against the University of Massachusetts Amherst, pro-Israel Jewish students dropped claims against the university for hosting an event on Palestine and free speech in May. The lawsuit relied on the same distorted definition of antisemitism included in President Trump’s new anti-Palestinian executive order – one designed to shield Israel from criticism – in attempt to censor the talk.
Read MoreYou may not be aware, but the lawsuit against the University of Massachusetts Amherst over its May event “Not Backing Down: Israel, Free Speech and the Battle for Palestinian Human Rights,” is still in play – sort of. While the court allowed the event to take place, the anonymous plaintiffs did not drop the lawsuit, and the question of whether UMass Amherst violated Massachusetts discrimination laws and breached its contract with the anonymous pro-Israeli students is still before the court. But that lawsuit is now in limbo.
Read MorePalestine Legal supports Ilhan Omar, the right to engage in boycotts for Palestinian rights, and the growing community of people who believe in freedom, equality and justice in Palestine.
Read More“To resist the reactionary right-wing onslaught that threatens all of us, we must stand together, from Standing Rock to Ferguson, until we are all free, from every river to every sea.”
Read MoreAttacks on Hill Are Part of a Campaign to Silence Criticism of Israel
Read MoreTemple must protect its faculty’s academic freedom and First Amendment rights to talk about matters of public import, and CNN must show its commitment to diverse viewpoints.
Read MorePalestine Legal is an independent organization dedicated to defending and advancing the civil rights and liberties
of people in the US who speak out for Palestinian freedom.
Palestine Legal ©2016
Palestine Legal is a fiscally sponsored project of the Tides Center, which is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Your gift may be tax-deductible pursuant to §170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code. Please visit www.tides.org/state-nonprofit-disclosures for additional information.
