On one issue — Israel’s war on Gaza — FIRE’s defense of free speech appears less than absolute. On this one issue it appears to have competing priorities
Is FIRE Really for Free Speech?
Tags: Censorship
Trump Admin Enacts Vast Censorship of American Scientists Over Israel
NIH promised an era of free speech and free expression. New rules attempt to chill speech related to Israel.
Susan Abulhawa’s reply to PEN America’s complicity with genocide
Read Susan Abulhawa’s scorching letter to the head of PEN America where she takes a blowtorch to the organization’s continued complicity with Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
The U.S. has become a two-tier country: Israel partisans on top
What has happened to the Constitutional Republic where all are equal under law? By Philip Giraldi
‘Raped by Israeli Soldiers.’ Silence From Western Media
Powerful new testimony at a UN Commission of Inquiry on Palestinian women facing “systematic sexual violence and intimidation by Israeli forces” that has been ignored by all our major ‘mainstream’ media outlets.
Why did sharing an article trigger a probe by ‘free speech’ PEN?
Working at PEN American has given me a firsthand look at how liberal institutions suppress pro-Palestinian voices. I continued cataloging Palestinian censorship place after place…
BBC slammed for pulling film that ‘humanized Palestinian children’
The BBC took down a film focused on the life of children under siege in Gaza, claiming it is ‘conducting further due diligence’
Poised To Take Over TikTok, Oracle Is Accused Of Clamping Down On Pro-Palestine Dissent
Big US based tech company Oracle accused of clamping down on pro-Palestine content , while being the lead company attempting to take over TikTok in the US.
US TikTok ban linked to pro-Palestine content rather than China threat, insiders reveal
US officials and lobbyists say the push to ban the Chinese-owned application Tik Tok gained momentum during the genocide in Gaza upon finding out that a majority of users were supporting a free Palestine.
Released From Detention, Owners of East Jerusalem Bookstore Still Don’t Know Why They Were Arrested
Ahmed and Mahmoud Muna were held in detention for two nights in harsh conditions, after police raided their bookshop and confiscated books they claimed ‘incited violence.’
The brothers were questioned just once for 15 minutes. ‘We challenge the Israeli narrative, but also the Palestinian narrative.’