Let us remember: the right to dissent is foundational to any democracy. To strip someone of their liberty because they oppose a foreign government’s actions is not just undemocratic; it is tyrannical. The fight for justice is not only about policies — it is about what kind of people we choose to be in the face of injustice.
The judge rebuked the Trump administration Wednesday, and Khalil expanded his civil suit against Columbia University to name Attorney General Pam Bondi, Education Secretary Linda McMahon, and others.
The detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a prominent Palestinian activist involved in organizing at Columbia University, is the result of more than a year of pro-Israeli think-tank propaganda and lobbying efforts to tie the students to Hamas and erode free speech protections in the United States.
Palestinian activist and green card holder Mahmoud Khalil speaks out from Louisiana immigration detention for first time
Mahmoud Khalil’s case is eerily similar to that of the L.A. Eight, in which a group of students were targeted, not because of any criminal activity but because of their speech.
Israeli-American billionaire Miriam Adelson is the largest financier of Trump’s three presidential campaigns. Tax documents reveal that she is directly overseeing a social media campaign targeting Khalil and Columbia University
This Palestinian American is fighting a Texas law that requires him to renounce his right to boycott Israel – the country that turned his family into refugees 73 years ago and continues to oppress them to this day. Israel loyalists have inserted these anti-boycott laws in 30 states around the country, despite the fact that the right to boycott has long been an American principle used by people of diverse political backgrounds.
Facebook’s faulty content moderation, plus Israel’s “requests” to the social media company to take down online content, results in unfair restriction on free speech about Israeli human rights violations against Palestinians. HRW calls for widespread investigation.
Pictured left is a photo of Rumshiskaya taken for an IDF promotional campaign, and right, a photo of Nafal provided to MintPress. “What this judge brilliantly uncovered is that Israeli law is inherently inconsistent with American values.” — Attorney Haytham Faraj by Alan MacLeod, reposted from MintPress News, March 10, 2021 SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA — A…
Alison Weir has weathered criticism and hate, slander and insults, in the quest for justice for Palestinians. Her organization, If Americans Knew, reconfirmed its reason for existence in the ups and downs of a recent, difficult controversy.