Bunker buster bombs kill 84; shady “aid group” to start food distribution within weeks – as food spoils outside Gaza; US court hits Israeli spyware firm NSO with $167m fine; GOP works to crush dissent speech; France makes Netanyahu furious; more.
His only “crime” is refusing to accept the slaughter of Palestinians, opposing war and promoting peace. He simply insists that international law must be respected, and the way to peace is through diplomacy and restorative justice.
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
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.
Until now, revocation of a permanent residency Green Card could only occur if its holder had committed a serious felony such as murder or rape, but the empowered pro-Israel partisans of the Trump Administration have now stretched that law to include criticism of Israel or Jews
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…
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.