Charlotte Kates

Criminalizing Solidarity: Sami Al-Arian and the War of Terror (Part 1)



Dr. Sami Al-Arian, Palestinian political prisoner, is being held in a prison hospital, after a debilitating 60-day hunger strike seeking to draw the attention of the nation and the world to the injustice visited upon him, jailed for his commitment to justice and dignity for his homeland. This is not a scene from an Israeli jail, however, but from a U.S. prison in North Carolina. In a two-part series, Charlotte Kates examines how the unjustified detention of Dr. Al-Arian is the latest indication of a U.S. government policy of targeting Palestinian activists. (PART 1) 

Criminalizing Solidarity: Sami Al-Arian and the War of Terror (Part 2)



Dr. Sami Al-Arian, Palestinian political prisoner, is being held in a prison hospital, after a debilitating 60-day hunger strike seeking to draw the attention of the nation and the world to the injustice visited upon him, jailed for his commitment to justice and dignity for his homeland. This is not a scene from an Israeli jail, however, but from a U.S. prison in North Carolina. In a two-part series, Charlotte Kates examines how the unjustified detention of Dr. Al-Arian is the latest indication of a U.S. government policy of targeting Palestinian activists. (PART 2)