Abdelhaleem Ashqar

US government moves to criminalize Palestine solidarity

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Mon, 06/27/2011 - 23:34

In an op-ed published by Al Jazeera English today, I write about the US government’s attempts to criminalize the Palestine solidarity activists — including the State Department’s threats to prosecute activists involved with the Gaza Freedom Flotilla. I also appeared on Al Jazeera English’s The Stream today to discuss FBI raids and subpoenas targeting activists.

US activists face new repression as political prisoners fight for justice

Nora Barrows-Friedman and Maureen Clare Murphy
15 November 2010

For decades the United States government has attempted to criminalize work in the Palestinian community in support of their national liberation cause. A special feature by The Electronic Intifada shows that in recent years, this repression has increased dramatically.
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