academic freedom

Public figures accused Students for Justice in Palestine at Brooklyn College of discrimination and anti-Semitism following an event with Omar Barghouti and Judith Butler.

Video shows anti-Palestinian campaigner smearing campus activists as anti-Semites with terror ties.

Reporter Alex Kane talks about the failed attempt by Zionist groups and even “progressive” officials in New York City to censor a talk on BDS at Brooklyn College.

Activists now have the backing and support of major civil rights and legal organizations if they are harassed, intimidated, singled out, or pressured to shut down activism campaigns.

Defense lawyers for the Irvine 11 have filed appeals to overturn their convictions.

Nora Barrows-Friedman squares off against a pro-Israel lawyer behind efforts to silence Palestine solidarity activists and conflate criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism on US campuses.

HR 35 was passed in August and equates Palestine solidarity activism on California campuses with anti-Semitism. The aim is to suppress free speech and criticism of Israel, say rights groups.

A letter sent Monday to the Department of Education from the ACLU states that Israel-aligned groups’ complaints of discrimination because of Palestine activism “raises constitutional red flags that are significant and alarming.”

Liz Jackson talks about how civil rights groups are challenging the University of California as a climate of fear silences Palestine solidarity activism and Palestinian and Muslim students.

Challenges to efforts at restricting public criticism of Israel at the University of California and Carleton University risk overlooking the true goal of many anti-Palestinians: stigmatizing criticism of Israel, rather than banning it.