Of the incidents Palestine Legal responded to in 2019: • 74% targeted college students and faculty • Nearly half involved false accusations of antisemitism due solely to support for Palestinian rights • Nearly a third involved false accusations of support for terrorism
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There was a sharp increase in the abuse of federal civil rights complaints to silence campus Palestine advocacy: • No complaints were reported from 2015-2017 • Two complaints were reported in 2018 • Eight complaints were reported in 2019, including three after Trump's EO
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In the run up to what activists are calling Trump’s
#StealoftheCentury, 2019 witnessed growing efforts by the Trump administration, in line with its foreign policy, to silence advocacy for Palestinian freedom.Pokaż ten wątek -
In December, Trump signed an executive order adopting a distorted definition long pushed by Israel advocacy groups that portrays criticism of Israel as a form of antisemitism. The order was one reason for a rise in complaints about campus activism.https://palestinelegal.org/2019-report#trump-redefines-antisemitism …
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At least 19 bills were introduced targeting the movement for Palestinian rights in 2019. Mississippi became the 27th state to adopt an anti-boycott measure, and Florida adopted a controversial definition of antisemitism aimed at silencing Israel criticism.https://palestinelegal.org/2019-report#boycott-under-attack …
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Other federal interventions against Palestine advocacy in 2019 included Department of Education investigations at Duke and UNC Chapel Hill, threatening the schools’ Middle East Studies programming with funding cuts.https://palestinelegal.org/2019-report#spotlight-devos …
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As in recent years, 2019 also witnessed attacks on women of color such as Angela Davis,
@IlhanMN, and@RashidaTlaib for their support for Palestinian rights. Read more in our new report:https://palestinelegal.org/2019-report#woc-leading …Pokaż ten wątek -
High profile cases in 2019 included a lawsuit against UMass Amherst trying to stop an event on censorship featuring
@lsarsour@marclamonthill@rogerwaters and@EdgeofSports alleging discrimination against Jewish students. The suit was ultimately dismissed.https://palestinelegal.org/2019-report#spotlight-umass …Pokaż ten wątek
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