Israel lobby's Kenneth Marcus resigns as Trump's civil rights enforcer
Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 07/10/2020 - 16:52New University of California president long courted by Israel advocacy groups.
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Top civil rights enforcer illegally prioritized Israel lobby complaint
Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 06/12/2020 - 14:04US Department of Education’s Kenneth Marcus gave Zionist Organization of America special treatment over more than 400 pending complaints.
Agent for Israel drops lawsuit against National Lawyers Guild
Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 05/20/2020 - 17:50Civil rights organizations systematically targeted and harassed over support for Palestinian rights.
Pittsburgh university president pressured by Israel lobby to smear BDS
Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 05/19/2020 - 14:01Retaliatory lawsuit filed by professor backed by lawyer from Israel lobby group.
Solidarity means insisting on Palestinian right of return
Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 05/14/2020 - 07:32Activists should not be distracted by Israel's smears.
Boston students vilified for tackling how Israel trains US cops
Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 05/01/2020 - 14:42Tufts University administrators bend to Israel lobby demands.
Bard students cleared of false anti-Semitism charges
Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 03/10/2020 - 15:07Palestine rights campaigners say they are “fearless and determined.”
Will Bard students face punishment over protest of racist speakers?
Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 02/27/2020 - 14:45College’s free speech policy explicitly protects “dissent and protest.”
Israel lobby prompts federal investigations over Palestine events
Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 01/30/2020 - 11:25Lawmakers urge education secretary Betsy DeVos to pull funds from Middle East Studies programs.
How can colleges fight Israel lobby's threats?
Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 01/22/2020 - 19:43CUNY professor stands up to false accusations of anti-Semitism over Palestine advocacy.
Trump appeases Israel lobby with executive order
Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 12/11/2019 - 16:06Order foreshadows more government inquisitions into Palestine activism on campus.
Republican lawmaker seeks to muzzle students critical of Israel
Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 08/09/2019 - 13:16Misleadingly-named Anti-Semitism Awareness Act introduced in US House of Representatives just before summer recess.
Podcast Ep 8: University must unban Palestine group rules court
Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 08/09/2019 - 05:58And we talk to the author of a new thriller on Palestinian resistance to Israel.
Ilhan Omar introduces resolution upholding right to boycott
Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 07/17/2019 - 15:58New Jersey seeks to pass law equating criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism.
Florida passes law protecting Israel from criticism
Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 06/14/2019 - 15:06Democratic presidential hopeful Cory Booker states his support of far-right Republican bill to crush BDS activism in US states.
Anti-Palestinian groups fail to censor children's book event
Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 06/05/2019 - 18:02Toddler book “P is for Palestine” faced ban at a New Jersey public library.
Federal judge blocks anti-BDS law in Texas
Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 04/26/2019 - 14:38Court cites law’s broad constitutional violations.
Texas punishes Norway fund for refusing to violate Palestinian rights
Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 04/25/2019 - 13:02Human Rights Watch warns states against sanctioning companies refusing to do business with Israeli settlements.
Pitzer College president casts veto to protect Israeli apartheid
Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 03/26/2019 - 16:31Israel lobby groups engaged in propaganda, intimidation and smear campaigns ahead of vote.
Florida advances bill to shield Israel from criticism
Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 03/14/2019 - 13:13Arkansas newspaper publisher takes case against anti-BDS law to federal appeals court.
Ex-Mossad agents harass US students, BDS activists
Soumis par Aggregation le sam, 03/09/2019 - 10:17“You don’t kill them but you do have to deal with them in other ways.”
Mississippi, which punished civil rights boycotts, moves against BDS
Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 02/21/2019 - 19:14UN free expression expert warns US against restrictions on political speech.
Birmingham honors Angela Davis after Israel lobby sabotages award
Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 01/09/2019 - 12:54Iconic Black intellectual says her support for Palestine was behind award cancellation.
Donorbox falls prey to Israel's covert campaign against BDS
Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 12/21/2018 - 17:30Mossad-linked group Shurat HaDin engaging in “unlawful interference.”
Resistance to US laws censoring criticism of Israel goes mainstream
Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 12/19/2018 - 18:17Senators Bernie Sanders and Dianne Feinstein, and New York Times oppose effort to rush through anti-BDS bill.
Israel lobby bills may pass through Congress by stealth
Soumis par Aggregation le lun, 12/10/2018 - 16:29Efforts to pass bills attacking Palestine solidarity movement have failed to pass by regular means.
Temple warned that firing Marc Lamont Hill would violate First Amendment
Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 12/07/2018 - 13:21Under Israel lobby pressure, trustee says university looking for ways to punish professor.
Victory for San Francisco State professor over pro-Israel lawfare suit
Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 11/01/2018 - 17:21Case against Rabab Abdulhadi and the university sought to restrict Palestine advocacy on campus.
Beto O'Rourke: progressive except for Palestine
Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 10/17/2018 - 17:27Upstart challenger of Senator Ted Cruz abandons Palestinian rights.
Listen: Michigan professor punished for supporting boycott
Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 10/16/2018 - 19:23Jewish Community Federation funds right-wing, anti-Muslim and homophobic groups in order to promote Israel’s interests.
Trump administration moves to curb campus criticism of Israel
Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 09/12/2018 - 18:38“No basis” for charges against CUNY student who criticized Israel.
South Carolina forces universities to violate free speech rights
Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 07/10/2018 - 13:27Anti-BDS laws defeated in Missouri, but passed in Louisiana.
Trump's civil rights enforcer could use law to silence students
Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 06/20/2018 - 17:23ACLU calls Anti-Semitism Awareness Act “dangerous and unnecessary.”
UC Davis students fight back against Canary Mission
Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 06/07/2018 - 13:38California State University East Bay, University of Oregon urge divestment from Israeli occupation profiteers.
How Israel promotes cyberbullying of US students
Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 05/09/2018 - 17:00Act.IL app facilitates astroturfed harassment campaigns against supporters of Palestinian rights.
California professor under attack for hosting Palestinian lawmaker
Soumis par Aggregation le lun, 04/30/2018 - 18:41A pending law in South Carolina could conflate criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism.
Revised Israel Anti-Boycott Act still threatens free speech
Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 03/29/2018 - 12:13Kansas lawmakers scramble to protect anti-BDS measure against legal challenges.
Irish students vote for "long-term" support of Israel boycott
Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 03/27/2018 - 14:17Students at University of Minnesota back BDS referendum despite election interference by Israel-aligned campus groups.
Court dismisses lawsuit against Olympia Food Co-op over Israel boycott
Soumis par Aggregation le lun, 03/12/2018 - 22:17Protracted lawsuit sought to block historic vote to boycott Israeli goods.
New York bookseller bowed to Israel supporters after violent threats
Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 02/13/2018 - 16:06Book Culture faces boycott from Columbia University students, faculty after turning against author of *P is for Palestine*.
How Trump's new civil rights enforcer will attack civil rights
Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 01/19/2018 - 15:14Architect of pro-Israel lawfare strategy, Kenneth Marcus, is confirmed to key role in US education department.
Israel lobby group trying to sue Steven Salaita
Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 12/15/2017 - 16:14Expanded lawsuit against American Studies Association is part of harassment campaign, lawyers say.
New York students ask court to end ban on Palestine club
Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 12/13/2017 - 14:05Fordham University attempts to maintain ban on Students for Justice in Palestine by claiming it could foster disruption.
ACLU files suit against Arizona anti-BDS law
Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 12/12/2017 - 12:38Some US states are requiring contractors to sign forms certifying they don’t boycott Israel.
Israeli "law center" Shurat HaDin admits Mossad ties
Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 11/16/2017 - 14:11Lawyer Nitsana Darshan-Leitner boasts of intimate spy links.
Israel lobby lawsuit against San Francisco State University collapses
Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 11/08/2017 - 21:17Lawfare Project complaint made bogus allegations against San Francisco State University’s Rabab Abdulhadi.
Trump taps head of anti-Palestinian group as top civil rights enforcer
Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 10/27/2017 - 14:41Kenneth Marcus authored Israel lobby strategy of using civil rights law to silence critics.
Federal lawsuit filed against Kansas anti-BDS bill
Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 10/11/2017 - 17:30Teacher sues Kansas for compelling her to repudiate Israel boycott.