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US anti-boycott laws could take a ‘draconian’ turn. But the fight is not over
ACLU lawyer Brian Hauss clears up misinformation about the Supreme Court's decision not to hear a local newspaper's challenge of Israel boycott legislation.
By
Nate Orbach
March 1, 2023
‘A legal shield for the Palestine movement in the U.S.’
Pro-Israel organizations are increasingly using the law to target Palestinian solidarity groups in the United States. Dima Khalidi, head of Palestine Legal, speaks with +972 Magazine about the ‘Palestine exception’ to free speech, and what her organization is doing to fight back.
By
Amjad Iraqi
October 18, 2017
ACLU launches first major challenge of anti-BDS legislation
The lawsuit offers the most stark example yet of how anti-BDS legislation threatens Americans’ First Amendment rights. The American Civil Liberties Union announced Wednesday that it had filed suit on behalf of a Kansas public school educator who was asked to disavow a boycott of Israel as a condition for payment. The case comes amid growing concerns that…
By
Samer Badawi
October 11, 2017
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America’s BDS law is an attack on far more than free speech
The world long ago made clear to the Palestinians that violence is not a legitimate path for seeking independence. Now Congress is trying to criminalize one of the few nonviolent tools left. A pair of laws currently making their way through the United States Congress would impose criminal sanctions on Americans who support an economic…
By
Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
July 21, 2017
Can America avoid falling into the Israel trap?
If Israel can teach American liberals anything, it’s that they cannot afford to rest on their laurels. The case of Israel demonstrates that fear-mongering and tribalism can easily prop up an oppressive and racist regime for decades. It is not uncommon for Israeli authorities to detain, interrogate and deport tourists of Arab or Palestinian descent,…
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Noa Yachot
February 9, 2017
Fighting for the right to protest in a land with no rights
New report by Israeli and international rights groups demand more protection for the right to protest. But even as the report shines a light on the West Bank, how can you protect a right you don’t have? If freedom of expression is the grievance system of democracies, the right to protest and peaceful assembly is…
By
Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
October 9, 2013
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