The Palestine Exception to Free Speech: Censorship, Harassment Intensifies on Campus Amid Gaza War
October 27, 2023
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as posted by the channelA free speech battle is playing out on college campuses, as students, professors and others advocating for Palestinian rights across the United States are facing racist attacks and retaliation that threaten their safety and livelihoods. These attacks aim to suppress criticism of Israel and U.S. support of its actions in Gaza. This comes as the U.S. Senate has unanimously passed a resolution "condemning Hamas and antisemitic student activities on college campuses." The resolution references a student at New York University's law school whose job offer was withdrawn after they sent a newsletter to classmates expressing "unwavering and absolute solidarity with Palestinians in their resistance against oppression toward liberation and self-determination." We're joined by that student, Ryna Workman, who was also suspended from their position as president of the NYU Law Student Bar Association after publicly expressing support for Palestine, and by Dima Khalidi, the founder and director of Palestine Legal, a legal aid organization dedicated to documenting and supporting people who face retaliation for supporting Palestinian rights. "Folks are now afraid to speak up, in fear that they might become the next me," says Workman about what Khalidi terms "the Palestine exception to free speech."
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