Helyeh Doutaghi was placed on leave by Yale Law School after being falsely accused of “terrorism” over her support for Palestine. She says her case reflects the new era of Zionist McCarthyism and that this repression reveals an empire in decline.
An Anti-Defamation League injunction described as an “attack on the freedom of expression” has been dismissed by a court in Iceland, but it is appealing the decision.
Political leaders would rather limit our freedom to criticize the horrors Israel inflicts on Palestinians than take an honest look at the apartheid system they support.
The recent high-profile cases of Kenneth Roth and Jim Cavallaro were just the latest anti-Palestinian actions taken against students and scholars who challenge Israeli settler-colonialism.