They Used to Say Arabs Can’t Have Democracy Because It’d Be Bad for Israel

Now the U.S. can’t have it either, writes Murtaza Hussain.

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They Used to Say Arabs Can’t Have Democracy Because It’d Be Bad for Israel. Now the U.S. Can’t Have It Either.

Murtaza Hussain

On campus, inside the Capitol, and in court, there’s an all-out assault on American democracy in the name of Israel.
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After Raids, NYPD Denied Student Protesters Water and Food in Jail

Akela Lacy

Two college protesters were placed in solitary confinement, according to Columbia professors who worked in real time to support jailed students.
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They Exposed an Israeli Spyware Firm. Now the Company Is Badgering Them in Court.

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NSO Group, which makes Pegasus spyware, keeps trying to extract information from Citizen Lab researchers — and a judge keeps swatting it down.
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Some Universities Chose Violence. Others Responded to Protests by Considering Student Demands.

Prem Thakker

At least seven schools have reached an agreement with students around investment transparency and exploring divestment from Israel.
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Who Ran This Derogatory Prison Meme Page? A Prison Guard.

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A former facility psychologist is suing the Bureau of Prisons over an Instagram account that joked about suicide at FCC Lompoc.
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Will you donate $5 to expose the humanitarian catastrophe in Rafah?

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Palestinians are fleeing in terror in advance of an imminent Israeli ground invasion of Rafah, the massively overcrowded city in southern Gaza where 1.4 million people had sought refuge. Palestinians

NYC Mayor Smeared a Grandmother as an “Outside Agitator” to Justify NYPD Assault on Columbia

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