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A Palestinian protester holds the Palestinian flag near the Israeli separation wall as Israeli security officers look on during a protest in the West Bank village of Bil'in near Ramallah on September 9, 2011.
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The ‘Holy Land Five’ and the fight to delegitimize Palestine advocacy

Five Palestinian-American men are serving time for providing aid to Palestinian refugees. Their conviction 10 years ago spurred broader efforts to criminalize Palestine advocacy in the United States. Ten years ago, United States federal prosecutors shut down what was then the biggest Muslim charity in the country, a foundation supporting Palestinians refugees. Authorities seized all of the Holy…

By Henriette Chacar December 7, 2018

French nationals hold up signs reading "I am Charlie" during a vigil at the French Embassy in Tel Aviv, January 8, 2015. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Putting the Charlie Hebdo attack in context

The news from Paris hit like a punch to the stomach and to the heart. Ten employees of the satirical French magazine, Charlie Hebdo, were shot in cold blood for practicing freedom of expression. Two policemen were killed for trying to protect them. Eleven more were wounded. The killers screamed out Allahu Akbar. The thought…

By Mairav Zonszein January 8, 2015