Lawfare: Targeting US Academia – Tracking the Cases
When President Donald Trump signed his executive order on antisemitism back on December 11, 2019, some of us warned the real target was campus free…
Resources
FMEP President Lara Friedman has for years been researching and documenting ongoing Israel-Palestine-related “lawfare” efforts — i.e., efforts to exploit U.S. laws (state and federal) and courts to quash criticism and activism challenging Israeli policies, to delegitimize Palestinian organizations and the Palestinian cause, and to undermine and even criminalize support for and solidarity with the Palestinian people. The results of her research — in the form of regularly updated databases, reports, analyses, and op-eds — is collected below.
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The Ben & Jerry’s Saga – FMEP’s Lara Friedman on the Record
In July 2021, the US ice cream giant Ben & Jerry’s – which is today owned by Unilever – announced a decision to cease distribution…
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Legislation to Constrain Boycott of Israel/Settlements (Congress)
Beginning in 2014, opponents of boycotts, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) against Israel began promoting legislation in various U.S. states denouncing the BDS movement. In 2015, these efforts shifted/expanded to efforts in the U.S. Congress (as well as at the state level) to hijack concerns about BDS against Israel in order to pass legislation giving unprecedented legitimacy and recognition to Israeli settlements by, in effect, making it U.S. policy to treat them as part of Israel.
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Can US Law & the Israeli Government Force Ben & Jerry’s to Support Occupation?
In this episode of “Occupied Thoughts,” Peter Beinart interviews FMEP President Lara Friedman about the potential blowback Ben & Jerry’s faces for their decision to…
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Boycott Laws in States & Explicit Inclusion of Settlements
In 2014, opponents of boycotts, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) against Israel began promoting legislation in various U.S. states denouncing the BDS movement. In 2015, these…
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The IHRA Definition & the Fight Against Antisemitism Part 6: Implications and Impacts of the IHRA Definition on Palestinians
The Foundation for Middle East Peace (FMEP) and Palestine Legal invite you to attend The IHRA Definition & the Fight Against Antisemitism Part 6: Implications…
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[Podcast] This is Palestine: The Weaponization of Anti-Semitism
This is Palestine is a podcast by IMEU _ From Pompeo’s attack on BDS to the battle for free speech on college campuses, anti-Semitism is…
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Weaponizing Anti-Semitism, State Department Delegitimizes Human Rights Groups
Analysis by FMEP’s Lara Friedman, published at the American Prospect on November 12, 2020 Weaponizing Anti-Semitism, State Department Delegitimizes Human Rights Groups Authoritarian regimes and…
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Israel-Advocacy Groups Urge Facebook to Label Criticism of Israel as Hate Speech
Analysis by FMEP’s Lara Friedman, published at Jewish Currents on August 19, 2020 Israel-Advocacy Groups Urge Facebook to Label Criticism of Israel as Hate Speech…
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States Are Moving to Class Criticism of Israel as Antisemitism
Op-ed by Lara Friedman, originally published by Jewish Currents on February 20, 2020. _ A NEW WEAPON has been unveiled in the battle to quash activism…