list of incidents of suppression, intimidation, censorship, firings, or other targeted attacks against people critical of Israel or Zionism or Palestine, or on the basis of skin color or religion.
- Arab/Palestinian reporters taken off covering events
- Large number of Jewish and Arab Israelis arrested for comments/social media sympathetic to Palestinians
- Florida bans Palestinian student groups
- Social media posts deleted/blocked (FB/Insta/Twitter/Tiktok)
- 10/8: US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR) conference canceled by Hilton in Texas
- Greta Anti-Semite Autistic Octopus
- 10/12: truck driving around Harvard University with images on all sides of student’s names and faces that had issued joint statement holding Israel accountable for crimes in Gaza. at least a dozen CEOs and executives call to blacklist hiring of the Harvard students for being critical of Israel.
- 11/18: Harvard Law Review refuses to publish “The Ongoing Nakba: Towards a Legal Framework for Palestine,” a piece by Palestinian Rabea Eghbariah, a human rights attorney completing his doctoral studies at Harvard Law School. https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/harvard-law-review-gaza-israel-genocide/
- 11/21: Melissa Barrera actress fired from Scream movie franchise for sharing social media posts sympathetic to Palestinians including reposting Jewish Currents article written by Israeli Holocaust scholar Raz Segal “A Textbook Case of Genocide”
- 11/22: Susan Sarandon dropped by talent agency UTA after being vocal about the ongoing genocide happening in Palestine.
- 12/05: US House passes Resolution 894 strongly denouncing antisemitism and “clearly and firmly states that anti-Zionism is antisemitism”
- 12/23: “Operation ‘Swords of Iron’ Israeli Chief Censor Directive to the Media,” order forbids Israeli media from reporting without government approval for topics related to military and intelligence operations, rocket and cyber attacks, weapons used by IDF, security cabinet meetings, and Israeli hostages. https://theintercept.com/2023/12/23/israel-military-idf-media-censor/ https://www.gov.il/BlobFolder/news/8swordsofiron101023/en/operation Swords of Iron.pdf
- 1/19: Columbia pro-Palestine protesters sprayed with chemical-based ‘skunk’ weapon by 2 former IDF soldiers, 8 students hospitalized, and dozens more sought urgent medical attention. “Skunk” was invented by an Israeli company and first used by IDF in the West Bank in 2008. The smell worsens after being washed and can cause prolonged eye-burning and nausea. The spray is now used by U.S. law enforcement, which described the smell as "worse than raw sewage" and "like a mixture of excrement, noxious gas and a decomposing donkey."
- Oscars, Jonathan Glazer speech “Right now we stand here as men who refute their Jewishness and the Holocaust being hijacked by an occupation, which has led to conflict for so many innocent people. Whether the victims of October the 7th in Israel or the ongoing attack on Gaza, all the victims of this dehumanization, how do we resist?” Over 1,000 Jewish creatives sign letter denouncing Glazer. https://variety.com/2024/film/news/jonathan-glazer-oscar-speech-zone-of-interest-open-letter-1235944880/
- TikTok ban… US houses passes bill to force sale of Tiktok from parent ByteDance. ADL Greenblatt “ we have Tiktok problem”
- 4/1: Israel passes Aljazeera new ban law. Ban enacted 5/5, blocking all broadcasts, raiding offices, and seizing equipment.
- 4/12: German police shut down Palestine Congress in Berlin, arresting Jewish activists, Palestinian-British surgeon Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sittah denied entry into Germany. Yanis Varoufakis banned from Germany, leader of group which helped organize the event.
- 4/16: USC cancels valedictorian Ansa Tabassum speech.
- US campus protests across country violently suppressed by militarized police forces, with more than 2,400 arrested between 4/16-5/5. Politicians and media lie saying demonstrations are fueled by anti-Semitism and outside provocateurs, though majority are local students and include large number from Jewish communities.
A “McCarthyite Backlash” Against Pro-Palestine Speech
From university disciplinary hearings to death threats, supporters of Palestinian rights are facing a wave of reprisals.
jewishcurrents.org
Pro-Palestinian views face suppression in US amid Israel-Hamas war
Conferences have been abruptly cancelled, media appearances suppressed and demands made to fire critics of Israeli policies
www.theguardian.com
Full list of journalists fired over Pro-Palestinian remarks
At least two journalists have so far been removed from their roles at publications over social media comments supportive of Palestinians.
www.newsweek.com
A List Of Some People In Canada Fired For Pro-Palestine Views
In recent weeks, many people in Canada have been investigated, suspended and/or fired by their employer for posting about Palestine.
www.readthemaple.com
