Posts Tagged: Free Speech
Proposed Antisemitism Laws in France, Italy Stir Free Speech Debate
French and Italian lawmakers are due to vote on new laws defining antisemitism, proposed in the wake of a surge in anti-Jewish incidents but which critics say could be used to censor...
Columbia University Antisemitism Task Force Calls for Viewpoint Diversity on Israel, Zionism
Columbia University's Antisemitism Task Force on Tuesday implored the school to foster "intellectual diversity" with respect to the subjects of Zionism and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,...
Free Speech Is Being Threatened — and Jews Will Pay the Price
In my youth, I always regarded free, reasoned, civilized speech to be one of the most important and positive features of Western societies. My education...
Anti-Israel Crybullies and the Free Speech Inversion
The term “crybully” rose to prominence over the last decade, and describes a phenomenon that has become increasingly common on campus. As defined at Dictionary.com, a...
Human Rights Group Slams Berkeley ‘Ban’ on Zionist Speakers
Excluding pro-Israel speakers from university campuses amounts to a "political litmus test" which undermines "tenets of free speech," the human rights nonprofit PEN America said...
CAIR Loses Appeal on Suit Aimed at Muzzling Arizona Professor
A Scottsdale Community College professor did not violate his Muslim student's rights when he taught about religious justification in Islamic terrorism, a Federal appeals court...
Pakistan Struggles to Contain the Radicalism It Fostered
As a state that was founded in 1947 on the basis of its majority religion, outbursts and protests for religious causes are a common scene...
They Want to Silence Jews and Israel; It Won’t Work
In my 15 years of working as a civil rights lawyer, I have never seen a wave of requests for legal help like I am...
The Need for Classic Liberal Values
In 1942, a group of students at the University of Munich formed an intellectual resistance group called the WeiBe Rose -- White Rose. The group’s...
Islamist Extremists Try to Silence Dutch Author With Death Threats
At 23, her first book now tops her country's bestseller list -- an autobiographical novel praised by critics nationwide. She has been featured in interviews...
Islamists Rage at Macron’s Integration Strategy
France is under attack because of cartoons. Three people were killed at a church in Nice on Thursday -- with one woman reportedly beheaded -- by...
Jewish, Pro-Israel Groups Raise Alarm Over Upcoming Anti-Israel Event at University of Massachusetts
Eighty-four Jewish and pro-Israel groups signed an open letter to Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Kumble Subbaswamy raising alarm over an upcoming anti-Israel...
Free Speech for Thee, and Not for Me
JNS.org - As most are aware, hate speech is protected under the Constitution. However, there is a huge distinction between what’s said in the town...
Pass the Antisemitism Awareness Act and Protect the First Amendment
JNS.org - Eight years ago during the Obama administration, the US State Department adopted a definition of antisemitism to be used in identifying Jew-hatred around the...
