It is routinely hailed as Israel’s last line of defence against ultra-nationalist legislation. But does the country’s Supreme Court deserve its reputation as an upholder of liberal values? Recent cases have illustrated how the court, rather than undermining the systematic rights abuses experienced by Palestinians, in fact oils the machine of occupation. Earlier this month, […]
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How Trump’s new civil rights enforcer will attack civil rights
Nora Barrows-Friedman Power Suits 19 January 2018 Israel lawfare strategist Kenneth Marcus will now lead the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. (Palestine Legal) On Thursday morning, the US Congress confirmed top Israel lawfare strategist Kenneth Marcus to head the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, in a vote split along party lines. […]
How Trump’s new civil rights enforcer will attack civil rights
Nora Barrows-Friedman Power Suits 19 January 2018 Israel lawfare strategist Kenneth Marcus will now lead the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. (Palestine Legal) On Thursday morning, the US Congress confirmed top Israel lawfare strategist Kenneth Marcus to head the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, in a vote split along party lines. […]
How Trump’s new civil rights enforcer will attack civil rights
Nora Barrows-Friedman Power Suits 19 January 2018 Israel lawfare strategist Kenneth Marcus will now lead the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. (Palestine Legal) On Thursday morning, the US Congress confirmed top Israel lawfare strategist Kenneth Marcus to head the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, in a vote split along party lines. […]
How Trump’s new civil rights enforcer will attack civil rights
Nora Barrows-Friedman Power Suits 19 January 2018 Israel lawfare strategist Kenneth Marcus will now lead the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights. (Palestine Legal) On Thursday morning, the US Congress confirmed top Israel lawfare strategist Kenneth Marcus to head the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights, in a vote split along party lines. […]
Trump taps head of anti-Palestinian group as top civil rights enforcer
Nora Barrows-Friedman Power Suits 27 October 2017 Growing waves of legislation intend to silence and punish boycott activists in the US. (Stephen Melkisethian, Flickr) In a troubling move for students and Palestine rights activists, the Trump administration has tapped Kenneth Marcus as the top civil rights enforcer at the US Department of Education. He will lead […]