Is there an attempt to freeze the debate on Palestine and Israel on both sides of the Atlantic?
The United States and the West in general are in a “terrible period” of repression of speech about Palestinian freedom or criticism of Israel, according to Dima Khalidi, founder of Palestine Legal.
Khalidi tells host Steve Clemons that despite strong constitutional protections for free speech, “there seems to be this exception when it comes to Palestine,” as evidenced by the wave of censorship, intimidation, firings and clampdowns on activism in the wake of Israel’s war on Gaza.
The situation is similar across Europe, says British journalist Richard Medhurst, who covers Gaza closely and was arrested for “speech crimes” after recently arriving in London.
