Civil rights groups in the US have warned of a “wave of McCarthyite backlash” against criticism of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza after Americans expressing support for the Palestinians have been sacked, faced threats of violence and hounded by pro-Israel groups.
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The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) has warned of the “continued criminalisation of advocacy for Palestinian rights” and described an “increasing tide of anti-Palestinian and anti-Arab attacks in the US” following the Hamas cross-border attack in which about 1,400 Israelis were killed and more than 200 abducted.
Palestine Legal, a Chicago-based civil rights group, said it had received hundreds of requests for legal assistance from people who have lost their jobs, been threatened with dismissal or faced other sanctions for speaking out in support of Palestinians.
Some of the more high-profile instances include executives at Wall Street financial firms pledging to blacklist students who sign statements in support of Palestinians.
The editor of the scientific journal eLife, Michael Eisen, was
forced out of his job after reposting an article from the satirical magazine the Onion challenging the view that people should not criticise Israeli actions unless they first condemn Hamas. The Onion
headline read: “Dying Gazans Criticized for Not Using Last Words to Condemn Hamas”.
