Criminalizing Activism Against Israeli Occupation: West’s Greatest Free Speech Threat

Palestinian and Jewish groups supporting the Palestinian cause stage a rally walking from Times Square to United Nations Building in New York Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011. The marchers are calling to end all U.S. Aid to Israel, end the Occupation and support Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions against Israel (AP Photo/David Karp)

Greatest Threat to Free Speech in the West: Criminalizing Activism Against Israeli Occupation

There is a coordinated and well-financed campaign led by Israel and its supporters literally to criminalize political speech and activism against Israeli occupation.