Israel’s War on Gaza
The Columbia Network Pushing Behind the Scenes to Deport and Arrest Student Protesters
For some members of the WhatsApp group, speaking out for Palestine and criticizing Israel are tantamount to supporting Hamas.
Akela Lacy
Akela Lacy is a Senior Politics Reporter at The Intercept and co-host of The Intercept Briefing podcast. She was previously The Intercept’s inaugural Ady Barkan Reporting Fellow; prior to that, she was a Politics Fellow in the D.C. Bureau.
She has also worked at Politico, covering breaking news and immigration. She produced Politico’s flagship newsletter, Playbook, and co-authored the afternoon newsletter, Playbook PM. Prior to that, Lacy worked in international reporting at the Pulitzer Center. She graduated from the College of William and Mary with a B.A. in sociology and Italian. She is based in New York.
She has also worked at Politico, covering breaking news and immigration. She produced Politico’s flagship newsletter, Playbook, and co-authored the afternoon newsletter, Playbook PM. Prior to that, Lacy worked in international reporting at the Pulitzer Center. She graduated from the College of William and Mary with a B.A. in sociology and Italian. She is based in New York.
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Israel’s War on Gaza
Trump’s EPA Kills Grant to Climate Nonprofit Over Its Support for Palestine
In a tweet announcing his attack on the Climate Justice Alliance, EPA head Lee Zeldin linked it to the group’s protected speech about Palestine.
Israel’s War on Gaza
A Well-Connected NYU Parent Is Trying to Get Students Deported
The founder of Mothers Against College Antisemitism says her 62,000-member Facebook group is influencing NYU policy.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Israel Bans UNRWA as Trump Throttles Foreign Aid
UNRWA delivered the majority of food aid during the war and sheltered more than 1 million people. What happens when it’s banned?
Biden Attack on Nonprofit Over Palestine Stance Made Trump’s Job Easier
By denying funding to the Climate Justice Alliance over Palestine, Biden went after Trump’s political opponents for him.
Israel’s War on Gaza
MIT Shuts Down Internal Grant Database After It Was Used to Research School’s Israel Ties
A new report from MIT Coalition for Palestine details Israeli-funded research into everything from drone swarms to underwater surveillance.
Israel’s War on Gaza
EPA Staffers Demand Biden Release Climate Funds Withheld Over Gaza
“The funds to CJA are critical for building community resilience against climate change threats.”
Protests for Black Lives
Oregon Prison Limits Solitary to 90 Days. This BLM Protester Has Been in the Hole for 250.
Malik Muhammad, a disabled Army veteran with PTSD, received the harshest federal sentence for the George Floyd protests.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Police Raid Pro-Palestine Students’ Home in FBI-Led Graffiti Investigation
George Mason University suspended its Students for Justice in Palestine chapter and effectively kicked out the group’s co-president.
Biden Makes His Own Attack on Nonprofit Over Palestine
Climate Justice Alliance was the only program grantee to speak out on Palestine — and the only one whose funding is delayed.