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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 365

free speech

Professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, an Arab citizen of Israel who was arrested on suspicion of incitement amid the war in Gaza, arrives for a court hearing at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court, April 19, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
August 28, 2024, 12:09 pm
Anti-Israel Hebrew University professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian retires
Arab Israeli senior lecturer was briefly arrested in April on suspicion of incitement, has called for the end of the Jewish state
By Gavriel Fiske
University of Austin (UATX) hosts 'Admitted Students Week' for the first 100 students in its upcoming undergraduate program for the 2024-2025 school year, April 2024. (Courtesy)
August 24, 2024, 10:25 am
Built to battle ‘woke’ academia, a new Texas school takes on fresh relevance after Oct. 7
With a notable contingent of Jewish students and faculty, the University of Austin private liberal arts college is about to launch its inaugural undergraduate class
By Ricky Ben-David
Police secure the area in front of the Turkish embassy in Copenhagen, where Danish far-right politician Rasmus Paludan announced he would burn a copy of the Quran on January 27, 2023. (Sergei GAPON / AFP)
August 7, 2024, 7:53 pm
Sweden charges activist with hate crime over 2022 Quran burning
Rasmus Paludan, head of far-right Hard Line party in Denmark, is charged with ‘agitation against an ethnic group’; Sweden says Quran burnings can be protected, depending on context
By AFP and ToI Staff
Lebanese comedian Shaden Fakih delivers her Stand-Up Baladi set during an episode of her 'Shaden' show uploaded to Youtube on May 18, 2022. (Screen capture: Youtube/Cinemoz and awk.word, used in accordance with clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 11, 2024, 4:48 pm
Lebanese Islamic authorities file ‘blasphemy’ charges against comedian for prayers skit
LGBTQ rights activist Shaden Fakih accused of insulting Prophet Muhammad’s ‘divine glory’ in sketch; rights groups blast move against comic previously probed over jokes about military
By AFP
University of Southern Californian students carry signs protesting the cancelation of a commencement speech by the institution's 2024 valedictorian who has publicly supported Palestinians during Israel's war in Gaza, been accused of antisemitism and shared virulently anti-Israel content, on the USC campus in Los Angeles, California, April 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
April 20, 2024, 4:08 pm
USC cancels filmmaker’s keynote after dropping pro-Palestinian valedictorian speech
California university says it’s reworking event; free speech debate boils after decision to scrap speech by student accused of espousing antisemitic views due to ‘safety concerns’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, an Arab citizen of Israel who was arrested on suspicion of incitement amid the war in Gaza, arrives for a court hearing at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court, April 19, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
April 19, 2024, 4:51 pm
Court releases Hebrew U. professor held for incitement, calls her arrest unjustified
University slams arrest of Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian for month-old comments questioning Hamas atrocities on Oct. 7; judge ‘unconvinced’ she’s dangerous
By ToI Staff
Demonstrators call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on February 20, 2024. (Jeff Kowalsky/AFP)
April 13, 2024, 9:50 pm
Protesters say new University of Michigan policy against disruptions curbs free speech
Still unimplemented code enables expulsion of unruly individuals, after campus BDS activists interrupted honors event over school’s Israel ties; ACLU: ‘Policy vague and overbroad’
By AP and ToI Staff
Anti-Israel protesters march past the Milstein building at Barnard-Columbia University on February 2, 2024, in New York City. (Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images/AFP)
February 16, 2024, 10:21 pm
Free speech rights weaponized to silence students on US campuses after Oct. 7
Universities struggle to revise school policies as the First Amendment is invoked to censor students through unprecedented use of no-contact orders
By Cathryn J. Prince
File: Protesters rally outside of the Indiana House chamber against House Bill 1002, which defines antisemitism and bans its teaching at Indiana schools, in Indianapolis, January 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Isabella Volmert)
January 29, 2024, 5:44 pm
Wave of bills defining antisemitism in US state houses spark free speech debate
Supporters of bills codifying IHRA definition say it’s crucial to determine when criticism of Israel crosses line to Jew hatred, while critics say it is used to censor debate
By AP and ToI Staff
Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Democrat of Michigan, speaks during a demonstration calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, October 18, 2023, near the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)
November 8, 2023, 10:30 am
In rare move, US House of Representatives censures Rashida Tlaib for Israel remarks
22 Democrats join condemnation of Palestinian-American lawmaker’s comments, which included the phrase ‘From the river to the sea,’ widely regarded as a call to eliminate Israel
By Ron Kampeas
Authors Mark Sachs and Evan Nierman say cancel culture runs counter to Jewish values. (iStock/ PeopleImages)
July 28, 2023, 2:18 am
A pair of crisis managers show how cancel culture targets all – without fear or favor
In new book, ‘The Cancel Culture Curse,’ Evan Nierman and Mark Sachs describe how the form of bullying has brought the United States to madness – and how to pull back from it
By Cathryn J. Prince
A scene in the production "Indecent," telling the story of a controversial 1923 Yiddish play which featured Broadway's first lesbian kiss. (YouTube screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 11, 2023, 10:26 pm
Free speech advocates slam Florida school for nixing Jewish LGBTQ play
‘Indecent’ tells true story of 1923 Yiddish show which featured controversial first lesbian kiss on Broadway; county spokesperson calls its dialogue ‘inappropriate’ for students
By Mark Kennedy
FILE - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and son Yair in Tel Aviv, January 23, 2020. (Aleksey Nikolskyi/Sputnik Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
December 26, 2022, 11:29 am
Netanyahu rejects son Yair’s hint that prosecutors deserve death sentence
But incoming PM stresses freedom of speech for firebrand son, who accused judicial officials of treason for pressing corruption charges against father
By ToI Staff
Academic Amir Hetsroni in a debate on 'Online TV' in 2021. (YouTube screenshot)
May 3, 2022, 1:56 pm
Incendiary academic wounded by chair thrown at him on camera in Ashdod
Police detain 16-year-old for questioning over violence against Amir Hetsroni, known for making wildly racist, sexist and otherwise offensive comments
By ToI Staff
The Twitter page of Elon Musk is seen on the screen of a computer in Sausalito, California, on April 25, 2022. On Monday, Musk reached an agreement to buy Twitter for about $44 billion. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
April 26, 2022, 12:59 pm
Is Elon Musk’s push for ‘free speech’ on Twitter just a case of deja vu?
Analysts warn that new owner of social media platform could repeat the mistakes of a decade ago, when unmoderated posts led to a ‘cesspool’ — and advertisers fled
By Barbara Ortutay and AMANDA SEITZ
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