(Project Esther is from the Heritage Foundation. The same people who crafted Project 2025, the fascist destruction of the American government on behalf of Big Business and billionaires. The same people who are the ones actually directing DOGE pill-head boys. Project Esther is a war on those who support the ending of the genocide in Gaza and the West Bank.)
( 'Jacobin has said the effort is part of a red scare against the pro-Palestinian movement and the political left.[12] )
from PressTV
A pro-Palestinian advocacy group has condemned recent US Senate hearings on Gaza protests as a "McCarthyite witch-hunt" aimed at silencing students and professors in the US who advocate for Palestinian rights.
Palestine Legal, a Chicago-based advocacy organization, issued a strong statement on the platform X on Wednesday, criticizing the hearings as part of a troubling trend to suppress dissent and criminalize those who support Palestinian causes.
“These Senate hearings represent a McCarthyite witch hunt targeting students and professors who speak out for Palestinian rights,” the group stated.
It said the hearings followed an executive order from US President Donald Trump targeting college advocates for Palestinian rights, adding that it is part of a larger strategy detailed in the Heritage Foundation's “Project Esther,” which was designed to dismantle the Palestinian rights.
Project Esther, created by the conservative think tank aligned with Trump, aims to eliminate dissent against Zionist policies, restrict educational access on related issues, and mobilize support for a crackdown on individuals and organizations opposing systemic racism and colonialism, starting with the Palestinian rights movement...
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