from Lemkin Institute
On October 7, 2024, marking one year since Hamas’s Al-Aqsa Flood operation, the conservative DC-based Heritage Foundation introduced Project Esther as their latest and most brazen effort yet to crush Palestinian solidarity. Framed as an initiative to combat antisemitism, Project Esther exclusively targets voices and groups critical of the Israeli regime. It calls for collaboration between public and private entities to employ censorship, intimidation, and lawfare to delegitimize and dismantle organizations advocating for Palestinian rights. However, Project Esther—and the broader pro-Israel efforts to counter growing Palestine solidarity—did not begin with the genocide in Gaza.
For decades, Zionists and their allies have systematically sought to suppress public dissent against the US’s unwavering support for the Israeli regime by targeting individuals and groups advocating for Palestinian rights. While efforts to silence pro-Palestine activism are not new, they have escalated significantly under President Donald Trump. Shortly after taking office for his second term, Trump signed an executive order expanding crackdowns on pro-Palestine advocacy under the guise of combating antisemitism. His administration has intensified bipartisan repression by revoking student visas, arresting and deporting activists, and increasing federal oversight of universities to monitor and control campus organizing, among other measures...
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