Is there an attempt to calm the debate on Palestine and Israel on both sides of the Atlantic?
The United States, and the West in general, is going through a “terrible period” of repression of speech about Palestinian freedom or criticism of Israel, says Dima Khalidi, founder of Palestine Legal.
Khalidi tells host Steve Clemons that despite strong constitutional protections for free speech, “there seems to be an exception when it comes to Palestine,” as evidenced by the wave of censorship, intimidation, firings and restrictions on activism following Israel’s war on Gaza.
The situation is similar across Europe, says British journalist Richard Medhurst, who has been following the situation in Gaza closely and was arrested for “speech crimes” when he arrived in London recently.
