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Palestinian Political Prisoners Day

Coverage of Palestinian Political Prisoners Day in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Apr 24 · 20:35 UTCMost recent: Apr 28 · 14:30 UTC
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Israa Jaabisperson2First Amendmenttopic2Moshe Chenperson2Jay Suresperson1University of California-Berkeleyorganization1Students for Justice in Palestineorganization1Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination (OPHD)organization1University of California, Berkeleyorganization1UC Berkeley Law Students for Justice Palestineorganization1X (social media platform)organization1Israelplace1
Recent coverage
  • POLITICSApr 28 · 14:30 UTCFOX NEWS
    UC regent slams Berkeley event featuring failed suicide bomber as ‘disgusting and abhorrent’

    The University of California-Berkeley faced backlash for hosting Israa Jaabis, a failed suicide bomber with a terrorism conviction, at a Palestinian Political Prisoners Day event. UC Regent Jay Sures condemned the event as 'disgusting and abhorrent,' citing the university's obligation to uphold free speech under the First Amendment despite concerns over antisemitism.

  • POLITICSApr 24 · 20:35 UTCFOX NEWS
    UC Berkeley slammed after anti-Israel group hosts failed suicide bomber as guest event speaker: 'cesspool'

    UC Berkeley's law school faced backlash for hosting Israa Jaabis, a former Israeli-jailed suicide bomber, as a guest speaker for a Palestinian Political Prisoners Day event. Jaabis, released in 2023 via a hostage exchange, thanked attendees in a video message, sparking criticism labeled as 'leftist cesspool' on social media. The university defended the event under First Amendment protections.