Summary
The US statute Project Esther advocates utilizing, in Kenney-Shawa’s brief, to investigate pro-Palestine organizations and activists as representatives of foreign interests (Project Esther: Suppressing Palestinian Solidarity in the US, line 231).
Details
- The brief lists FARA’s use this way among the responses pro-Palestine groups should prepare for: “preparing for criminalization under terrorism and foreign agent statutes” (line 155).
- The precedent the brief warns of: FARA’s use against Palestine advocacy would set a dangerous precedent for its broader use against any movement critical of US policy (line 231).
Related pages
Project Esther: Suppressing Palestinian Solidarity in the US, Project Esther, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act