Summary
The US anti-racketeering statute for which Project Esther’s “Hamas Support Network” label lays the groundwork, in Kenney-Shawa’s brief: labeling Palestine solidarity groups part of that network prepares RICO prosecutions (Project Esther: Suppressing Palestinian Solidarity in the US, line 233).
Details
- Project Esther’s lawfare, in the brief’s account, advocates using counterterrorism and anti-racketeering laws to target groups and individuals organizing or fundraising for Palestinian causes (line 223).
- The wider use the brief warns of: the same RICO strategy could be weaponized against labor unions, climate activists and other movements the far-right seeks to dismantle (line 233).
Related pages
Project Esther: Suppressing Palestinian Solidarity in the US, Project Esther, Foreign Agents Registration Act, Lawfare