LINDA SARSOUR SPEECH AT "NOT BACKING DOWN" PALESTINIAN RIGHTS PANEL AT UMASS

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Linda Sarsour, the renowned Palestinian-American political activist, delivers opening remarks at the "Not Backing Down: Israel, Free Speech & the Battle for Palestinian Rights" event held at UMass-Amherst on May 4, 2019. Sarsour argues that the increasingly aggressive effort by right-wing groups to silence and smear pro-Palestinian voices is a sign that the pro-Palestinian movement is having an impact and making a difference.

The panel, which focused on the increasingly vitriolic backlash against pro-Palestinian voices, was held in front of a capacity crowd despite a fierce attempt by right-wing groups to brand the event as anti-Semitic and shut it down.

Other panelists included: legendary rocker Roger Waters of Pink Floyd fame, who has been repeatedly vilified as an “anti-Semite” for his criticisms of Israel’s human rights abuses and his calls for a cultural boycott of Israel; Marc Lamont Hill, a professor and political commentator who was fired earlier this year by CNN for remarks he made in support of Palestinian rights; and Nation magazine sports editor and author Dave Zirin, a frequent contributor to MSNBC and ESPN who has been called a “self-hating Jew” for his criticisms of Israeli human rights abuses.

The panel was introduced by UMass professor Sut Jhally, the Executive Director of the Media Education Foundation in Northampton, MA, which organized the event. It was moderated by Vijay Prashad, a journalist and historian who appears regularly on Democracy Now! and is the author or editor of over 30 books, including Letters to Palestine: Writers Respond to War and Occupation.

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