Milwaukee pro-Palestine activist charged

QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Our justice system must carefully distinguish between alleged criminal acts and constitutionally protected political advocacy.“

– Dawud Walid, executive director of Michigan’s chapter of the Center for American Islamic Relations, referring to the prosecution of pro-Palestine activists at the University of Michigan, including a man who now lives in Milwaukee

A 28-year-old pro-Palestine activist from Milwaukee pled not guilty Monday in a Michigan federal court to charges that he and seven other students at the University of Michigan conspired to commit acts of vandalism, harassment and threats to get the University of Michigan to sever ties with Israel. Isiah Holmes and our colleagues at Michigan Advance report on the case

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