Human rights attorney. Associate Director of Policy @theCCR. Formerly @DCIPalestine. Dad to W, F & T. @uvmvermont & @CUNYLaw grad.
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NEW: Israel snatched an American teen from his West Bank home in the middle of the night — days before his birthday & during national exams.
He's been held for 3 months with no charge.
Netanyahu just came to the US for the 8th time in Trump's second term.zeteo.com/p/israel-has-kidna…
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Read today's 'First Draft' here:
zeteo.com/p/israel-has-kidna…
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Israel Has Kidnapped Another American Teenager
Abdalkareem Issa Ahmed Safi has Texas roots but languishes in a notorious jail, one more victim of Benjamin Netanyahu’s cruel impunity. Donald Trump, meanwhile, is losing some of his most ardent fans, writes @prem_thakker.
Brad Parker retweeted
The Trump administration is escalating its war on our First Amendment right to dissent.
The State Department is making blacklists of Americans, and smearing everyone from Black Lives Matters protestors to our labor unions and the co-founder of Ben & Jerry's as foreign agents. It's pathetic and it's dangerous.
We must all reject this attempt to revive McCarthyism and COINTELPRO to crush our resistance to fascism.
From the unjust sentences of the Prairieland protestors to the attempt to extradite Fergie Chambers, we must fight back against these attempts to destroy our right to protest and organize.
the-independent.com/news/wor…
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🚨🇺🇸 #HindRajabFoundation and @theCCR have called on New York Attorney General Letitia James to meet with NY victims of Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir's crimes, offered to facilitate those meetings, and urged her to open a criminal investigation under New York State criminal law ahead of his July 7–8 visit.
➡️ More → bit.ly/4oXvx5E
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⭕️ Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has canceled his trip to New York for next week’s UN policing summit, ministry sources told Haaretz, after protest plans and calls from human rights groups to investigate and arrest him.
The Hind Rajab Foundation and Center for Constitutional Rights had urged New York Attorney General Letitia James to open a criminal investigation into Ben-Gvir ahead of the July 7-8 visit, and an open letter with thousands of signatures demanded his prosecution for war crimes. It is his second canceled US trip in weeks: Israeli media reported last month he scrapped a visit after the US embassy required him to appear in person and provide fingerprints for a visa.
🚨🇺🇸 #HindRajabFoundation and @theCCR have called on New York Attorney General Letitia James to meet with NY victims of Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir's crimes, offered to facilitate those meetings, and urged her to open a criminal investigation under New York State criminal law ahead of his July 7–8 visit.
➡️ More → bit.ly/4oXvx5E
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Bezalel Smotrich marched in NYC today.
He called for the ethnic cleansing of Gaza, leads the settler movement stealing Palestinian land, and faces a possible ICC arrest warrant for crimes against humanity.
Every elected official should condemn his presence here.
Israel Day Parade in NYC: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and other far-right Israeli lawmakers and American politicians march on Fifth Avenue
NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani decided to skip the event | @Etanetan23
Video: Liri Agami
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This is the due process the administration is offering me, corrupt and unprecedented:
"Internal board documents obtained by The New York Times show that the case was considered high priority even before the board officially received it.
“Please process as quickly as possible,” said another note, from October. Another document shows that the court’s chair — its highest ranking member — oversaw the case from early on."
This story proves that the Trump administration's treatment of my case has always been corrupt and retaliatory. They put me through a sham immigration process while guaranteeing the outcome in advance.
nytimes.com/2026/05/08/nyreg…
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If you were outraged when Trump tried to silence Jimmy Kimmel, you should be outraged by what they're doing to students who spoke out against the war in Gaza.
Now they're firing immigration "judges" who refuse to go along with their illegal scheme.
Defend free speech! ⬇️
I volunteered with @DCIPalestine in 2009 & was a staff member from 2013-2024. Many days over those years this felt inevitable yet we all persisted despite absolute Israeli impunity. I’m sad for the loss of what was built & haunted by the violations Palestinian kids endure today.
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People like Mahmoud Khalil and Leqaa Kordia continue to be persecuted for speaking out against the genocide.
I was glad to meet with Mahmoud to hear updates on his and Leqaa's cases and see pictures of his newborn, Deen.
We need justice and freedom for Mahmoud, Leqaa, and every other student targeted by our institutions for exercising their rights.
ALT Rep. Lee hugs Mahmoud Khalil.
ALT Rep. Lee sits on a couch with Mahmoud and his lawyer.
ALT Rep. Lee and Rep. Tlaib look at photos on Mahmoud's phone.
ALT Rep. Lee and Rep. Rashida Tlaib pose for a photo with Mahmoud Khalil.
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BREAKING: A federal district court today when it ruled that groups representing residents of Louisiana’s Cancer Alley can proceed with their landmark lawsuit seeking a moratorium on toxic industrial plants in two majority-Black districts, stating in the decision: "Plaintiffs describe a land use pattern that quite literally originated in slavery."
Learn more: ccrjustice.org/home/press-ce…
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Leqaa Kordia has spent nearly a year in an ICE prison for exercising her First Amendment rights in NYC & speaking out against the ongoing genocide in Palestine.
She was hospitalized after suffering a seizure. Now she's back in detention.
This is cruel & unnecessary.
Release Leqaa now.
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Democrats need to listen to their communities, not big money interests. They need to prioritize our wallets first, solve problems, and be loud.
St. Louis, I’m running for Congress because the work is not finished.
➡️ Donate to the campaign: coribush.org
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No one should lose a child to violence.
I was deeply impacted by the Palestinian American fathers who met with me to talk about their children who were violently killed by Israeli settlers in the West Bank.
The US has an obligation to urgently investigate the murders of US citizens Sayfollah Musallet & Tawfic Abdel Jabbar. Their families have my steadfast support and my deepest condolences.
ALT Rep. Pressley meets with Palestinian American fathers whose children were violently killed by Israeli settlers in the West Bank.
ALT Rep. Pressley listens to a Palestinian American father.
ALT Rep. Pressley listens to a Palestinian American father.
ALT A photo of a Palestinian American father.
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Mohammed Ibrahim, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen, has been held by the Israeli military for 8 months without trial. U.S. lawmakers are calling for his release.
“We had so much trust in our blue passport,” his sister said. “We thought it could protect us.” --> wapo.st/3L8LQwG
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Israel's forced starvation campaign against Palestinians in Gaza means that people often face extremely crowded conditions trying to access what little food is available. 10-year-old Ahmed suffered burns from hot lentils at a takiya, and he misses fresh fruits and vegetables.
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The International Criminal Court deplores new sanctions from the US administration against #ICC Officials ⤵️ icc-cpi.int/news/internation…
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We must block the bombs we send to the Israeli government and end the massacring of people in Gaza.
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I've introduced the Block the Bombs Act with 21 of my colleagues to withhold certain offensive weapons that are supplied by the U.S. to Israel and demand Israel’s compliance with U.S. and international law.
Block the Bombs is the first step toward real oversight and accountability for the consequences of a military campaign that has leveled Gaza, displaced millions, and killed a reported 54,000 Palestinians.
Hear directly from me about the importance of this bill.