ADC National

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is the nation’s oldest civil rights organization defending the rights of Arab American communities.

[ADC National @adc]

ADC is continuing the fight against government censorship so @RepFine cannot shut out the very people he vilifies.

The First Amendment protects his right to spew hateful rhetoric. It also protects the public’s right to challenge him.

https://t.co/XQJ69Db0UB

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[ADC National @adc]

Censorship starts with Palestinians and quickly extends far beyond. This is why restricting free speech for some means restricting it for all.

[Kenneth Roth @KenRoth]

Transnational censorship: the Trump administration detained a Colombian immigrant this week in Phoenix after he spoke out against a Trump-endorsed candidate in his home country’s upcoming presidential election. https://t.co/ZSv6Tf2ORe

[Lara Friedman @LaraFriedmanDC]

https://t.co/phWlJq2f62

[Acyn @Acyn]

Mamdani: We’re talking about a status quo where children are being killed on a daily basis. More than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli military since the so-called ceasefire.

When I am speaking about AIPAC, I’m speaking about an organization that has been supportive of the status quo, that has fought any attempt to actually deliver safety to people not just in Palestine but, frankly, throughout much of the region.

And it is a status quo of immorality. It is one that I will not accept.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

It is important to resist the commodification of basic human needs. Food, water and healthcare cannot be subordinated to market considerations or geopolitical interests. Access to adequate food is a fundamental human right grounded in the dignity of every person. Meeting this need not only alleviates suffering but also addresses underlying causes of geopolitical instability. Indeed, food security is an essential component of global and integral security. https://t.co/DgkM9RegJ7

[ADC National @adc]

Another war crime by Israel. RIP to the great Mona Khalil.

[Drop Site @DropSiteNews]

“They knew exactly who Mona Khalil was.

They knew the bright orange house in Mansouri, south Lebanon. They knew it was not a military site, not a command center, not a battlefield position. It was one of the most recognizable symbols of environmental conservation on Lebanon's southern coast; a sanctuary dedicated to protecting endangered sea turtles and preserving life.”

Marwa Osman writes about Israel’s deliberate targeting of a prominent environmental activist in Lebanon. ⬇️

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

People in Lebanon have been mourning the loss of turtle conservationist Mona Khalil. The 77-year-old marine ecologist was severely injured by an Israeli air strike on her home on June 4, and has since died from her wounds.

[Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein]

JD Vance says "if everything is Jew hatred, then nothing is Jew hatred."

"It's just not the case that every criticism of Bibi Netanyahu's policy decisions leads to antisemitism or is antisemitic."

"I do think that sometimes advocates of Israel make, or pro-Israel people in the United States make two critical mistakes. On the one hand is not delineating between America's interests and Israeli interests, cuz they're not always the same. But the second is always conflating criticism of a particular government with Jew hatred; because if everything is Jew hatred, then nothing is Jew hatred."

[Marcy Winograd @marcywinograd]

.@CAgovernor @TonyThurmond @HenrySternCA @JesseGabrielCA
Why is the CDE promoting anti-Palestinian racism & stereotyping all Jews as Zionists? The CA Teachers Collaborative on Holocaust & Genocide Education refuses to teach the #GazaGenocide & pushes the
3 D's to conflate criticism of Israel w/antisemitism & silence dissent. Shame on this collaborative! Teachers should boycott their summer PD sessions. #BDS #FreePalestine
@visualizingpal @CAIRNational @CAIRCalifornia @adc @jvplive #CODEPINK @howardblume @ryangrim @cenkuygur @USC @XavierBecerra

[7amleh حملة @7amleh]

7amleh has joined a coalition calling on states and technology companies to halt the use and provision of AI systems for military targeting and kill chains.

The statement raises serious concerns about the growing deployment of AI-powered surveillance, target generation systems, and large language models in warfare, warning that these technologies risk facilitating unlawful harm, obscuring accountability, and enabling violations of international humanitarian and human rights law.

At a time when AI is increasingly shaping conflict and military decision-making, stronger safeguards, transparency, and accountability are urgently needed.

📄 Read the full statement: https://t.co/pNpi27VEVr
@accessnow

[ADC National @adc]

ADC President and Legal Director @JeninYounesEsq joined @RT_com’s Crosstalk to discuss the U.S. and Israel’s escalating attacks on Iran and the preposterous claims of “self-defense” that have followed.

Washington and Tel Aviv cannot attack, destabilize the region, and then claim victimhood when the fire is returned. This is part of a broader U.S.-Israel policy that protects Israel’s expansionist agenda and drags the American people deeper into conflicts they did not vote for.

The United States must stop capitulating to Netanyahu’s extremist government and start acting in the interests of the American people. It’s time to put America first.

[BreakThrough News @BTnewsroom]

BREAKING: Stanford University graduates staged a walkout during Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s keynote address at commencement Sunday.

The walkout was organized by Students for Justice in Palestine and No Tech for Apartheid as a protest against Google’s contracts with the IDF, Dept. of Homeland Security, and ICE.

[The Intercept @theintercept]

With whole towns leveled by Israel, a quarter million Lebanese people may have lost the proof of who they are and what they own. https://t.co/2qsB5SwN3b

[Jewish Voice for Peace @jvplive]

Dr. Jean Halley, Professor of Sociology, College of Staten Island (CUNY) notes how IHRA is a thinly veiled attack on academic freedom and an attempt to silence criticism of the Israeli government and military.

Learn more here: https://t.co/RkRxE96rjg

[Truthout @truthout]

The FBI has raided the homes of 7 activists for their pro-Palestine activism in Michigan. The federal government is charging them with carrying out a “criminal intimidation campaign” against university administrators for pushing to divest from Israel. https://t.co/3riPkgBBOa

[ADC National @adc]

“ADC is alarmed by the federal government’s escalation against former University of Michigan student organizers who courageously advocated for Palestinians’ human rights through encampments, divestment appeals, and protected political protest. Authorities are trying to turn constitutionally protected dissent into a federal crime, clearly because of the nature of the speech in question. This dangerous development should concern anyone who believes in free speech and civil liberties.

Among those targeted is a plaintiff whom ADC represents alongside the Sugar Law Center for Economic & Social Justice in Hakim et al. v. Regents of the University of Michigan. They, along with several other plaintiffs, sued the university for violating her First Amendment rights by punishing her for protected pro-Palestine speech and activity. Now, the Administration has significantly raised the stakes by turning the university’s constitutionally violative strategy into the law of the land, without respect for the Constitution. This Administration appears to believe that constitutional rights are only for those whose politics it shares, which couldn’t be further from the purpose of constitutional protections – they exist to protect those who dissent from government policies.

None of the defendants have engaged in activity that warrants a federal indictment for conspiracy-related offenses. Free speech and protest are not crimes, nor is demanding divestment and consideration for Palestinians’ human rights. These students are presumptively innocent and deserve a vigorous legal defense against a politically motivated prosecution.”

- ADC President and Legal Director @JeninYounesEsq

[Drop Site @DropSiteNews]

⚡️NEW from Drop Site News: Israel is Trying to End Democracy in Michigan

Story by @PomTerkins and @RyanGrim

https://t.co/wfcYA0dSAL

[ADC National @adc]

Read more about ADC's 1A lawsuit of @RepFine --> https://t.co/I8DdMEgm7t

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

Netanyahu is lobbying for Section 224 in the national defense bill, a provision that quietly expands U.S.-Israel military cooperation and weapons development with almost zero oversight.

The American people do not want more U.S. military aid to Israel. We must defeat Section 224.

[ADC National @adc]

Strategies for Change in Your School will look at how to establish Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) clubs and incorporate Palestinian culture--poetry, art, music, dance--into curriculum.

[ADC National @adc]

Register for Summer Workshops: Challenging Zionism in Schools with CodePink.

ADC's Education Director will be joining the workshop series on June 12th to discuss Strategies for Change in Your School (k-12)

https://t.co/kB1bfs1GQz