MLA delegates pass motion defending pro-Palestine speech : v

A leading opponent of the statement said it represented “an organizational pivot to anti-Zionism.” PHILADELPHIA—The Modern Language Association’s Delegate Assembly passed an “emergency motion” Saturday defending college and university employees and students who are facing threats, harassment and violence for criticizing Israel’s violence against Palestinians. 

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