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October 7 Survivors Sue Campus Protesters, Say Students Are “Hamas’s Propaganda Division” (theintercept.com)

submitted 6 months ago by Five@slrpnk.net to c/usnews@beehaw.org

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[–] e_t_@kbin.pithyphrase.net 13 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The survivors are free to be angry at student protestors, but I don't see how their anger is justiciable.

[–] tardigrada@beehaw.org 7 points 6 months ago

As much as I agree, I am not sure whether this is what they are aiming at.

The law’s provision of civil damages means that private actors — including those with seemingly endless resources — can bog you down in costly and distracting litigation,” Shamas said. “This means that Palestinians and those who support their rights become ‘high risk’ — and those who they rely on — charities, funders, banks or social media companies — are chilled from further engagement. The goal is to isolate Palestinians.”