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The congressional committee hearing of three elite university presidents earlier this month slandered the Palestine solidarity movement on college campuses, writes Natalia Marques.
Criticism of how Israel treats Palestinians has become a firing offense in some circles, including academia where professors must muzzle themselves or face accusations of anti-Semitism. In the case of Steven Salaita, Twitter posts about Gaza cost him his job,…