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  1. #Palestine conference canceled by #USM over speaker’s sanctions has new location

    The academic discussion called the ‘#ConsequenceOfPalestine’ will take place at #FirstParishCongregationalChurch in #GorhamME

    by Riley Board, February 26, 2026

    "A conference on Palestine scheduled for Saturday has found a new venue after the University of Southern Maine said it would no longer sponsor the event because one of the planned speakers is subject to sanctions by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

    "The 'Consequence of Palestine' event will now be hosted at the First Parish Congregational Church in Gorham, and is scheduled to proceed on the same date, organizers with the #MaineCoalitionForPalestine and #MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights announced Thursday.

    "University officials told organizers late last week they could no longer use Hannaford Hall on the USM’s Portland campus for the event after learning that speaker #FrancescaAlbanese is on the Office of Foreign Assets Controls’ #SanctionsLlist.

    "#Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on #HumanRights in the #OccupiedPalestinianTerritories, was slapped with sanctions in July after she wrote letters to several major American businesses, telling them she planned to name them in a U.N. report for contributing to human rights violations by #Israel; the #StateDepartment called the letters campaigns of political and #EconomicWarfare. U.S. businesses and entities are prohibited from doing business with Albanese.

    "Albanese was scheduled to speak at the conference remotely, and organizers said they received guidance that her participation was permitted so long as they did not engage in any financial transaction with her or offer an honorarium for her participation.

    "Organizers also say they offered to remove Albanese from the schedule, but the university said it still could not host the event because it needed, 'time to assess the risk and put in place measures to ensure compliance with all federal and state laws and university policies.'

    "More than 300 people had registered for the event as of Tuesday.

    "Albanese is still slated to speak at the conference, an organizer confirmed. The USM Department of Criminology and Sociology, previously a co-sponsor of the event, is no longer involved."

    Read more:
    pressherald.com/2026/02/26/pal

    Archived version:
    archive.md/8VwxN

    #MainePol #Capitulation #USPol #Fascism #Authoritarianism #IsraeliWarCrimes #USWarCrimes #FreeGaza #Gaza #GazaGenocide #LandTheft #Colonialism #FreePalestine #BibiIsAWarCriminal #MaineVoicesForPeace

  2. #Palestine conference canceled by #USM over speaker’s sanctions has new location

    The academic discussion called the ‘#ConsequenceOfPalestine’ will take place at #FirstParishCongregationalChurch in #GorhamME

    by Riley Board, February 26, 2026

    "A conference on Palestine scheduled for Saturday has found a new venue after the University of Southern Maine said it would no longer sponsor the event because one of the planned speakers is subject to sanctions by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

    "The 'Consequence of Palestine' event will now be hosted at the First Parish Congregational Church in Gorham, and is scheduled to proceed on the same date, organizers with the #MaineCoalitionForPalestine and #MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights announced Thursday.

    "University officials told organizers late last week they could no longer use Hannaford Hall on the USM’s Portland campus for the event after learning that speaker #FrancescaAlbanese is on the Office of Foreign Assets Controls’ #SanctionsLlist.

    "#Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on #HumanRights in the #OccupiedPalestinianTerritories, was slapped with sanctions in July after she wrote letters to several major American businesses, telling them she planned to name them in a U.N. report for contributing to human rights violations by #Israel; the #StateDepartment called the letters campaigns of political and #EconomicWarfare. U.S. businesses and entities are prohibited from doing business with Albanese.

    "Albanese was scheduled to speak at the conference remotely, and organizers said they received guidance that her participation was permitted so long as they did not engage in any financial transaction with her or offer an honorarium for her participation.

    "Organizers also say they offered to remove Albanese from the schedule, but the university said it still could not host the event because it needed, 'time to assess the risk and put in place measures to ensure compliance with all federal and state laws and university policies.'

    "More than 300 people had registered for the event as of Tuesday.

    "Albanese is still slated to speak at the conference, an organizer confirmed. The USM Department of Criminology and Sociology, previously a co-sponsor of the event, is no longer involved."

    Read more:
    pressherald.com/2026/02/26/pal

    Archived version:
    archive.md/8VwxN

    #MainePol #Capitulation #USPol #Fascism #Authoritarianism #IsraeliWarCrimes #USWarCrimes #FreeGaza #Gaza #GazaGenocide #LandTheft #Colonialism #FreePalestine #BibiIsAWarCriminal #MaineVoicesForPeace

  3. #Palestine conference canceled by #USM over speaker’s sanctions has new location

    The academic discussion called the ‘#ConsequenceOfPalestine’ will take place at #FirstParishCongregationalChurch in #GorhamME

    by Riley Board, February 26, 2026

    "A conference on Palestine scheduled for Saturday has found a new venue after the University of Southern Maine said it would no longer sponsor the event because one of the planned speakers is subject to sanctions by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

    "The 'Consequence of Palestine' event will now be hosted at the First Parish Congregational Church in Gorham, and is scheduled to proceed on the same date, organizers with the #MaineCoalitionForPalestine and #MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights announced Thursday.

    "University officials told organizers late last week they could no longer use Hannaford Hall on the USM’s Portland campus for the event after learning that speaker #FrancescaAlbanese is on the Office of Foreign Assets Controls’ #SanctionsLlist.

    "#Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on #HumanRights in the #OccupiedPalestinianTerritories, was slapped with sanctions in July after she wrote letters to several major American businesses, telling them she planned to name them in a U.N. report for contributing to human rights violations by #Israel; the #StateDepartment called the letters campaigns of political and #EconomicWarfare. U.S. businesses and entities are prohibited from doing business with Albanese.

    "Albanese was scheduled to speak at the conference remotely, and organizers said they received guidance that her participation was permitted so long as they did not engage in any financial transaction with her or offer an honorarium for her participation.

    "Organizers also say they offered to remove Albanese from the schedule, but the university said it still could not host the event because it needed, 'time to assess the risk and put in place measures to ensure compliance with all federal and state laws and university policies.'

    "More than 300 people had registered for the event as of Tuesday.

    "Albanese is still slated to speak at the conference, an organizer confirmed. The USM Department of Criminology and Sociology, previously a co-sponsor of the event, is no longer involved."

    Read more:
    pressherald.com/2026/02/26/pal

    Archived version:
    archive.md/8VwxN

    #MainePol #Capitulation #USPol #Fascism #Authoritarianism #IsraeliWarCrimes #USWarCrimes #FreeGaza #Gaza #GazaGenocide #LandTheft #Colonialism #FreePalestine #BibiIsAWarCriminal #MaineVoicesForPeace

  4. #Palestine conference canceled by #USM over speaker’s sanctions has new location

    The academic discussion called the ‘#ConsequenceOfPalestine’ will take place at #FirstParishCongregationalChurch in #GorhamME

    by Riley Board, February 26, 2026

    "A conference on Palestine scheduled for Saturday has found a new venue after the University of Southern Maine said it would no longer sponsor the event because one of the planned speakers is subject to sanctions by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

    "The 'Consequence of Palestine' event will now be hosted at the First Parish Congregational Church in Gorham, and is scheduled to proceed on the same date, organizers with the #MaineCoalitionForPalestine and #MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights announced Thursday.

    "University officials told organizers late last week they could no longer use Hannaford Hall on the USM’s Portland campus for the event after learning that speaker #FrancescaAlbanese is on the Office of Foreign Assets Controls’ #SanctionsLlist.

    "#Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on #HumanRights in the #OccupiedPalestinianTerritories, was slapped with sanctions in July after she wrote letters to several major American businesses, telling them she planned to name them in a U.N. report for contributing to human rights violations by #Israel; the #StateDepartment called the letters campaigns of political and #EconomicWarfare. U.S. businesses and entities are prohibited from doing business with Albanese.

    "Albanese was scheduled to speak at the conference remotely, and organizers said they received guidance that her participation was permitted so long as they did not engage in any financial transaction with her or offer an honorarium for her participation.

    "Organizers also say they offered to remove Albanese from the schedule, but the university said it still could not host the event because it needed, 'time to assess the risk and put in place measures to ensure compliance with all federal and state laws and university policies.'

    "More than 300 people had registered for the event as of Tuesday.

    "Albanese is still slated to speak at the conference, an organizer confirmed. The USM Department of Criminology and Sociology, previously a co-sponsor of the event, is no longer involved."

    Read more:
    pressherald.com/2026/02/26/pal

    Archived version:
    archive.md/8VwxN

    #MainePol #Capitulation #USPol #Fascism #Authoritarianism #IsraeliWarCrimes #USWarCrimes #FreeGaza #Gaza #GazaGenocide #LandTheft #Colonialism #FreePalestine #BibiIsAWarCriminal #MaineVoicesForPeace

  5. #Palestine conference canceled by #USM over speaker’s sanctions has new location

    The academic discussion called the ‘#ConsequenceOfPalestine’ will take place at #FirstParishCongregationalChurch in #GorhamME

    by Riley Board, February 26, 2026

    "A conference on Palestine scheduled for Saturday has found a new venue after the University of Southern Maine said it would no longer sponsor the event because one of the planned speakers is subject to sanctions by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

    "The 'Consequence of Palestine' event will now be hosted at the First Parish Congregational Church in Gorham, and is scheduled to proceed on the same date, organizers with the #MaineCoalitionForPalestine and #MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights announced Thursday.

    "University officials told organizers late last week they could no longer use Hannaford Hall on the USM’s Portland campus for the event after learning that speaker #FrancescaAlbanese is on the Office of Foreign Assets Controls’ #SanctionsLlist.

    "#Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on #HumanRights in the #OccupiedPalestinianTerritories, was slapped with sanctions in July after she wrote letters to several major American businesses, telling them she planned to name them in a U.N. report for contributing to human rights violations by #Israel; the #StateDepartment called the letters campaigns of political and #EconomicWarfare. U.S. businesses and entities are prohibited from doing business with Albanese.

    "Albanese was scheduled to speak at the conference remotely, and organizers said they received guidance that her participation was permitted so long as they did not engage in any financial transaction with her or offer an honorarium for her participation.

    "Organizers also say they offered to remove Albanese from the schedule, but the university said it still could not host the event because it needed, 'time to assess the risk and put in place measures to ensure compliance with all federal and state laws and university policies.'

    "More than 300 people had registered for the event as of Tuesday.

    "Albanese is still slated to speak at the conference, an organizer confirmed. The USM Department of Criminology and Sociology, previously a co-sponsor of the event, is no longer involved."

    Read more:
    pressherald.com/2026/02/26/pal

    Archived version:
    archive.md/8VwxN

    #MainePol #Capitulation #USPol #Fascism #Authoritarianism #IsraeliWarCrimes #USWarCrimes #FreeGaza #Gaza #GazaGenocide #LandTheft #Colonialism #FreePalestine #BibiIsAWarCriminal #MaineVoicesForPeace

  6. Israel gave only 66 building permits to Palestinians in 11 years

    Just 66 permits granted to Palestinians in 11 years, while 22,000 went to settlers, amid thousands of demolitions…
    #Israel #News #AreaC #homedemolitions #israelioccupation #occupiedpalestinianterritories #occupiedwestbank
    europesays.com/2798166/

  7. "I invited three distinguished Palestinian lawyers to #EJIL: The Podcast! to discuss the recent #ICJ decision on #Palestine. [..] Joining me, Nehal Bhuta, on the podcast were #DianaButtu, lawyer and former PLO negotiation team member; Professor #ArdiImseis, Queen’s University Law School, Ontario; and Dr #NimerSultany, Reader in Law, SOAS London."

    ejiltalk.org/ejil-the-podcast-
    #IsraeliOccupation #InternationalCourtOfJustice #apartheid #oPt #OccupiedPalestinianTerritories #CIJ_ICJ @palestine @israel

  8. "Palestinian university students in the occupied #WestBank live under the constant threat of arrest by the Israeli military, often without trial or charges. At #BirzeitUniversity, a center of Palestinian intellectual life, a staff member who documents those arrests explains the challenges that the best and brightest #PalestinianStudents often face and the obstacles they create for their futures."

    omny.fm/shows/the-take/at-birz
    #Palestine #Palestinians #oPt #OccupiedPalestinianTerritories @palestine

  9. “The court makes it clear not only that Israel’s occupation is illegal, but it also says that all countries around the world have an obligation to make sure that Israel doesn’t get away with it”

    #ICJ Rules #Israel’s Occupation of #WestBank, #Jerusalem, #Gaza Is Illegal: Attorney #DianaButtu Explains

    democracynow.org/2024/7/22/dia
    #IsraeliOccupation #InternationalCourtOfJustice #CIJ_ICJ #Palestine #oPt #OccupiedPalestinianTerritories #EastJerusalem #apartheid @palestine

  10. "The big news is that the court determines that #Israel is exercising an unlawful occupation that violates prohibition on discrimination and #apartheid, that it should withdraw as rapidly as possible, including from #Gaza, dismantle #settlements, pay reparations and restitution."

    🧵 by jurist #NimerSultany

    threadreaderapp.com/thread/181
    #CIJ_ICJ #ICJ #InternationalCourtOfJustice #Palestine #WestBank #EastJerusalem #oPt #OccupiedPalestinianTerritories #Palestinians #IsraeliOccupation @palestine

  11. "#Israel's reaction to the announcement by Norway, Spain, and Ireland, that they formally recognise the State of #Palestine, shows again that Israel seeks #annexation and permanent occupation over Palestine .. "

    🧵by jurist #NimerSultany

    threadreaderapp.com/thread/179
    #oPt #OccupiedPalestinianTerritories #Gaza #WestBank #EastJerusalem #Palestinians @palestine

  12. For decades, Israel has demolished houses of Palestinians across the occupied territories.It justifies it under a defense strategy that is against internatio...
    Israeli government ramps up demolitions in occupied West Bank