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Brian Osgood

October 7 survivors are suing pro-Palestinian groups. But what is the aim?

Police arrest a pro-Palestinian protester at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles on April 24, 2024 [Reuters TV]

Nine survivors of the October 7 attacks on southern Israel have filed a civil suit against pro-Palestinian groups in the United States, alleging their advocacy work on college campuses constitutes “material support” for “terrorism”.

But the defendants have pushed back, warning that the case is part of a pattern of legal attacks meant to put pro-Palestinian groups on the defensive and curtail free speech at US universities.

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