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Al Jazeera
Politics
Ali Harb

What is Project Esther, the playbook against pro-Palestine movement in US?

Palestine solidarity protesters rally outside the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, on August 21, 2024 [Ali Harb/Al Jazeera]

Washington, DC – When the Heritage Foundation, a prominent right-wing think tank in the United States, released a playbook last year for how to destroy the Palestine solidarity movement, it did not garner much attention.

But more than eight months later, the policy document – known as Project Esther – now faces heightened scrutiny from activists and media outlets, in part because President Donald Trump appears to be following its blueprint.

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