Category: LA8

Alex Odeh’s murder

Alex Odeh’s murder, 26 years ago, was an early sign of Southern California’s treatment of Palestinian dissent   Today is the 26th anniversary of the murder of Alex Odeh in Southern California. Odeh — the ADC West Coast director — was targeted because he spoke...

Amer Othman Adi deported after living 40 years in US

The Palestinian businessman was deported after being given conflicting information from immigration officials. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) deported Amer Othman Adi, a Palestinian man who lived in Ohio, on Monday, according to local media. Adi had lived in the US for roughly...

Constitutional Doubt

Does the Constitution apply to immigrants?  On February 24, 1999, the United States Supreme Court seemed to say that it did not.  Whether wholly, or only in certain circumstances remains to be seen.  In its most immediate impact, Reno v. American Arab Anti Discrimination Committee…