Today on the show, we welcome Palestinian American lawyer and activist Dima Khalidi, who is the founder and director of Palestine Legal, an independent organization, with headquarters in Chicago, IL,  that provides legal advice, advocacy, litigation support and dedicated to protecting the civil and constitutional rights of college students and grassroots activists within the US who speak out for Palestinian freedom by challenging efforts to threaten and legally bully activists into silence and inaction. 

Dima shares her Palestinian backstory, that led to the establishment of Palestine Legal, in 2012, where she currently serves as the organizations director.  

We discuss her well renowned father, Rashid Khalidi,  who is the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University and has co-authored several books and was born the year of the Palestinian Nakba i and dedicated his life to the cause and how, was it  growing up as the daughter of this highly acclaimed and recognized Palestinian  intellectual, author and activist. 

Dima highlights the challenges the organization faces on multiple fronts, including vis a vis IHRA, Anti-Semitism, BDS, and  the prevalent 'Palestinian Exception' when it comes to free speech and right to boycott in the US, and shares the most  egregious cases they have handled to date, and highlighed milestones and key successes. 

Dima shares her views on the future of Palestine advocacy in the U.S. and where in her expert opinion, where the Palestinian solidarity movement is headed? 

Learn more about Palestine Legal: https//palestinelegal.org
Instagram: @pal_legal

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