"Challenging U.S. Policy: Pro-Palestinian Activism on the Rise"

Pro-Palestinian protests in the U.S., organized by groups like Jewish Voice for Peace, have faced criticism and allegations of ties to terrorist organizations such as Hamas and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Some leaders of the movement have been accused of promoting rhetoric from these groups, while others argue for the right of occupied peoples to resist oppression. Samidoun, an international organization supporting Palestinian prisoners, has been labeled a terrorist organization by Israel and Germany due to alleged ties to the PFLP and Hamas. Despite concerns, civil rights experts emphasize that in the U.S., groups like Samidoun can express their views as long as they are not directly coordinating with designated terrorist organizations.