Several prominent Republican presidential candidates in recent days have seized the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict as an opportunity to propose measures that would potentially infringe on the First Amendment – suggesting ideas like revoking student visas and deporting foreign nationals who express support for Palestinians or criticize Israel's military response.
Across American colleges and universities, students have organized large-scale protests and rallies calling for a ceasefire and supporting Palestinian freedom. But their efforts to promote liberation have largely been erroneously linked to endorsing Hamas.
