New Yorkers scoured the web for information on Palestine-related phrases more than any other state in the US, a new study found. Since the start of the year, the Empire State averaged 8,260 ...

US News New Yorkers searched web for ‘Free Palestine’ info more than any other state, study finds By Deirdre Bardolf Published June 7, 2025, 8:08 a.m. ET ...

Not all “Free Palestine” chanters understand it as a call to violence. Yet the phrase’s lack of specificity is a big part of its utility.

Brookline kosher grocery shop vandalized; "Free Palestine" brick thrown through window Police in Massachusetts say they are investigating a hate crime after a brick with "Free Palestine" written ...

Public school employees in the Bronx allegedly shouted “Heil Hitler” at a Jewish teacher, a day after she says she found her desk littered with “Free Palestine” stickers.

The Palestine exception refers to the prohibition of speech critical of Israel, especially of its founding ideology, Zionism, and its ongoing oppression of the Palestinian people.

Twice in a recent two-week period, two men were arrested for terrorist attacks while invoking “Free Palestine.” For them, the phrase served as a rallying cry sanctioning violence.

Facebook A version of this article appears in print on May 15, 2024, Section A, Page 23 of the New York edition with the headline: What a ‘Free Palestine’ Actually Means.