{"id":1801,"date":"2026-03-13T14:11:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T14:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/venusimportexport.com\/wordpress\/?p=1801"},"modified":"2026-03-13T14:11:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T14:11:35","slug":"corrupt-dangerous-administration-sole-muslim-woman-on-trumps-religious-committee-resigns-in-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/venusimportexport.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/03\/13\/corrupt-dangerous-administration-sole-muslim-woman-on-trumps-religious-committee-resigns-in-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Corrupt, dangerous administration&#8217;: Sole Muslim woman on Trump&#8217;s religious committee resigns in protest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"consumption-feed-content-AA1Yx1Bd\" class=\"consumption-feed-content \" style=\"color: #262626; font-family: 'Ginto Copilot Variable', 'Segoe UI', 'Segoe UI Midlevel', 'Segoe WP', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" data-content-id=\"AA1Yx1Bd\">\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article-page\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-ttvr-marker\" style=\"position: absolute;\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<article class=\"article-reader-container\" style=\"--article-reader-bg-color: #FFFFFF; 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In the message, she explained that she had been serving as a Presidential appointee and advisor to the White House Religious Liberty Commission.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 16px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">She stated that her resignation was driven by what she described as the \u201cinjustice and atrocities of this administration at home and abroad.\u201d The post also included a Substack essay where she elaborated on the reasons behind her resignation.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\">\n<div class=\"twitter-slot\">\n<div class=\"article-social-slot\" style=\"display: flex; justify-content: center;\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" style=\"display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 550px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 561px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2032274368579956823&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Fworld%2Fus%2Fcorrupt-dangerous-administration-sole-muslim-woman-on-trumps-religious-committee-resigns-in-protest%2Farticleshow%2F129540414.cms&amp;sessionId=38b879f2ab75687de91cce5bd48d3923c6a2c2b0&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2032274368579956823\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 16px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In her essay, Munshi said she was stepping down \u201cin protest\u201d of two developments she described as deeply troubling.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 16px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">The first was the removal of commissioner Carrie Prejean-Boller, which she said was due to the latter\u2019s beliefs about Palestine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-read-break\" style=\"opacity: 1; position: static; margin: 0px 0px 16px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">The second was what she called the government\u2019s illegal war against Iran, which she argued had been \u201cundertaken without clear constitutional or congressional authorisation.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"intra-article-module\" style=\"position: relative; z-index: 97; width: 768px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;intraArticle&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13}\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 16px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">Munshi also alleged that some members of the commission \u201cmocked my faith and treated my community with hostility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 16px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">Despite this, she said she had initially accepted the appointment in 2025 in hopes of remaining a \u201cvoice of reason.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 16px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">Munshi claimed that the rights of the American Muslims were being &#8216;sidelined&#8217; and their existence was met with a hateful rhetoric intended to &#8216;advancing particular political agendas&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 16px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">She also revealed that her family, both Christian and Muslim, came to America &#8216;fleeing religious discrimination and persecution&#8217; which shaped her commitment to religious liberty, and her belief in America as a safe haven for &#8216;people of all religions&#8217;. However, she found the commission to be driven by ulterior motives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 16px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">She claimed people of faith were having their free expression stripped away and lives put at risk, due to their deeply held beliefs about Palestine, all for the &#8216;sake&#8217; of a Zionist political agenda. Here, she cited the example of the removal of Prejean Boller, saying the commissioner&#8217;s faith-based stance had been treated as an affront to free expression and religious liberty.<\/p>\n<div class=\"intra-article-module\" style=\"position: relative; z-index: 97; width: 768px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;intraArticle&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13}\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 16px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">She also condemned the Trump administration&#8217;s unlawful killing of children and civilians in Iran, at the &#8216;urging of a genocidal state&#8217;. &#8220;Not only is the American public against this aggression, but our tax dollars are funding the very violence that we oppose, both against innocent Palestinians and now Iranians,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 16px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">Lastly, she boldly added that she was not resigning out of &#8216;fear or intimidation&#8217; from anyone affiliated with the Commission, the government or any interest group. However, she blamed what she saw as injustice of the members of the commission as the cause. &#8220;I support America over Israel, and unfortunately that means I cannot support Trump or this government.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 16px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">Munshi supported Prejean-Boller, who revealed on X on Thursday that the president, who appoints all the commissioners, had fired her for what she believes is her stand against the genocide committed by Israel in Gaza and her pushback against those who call her antisemitic for her anti-Zionist views.<\/p>\n<div class=\"intra-article-module\" style=\"position: relative; z-index: 97; width: 768px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;intraArticle&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13}\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 16px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">Her firing followed a viral clip of her heated exchange at a February meeting of the commission where she insisted that Catholicism and Zionism are not compatible.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 16px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">Moreover, Munshi, who was the director of the Religious Freedom Institute, shared with the Middle East Eye that she started feeling isolated from the programme ever since September 2025, when she provided testimony to the commission on what she said was a constitutionally-protected right in schools to protect Israel&#8217;s killing of Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 16px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">&#8220;After I testified about Palestine, I stopped receiving the witness lists before each hearing, so I don&#8217;t know if that was a coincidence, if it was organisational, just a miscommunication on their end, or if they literally held it against me about what I testified on,&#8221; she described.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 16px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">Israel&#8217;s war on Gaza killed 72,136 Palestinians. As per Reuters, by March 9, the Iranian state media reported the death toll of the Iran vs US-Israel war to be 1,270 people.<\/p>\n<div class=\"intra-article-module\" style=\"position: relative; z-index: 97; width: 768px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;intraArticle&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13}\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 16px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">While Americans have been protesting against the Israel-Hamas war since 2023, they are absolutely against the war with Iran. 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color: #0072c9; overflow-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/india\/story\/monalisa-bhosle-marries-farman-khan-kerala-family-opposition-kumbh-mela-2880530-2026-03-11\" target=\"_blank\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;destination&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:1,&quot;c.t&quot;:7}\">A marriage between social media personality Monalisa Bhosle and Uttar Pradesh&#8217;s Baghpat resident Farman Khan<\/a>\u00a0has sparked controversy after the groom&#8217;s family publicly opposed the interfaith union, saying they were unaware of the wedding and do not approve of the relationship.<\/p>\n<div class=\"intra-article-module\" style=\"position: relative; z-index: 97; width: 768px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;intraArticle&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13}\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 16px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">Farman&#8217;s father, Jafar Ali, said he was unhappy with the marriage because Monalisa belongs to a different religion. The couple&#8217;s wedding has been widely discussed on social media, drawing attention across the district.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 16px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">&#8220;I am not happy with this marriage,&#8221; Jafar Ali told reporters. &#8220;She belongs to another religion while we are Muslim Jats. This will create problems in the family in the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-read-break\" style=\"opacity: 1; position: static; margin: 0px 0px 16px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">He also said Farman had never informed the family about his plans to marry.<\/p>\n<div class=\"continue-reading-slot\" style=\"visibility: visible !important; height: auto !important;\">\n<div id=\"continuousReadingContainer\" class=\"article-cont-read-container\" style=\"bottom: 0px; position: absolute; width: 768px; z-index: 98; left: 0px; background: linear-gradient(0deg, #ffffff 0%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 100%) 0% 0% \/ auto repeat scroll padding-box border-box rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\">\n<div class=\"article-cont-read-button-container\" style=\"align-items: center; display: flex; flex-direction: column; height: 120px; justify-content: flex-end;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;readMore&quot;}\"><button class=\"control\" style=\"background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; height: inherit; flex-grow: 1; display: inline-flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; padding: 0px 28px; text-wrap-mode: nowrap; outline: none; border-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-image: none 100% \/ 1 \/ 0 stretch; border-radius: inherit; fill: inherit; cursor: inherit; font: inherit;\" name=\"Continue reading\" value=\"\"><span class=\"content\" style=\"pointer-events: none;\"><span style=\"display: flex;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.msn.com\/staticsb\/statics\/latest\/views\/icons\/textExpand_filled.svg\" alt=\"Expand article logo\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-back-to-feed-button-container\" style=\"display: flex; justify-content: center; padding-top: 8px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;goToMyFeed&quot;}\"><button class=\"control\" style=\"background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; height: inherit; flex-grow: 1; display: inline-flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; padding: 0px 28px; text-wrap-mode: nowrap; outline: none; border-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-image: none 100% \/ 1 \/ 0 stretch; border-radius: inherit; fill: inherit; cursor: inherit; font: inherit;\" name=\"Back to Home\" value=\"\"><span class=\"content\" style=\"pointer-events: none;\"><span style=\"display: flex;\">\u00a0\u00a0Back to Home<\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 16px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">&#8220;Farman used to visit the village occasionally, but he never told us he was getting married. This is his first mistake. We do not accept it,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-sub-heading\" style=\"font-size: 28px; margin-top: 32px; margin-bottom: 16px; line-height: 36px; position: relative; padding-top: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px;\">WEDDING IN KERALA<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 16px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">Monalisa Bhosle married her Muslim boyfriend Farman Khan on March 11 at the Nayanar Temple in Arumanoor in Kerala. 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In the message, she explained that she had been serving as a Presidential appointee and advisor to the White House Religious Liberty Commission.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 16px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">She stated that her resignation was driven by what she described as the \u201cinjustice and atrocities of this administration at home and abroad.\u201d The post also included a Substack essay where she elaborated on the reasons behind her resignation.<\/p>\n<p>In her essay, Munshi said she was stepping down \u201cin protest\u201d of two developments she described as deeply troubling.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 16px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">The first was the removal of commissioner Carrie Prejean-Boller, which she said was due to the latter\u2019s beliefs about Palestine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-read-break\" style=\"opacity: 1; position: static; margin: 0px 0px 16px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">The second was what she called the government\u2019s illegal war against Iran, which she argued had been \u201cundertaken without clear constitutional or congressional authorisation.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"intra-article-module\" style=\"position: relative; z-index: 97; width: 768px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;intraArticle&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13}\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 16px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">Munshi also alleged that some members of the commission \u201cmocked my faith and treated my community with hostility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 16px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">Despite this, she said she had initially accepted the appointment in 2025 in hopes of remaining a \u201cvoice of reason.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 16px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">Munshi claimed that the rights of the American Muslims were being &#8216;sidelined&#8217; and their existence was met with a hateful rhetoric intended to &#8216;advancing particular political agendas&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 16px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">She also revealed that her family, both Christian and Muslim, came to America &#8216;fleeing religious discrimination and persecution&#8217; which shaped her commitment to religious liberty, and her belief in America as a safe haven for &#8216;people of all religions&#8217;. However, she found the commission to be driven by ulterior motives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 16px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">She claimed people of faith were having their free expression stripped away and lives put at risk, due to their deeply held beliefs about Palestine, all for the &#8216;sake&#8217; of a Zionist political agenda. Here, she cited the example of the removal of Prejean Boller, saying the commissioner&#8217;s faith-based stance had been treated as an affront to free expression and religious liberty.<\/p>\n<div class=\"intra-article-module\" style=\"position: relative; z-index: 97; width: 768px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;intraArticle&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13}\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 16px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">She also condemned the Trump administration&#8217;s unlawful killing of children and civilians in Iran, at the &#8216;urging of a genocidal state&#8217;. &#8220;Not only is the American public against this aggression, but our tax dollars are funding the very violence that we oppose, both against innocent Palestinians and now Iranians,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 16px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">Lastly, she boldly added that she was not resigning out of &#8216;fear or intimidation&#8217; from anyone affiliated with the Commission, the government or any interest group. However, she blamed what she saw as injustice of the members of the commission as the cause. &#8220;I support America over Israel, and unfortunately that means I cannot support Trump or this government.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 16px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">Munshi supported Prejean-Boller, who revealed on X on Thursday that the president, who appoints all the commissioners, had fired her for what she believes is her stand against the genocide committed by Israel in Gaza and her pushback against those who call her antisemitic for her anti-Zionist views.<\/p>\n<div class=\"intra-article-module\" style=\"position: relative; z-index: 97; width: 768px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;intraArticle&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13}\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 16px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">Her firing followed a viral clip of her heated exchange at a February meeting of the commission where she insisted that Catholicism and Zionism are not compatible.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 16px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">Moreover, Munshi, who was the director of the Religious Freedom Institute, shared with the Middle East Eye that she started feeling isolated from the programme ever since September 2025, when she provided testimony to the commission on what she said was a constitutionally-protected right in schools to protect Israel&#8217;s killing of Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 16px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">&#8220;After I testified about Palestine, I stopped receiving the witness lists before each hearing, so I don&#8217;t know if that was a coincidence, if it was organisational, just a miscommunication on their end, or if they literally held it against me about what I testified on,&#8221; she described.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 16px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">Israel&#8217;s war on Gaza killed 72,136 Palestinians. As per Reuters, by March 9, the Iranian state media reported the death toll of the Iran vs US-Israel war to be 1,270 people.<\/p>\n<div class=\"intra-article-module\" style=\"position: relative; z-index: 97; width: 768px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;intraArticle&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13}\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 16px;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">While Americans have been protesting against the Israel-Hamas war since 2023, they are absolutely against the war with Iran. 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