The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) sent a letter to New York University School of Law on Monday defending Ryna Workman’s right to free speech while Workman is asking that people shift their focus from prosecuting them to calling on the United States to end all military aid to Israel’s far-right government.

Workman, an NYU Law student and former president of NYU Law’s Student Bar Association (SBA), has been facing major backlash after they issued a statement blaming Israel for the deadly Hamas attacks that occurred earlier this month.