 Salaita has received support for his cause from the Modern Language Association, the AAUP and the Middle East Studies Association.However, Cary Nelson, the President of the AAUP from 2006 to 2012, lamented that it has become difficult to find an academic arena "grounded in an empathy for both Palestinians and Israelis".Glenn Greenwald, a journalist and constitutional lawyer, used the Salaita case as an example to show that Muslims and pro-Palestinian activists bear the brunt of free speech violations in the West since the Charlie Hebdo shooting.