[8] Feldman described Eghbariah as “one of the most brilliant students I’ve taught in 20 years as a law professor,”[9] while Khalidi praised his research for providing “an entirely original and very intelligent analysis.”[10] Eghbariah began his legal career as an appellate public defender before joining the Adalah Legal Center, where he argued cases relating to Palestinian rights.
[6] His work included challenging Israel's Cyber Unit, a secretive arm of the Israeli government that collaborates with tech companies to remove online content, often targeting Palestinian social media posts.
[15][16] In 2022, Eghbariah argued before the Israeli Supreme Court that the Israeli family reunification law “creates two separate legal tracks, based on ethno-national identity; one, mainly for Jewish-Israeli citizens and the other for Palestinian citizens and residents of the state who wish to unite with their spouses who live in the Occupied West Bank,”[17] adding that Israel’s ban on Palestinian family unification would not have passed in Apartheid South Africa.
[20] The film drew on his work, which challenged Israel's use of nature protection laws as a tool of control over Palestinian land and resources.
[27] His thesis argues that the ongoing Nakba should be classified similarly to other internationally recognized crimes against humanity such as apartheid or genocide.
[29] HLR online chair Tascha Shariahi-Parsa wrote to Eghbariah that the decision to revoke the article “did not involve any substantive or technical aspects of your piece” but rather “revolved around concerns about editors who might oppose or be offended by the piece.”[30][31][32]
[33][29] HLR issued a public statement emphasizing that stated: "Like every academic journal, the Harvard Law Review has rigorous editorial processes governing how it solicits, evaluates, and determines when and whether to publish a piece.
"Over 25 editors issued a dissenting statement noting that:“[The] piece was originally solicited for publication on the Harvard Law Review Blog.
"[36] Over 100 law professors, including legal scholars Duncan Kennedy, William Schabas, and Makau Mutua, signed an open letter describing the censorship as “authoritarian” and expressing concern over the impact on academic freedom.