The Free Press
The FP’s @SulkinMaya responds to ICE’s arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist and graduate student who allegedly helped lead Columbia University protests against Israel. “This is someone who has been the engine behind so much of the violence that we have seen on campus since October 7th, and so no one is telling Khalil and students like him that they cannot peacefully protest or even say things that we disagree with. What is happening is violence. It is harassment. It is trespassing. It is causing thousands of dollars in property damage and sending public safety officers to the hospital. So we are not talking about free speech anymore.…He was handing out fliers from the Hamas media outlet, which is not an exaggeration. Literally, the Hamas logo on these fliers. These are people that call October 7th a glorious day. They are carrying Hamas flags. If that is not espousing terrorist activity, I really do not know what is.”