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Jewish activist group shares video of ‘horrific’ arrest of Mahmoud Khalil in New York

US-based activist group Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) has shared a newly-released video of the arrest last weekend of pro-Palestinian protester and Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil.

Describing Khalil’s arrest, which has sparked protests across the US, as an “illegal detention” and “horrific”, JVP said that US President Trump was carrying out a “clear attempt” to “silence dissent, chill speech, and attack our freedoms”.

“Ideas are not illegal, and there is no ‘controversial speech’ exception to the First Amendment,” the group said in a post on social media.

“Our right to free speech includes advocacy for Palestine. We will not be intimidated. We will not be stopped. We will fight until Mahmoud Khalil is free. We will fight until Palestine is free,” it added.

‘Racist trend’ in arrest of pro-Palestinian student activist Mahmoud Khalil: Amnesty

Amnesty International has described the US arrest and detention of pro-Palestinian student activist Mahmoud Khalil as part of a “racist trend” across the world aimed at stifling Palestinian rights and solidarity.

“In the US as well as the UK, Germany and other European states, Amnesty has documented cases of students and staff advocating for an end to the genocide in Gaza facing undue restrictions of their rights and retaliation, including police violence and sanctions,” the rights group said.

Amnesty said Khalil must be released and universities must take steps to protect their immigrant student population.



Mass protests in New York demand Mahmoud Khalil’s release

A video shows the protesters in Times Square, in the centre of New York, massing in support of the detained Columbia University student.

Yesterday, demonstrators flooded the lobby of Trump Tower in New York City, in a show of solidarity with Khalil.