Mahmoud Khalil blasted Columbia University in an op-ed published Friday. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, left; Barry Williams/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images, right.)
He also targeted some fellow students at Columbia who he says helped to create a false sense that antisemitism was spreading across the campus. He also pointed to efforts by certain students to unmask anti-Israel protesters, though he did not name any individuals.
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"Especially in light of the dual degree program with Tel Aviv University, I can’t help but think that if I were in Palestine, some of these students would be the ones stopping me at checkpoints, raiding my university, piloting the drones surveilling my community, or killing my neighbors in their homes. While students were building solidarity at Columbia, some pro-Israel students were participating in the genocide as military personnel during their school breaks, only to return to campus and claim victimhood in the classroom," he argued.
Protesters display a large banner reading "Free Mahmoud Khalil, Name the Trustees" from a balcony as students chain themselves to the gates of Columbia University, demanding accountability from the university's trustees following the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, in New York, on April 2, 2025. (Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Last week, several Columbia University students chained themselves to a gate outside the school's St. Paul’s Chapel in protest against Khalil's arrest.
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The students demanded that the institution release the names of the trustees "who gave Mahmoud Khalil’s name to ICE." The Columbia Palestine Solidarity Committee wrote on X that "We will not leave until our demand is met."
The school denies that any of its administrators requested ICE's presence on campus.
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