oatmeal<p>Neo-McCarthyism transcends traditional political boundaries when Palestinians are involved. Anat Kam's take in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Haaretz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Haaretz</span></a> on the Mahmoud Khalil case is shockingly more extreme than even CNN's coverage. While CNN examines the serious civil liberties concerns of a man with a pregnant wife being targeted for Palestinian advocacy, "liberal" Haaretz labels him a "Hamas supporter" based solely on tenuous claims about a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CUAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CUAD</span></a> manifesto. Khalil appears to be another victim of weaponized <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/antisemitism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antisemitism</span></a> accusations - a Trump administration tactic championed by the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ADL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ADL</span></a> (enough to make it obvious that this is political persecution for criticism of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a>, not for support of terrorism) that Kam conveniently ignores - designed specifically to silence Palestinian voices.</p><p>Hebrew <a href="https://www.haaretz.co.il/opinions/2025-03-12/ty-article-opinion/.premium/00000195-8622-dd1f-a3fd-a6a2239c0000" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">haaretz.co.il/opinions/2025-03</span><span class="invisible">-12/ty-article-opinion/.premium/00000195-8622-dd1f-a3fd-a6a2239c0000</span></a> or <a href="https://archive.ph/7xh9A" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/7xh9A</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/10/us/mahmoud-khalil-columbia-university-israel-hnk/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">edition.cnn.com/2025/03/10/us/</span><span class="invisible">mahmoud-khalil-columbia-university-israel-hnk/index.html</span></a></p><p>See also </p><p>[...] Columbia University, which recently published a new protocol on its plans to cooperate with ICE, has targeted Khalil for his Palestinian identity and outspoken activism on multiple occasions over the last 17 months. He served as a lead negotiator during the Gaza Solidarity Encampment last spring and has frequently appeared in media interviews and press conferences. Columbia’s continued acquiescence to federal agencies and outside partisan institutions has made this situation possible. Like many other Arab and Muslim students, Khalil has been the target of various zionist harassment campaigns, fueled by doxxing websites like Canary Mission. This racist targeting serves to instill fear in pro-Palestine activists as well as a warning to others. </p><p>Demand the Immediate Release of Palestinian Student Activist Mahmoud Khalil from DHS detention <a href="https://actionnetwork.org/letters/demand-the-immediate-release-of-columbia-student-pro-palestine-advocate-mahmoud-khalil-from-dhs-detention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">actionnetwork.org/letters/dema</span><span class="invisible">nd-the-immediate-release-of-columbia-student-pro-palestine-advocate-mahmoud-khalil-from-dhs-detention</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>palestine</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/israel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>israel</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GazaGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GazaGenocide</span></a></p>