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As ICE targets a pro-Palestinian activist, some Jews are asking if this is the fight against antisemitism they signed up for

JL;DR SUMMARY The article discusses the political and ethical controversy surrounding the Trump administration's recent arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist and green card holder at Columbia University, as part of its intensified efforts against campus antisemitism. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Trump AdministrationJewish LeadersFree SpeechPro Palestinian ActivismCivil RightsLiberal DemocracyColumbia UniversityDeportationMahmoud Khalil

Places mentioned

Columbia University, New York, United States
"immigration officers arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a leader of pro-Palestinian activism at the school."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"said Rabbi Sharon Brous, of the independent IKAR community in Los Angeles, in a sermon on Saturday."
New Jersey, United States
"as editor in chief and CEO of the New Jersey Jewish News."
Washington DC, United States
"In recent testimony at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on antisemitism, Kevin Rachlin, the Washington director of the Nexus Project, spoke against the administrations threats to deport pro-Palestinian activists."
Louisiana, United States
"Khalil had not now nor previously been charged with breaking the law, and was moved to an immigrant detention center in Louisiana after a late-night raid on his apartment."
Syria
"Khalil, a Syria-born Palestinian who is in the country legally, was taken into custody at his apartment in a Columbia-owned building; his wife, who is eight months pregnant, was also threatened with arrest."
Israel
"Ofer, who grew up in Israel."

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