Mahmoud Khalil Lands at Newark After Months of Detention

“The battle is not over. Genocide is still happening in Gaza. Israel continues to have a complete war with the Palestinians throughout Palestine.” “OK? He is not – he is not resisting.” “This is not necessary.” “Don’t worry. “You will have to come with us.” “And I will go with you, no worries.” “No one will resist and no one will work.” “Everyone agrees that persecution based on political speech is wrong, and it is not just Mahmoud, but all violations of our first right to amend. They are violating the law, they know that they are violating the law, and they are trying to use these one-off examples to intimidate everyone else.” Today. Oh. My back up. Which back up back up, back up, back again. Let’s go back, go back. Back up. Back up. Back up. Back up. Back. Right. Oh. It’s another. Back. Oh my gosh! Listen. You know. Present. Well, what are these guys? I mean, I’ve been coming. The US government is funding this genocide, and Columbia University is investing in this genocide. This is what I was protesting. This is what I will continue to protest With every one of you. Not only if they threaten me with detention. Even if they would kill me, I would still speak up for Palestine. And again. I just want to go back and just continue the work that I was already doing, advocating for Palestinian rights. A speech that should actually be celebrated then, rather than punished as this administration wants to do. But we will take a few questions to say to the Trump administration. Thank you. It’s time. Just the fact that I am here. It’s it’s a message, the fact that all these attempts to suppress pro-Palestine voices, has, have, have failed now. So this is the message. My my existential is a message. The Palestinian existent is a message to this administration. You have to be free. How does it feel to be free? To be honest, I’m. I’m still trying to, just comprehend that. Of course it feels great. When I was on the inside, It was free. It’s just I was locked. The fact that they put me there is a place that I continue to defend Palestinians. This is to humanize us, we are actually trying to humanize people who don’t agree with anyone. The birth son was in prison by Mahmoud Khalil, who is a defender of Palestinian human rights, was in prison by this administration Massachusetts is wrong to be illegal. And many other advocates and organizers who support his family thank my inauguration before us and continue to support this case.