mixed reaction
Jewish groups celebrate action on campus antisemitism, but emphasize need for due process
Overall, Jewish groups are divided, with liberal organizations calling the crackdown threatening to democracy
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Protestors march to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil on March 11, 2025 in New York City.
The American Jewish Committee became the latest mainstream Jewish group to cautiously celebrate the arrest and planned deportation of anti-Israel Columbia University protest leader Mahmoud Khalil, saying the former graduate student’s deportation was “fully justified” as long as he...