Thread by @CU_JewishAlumni

1/ Now that Mahmoud Khalil has been taken into ICE custody, his supporters are spinning a sob story about why you should feel sorry for him. Here’s why you shouldn’t—and why this is exactly what needs to happen to restore order to campuses like @Columbia and our country. 🧵👇

2/ Khalil wasn’t just another protester. He was a ringleader of the chaos at @Columbia .
Here he is acting as
1. spokesperson for Hamilton Hall takeover
2. ringleader at Milstein Hall occupation
3. distributed materials supporting terrorism

3/ For over a year, @Columbia coddled Khalil. They excused him. They negotiated with him. They suspended and then un-suspended him. He responded by escalating with more and more DEMANDS.

4/ No one forced Khalil to barge onto campus, disrupt learning, or take over buildings. No one forced him to lead mobs that demonize America, or harass and intimidate Jews. This was his choice.

5/ Reportedly, Khalil's green card is being revoked. Good. A green card is a privilege that millions wait years for. So is studying at @Columbia. Khalil threw them away. His actions prove he neither respects nor deserves the shot he was given. No one should feel sorry for him.

6/ Khalil's supporters report that he “recently graduated”. If so, how and why was he on a CLOSED @BarnardCollege campus? He knew full well he didn’t belong there and he snuck onto campus for the express purpose of interrupting the learning of others.

7/ Khalil has spent over a year abusing the privileges this country and @Columbia gave him. He faced zero consequences—until now. If he is now FINALLY being removed as an antisemitic instigator and anti-Western provocateur, this isn’t a tragedy. This is justice.
@TheLeoTerrell @EdWorkforceCmte