Dear @aoc,
You are wrong on the facts and the law. Khalil is not being held for speech, he is being held for his actions, which go so far beyond the legal threshold that the only risk in this case is creating an artificially high standard for future deportations. Let me explain: @AOC Khalil is the leader and public mouthpiece of Columbia University Apartheid Divest (“CUAD”), an association of student organizations formed in 2016 by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP).

Dear @aoc,
You are wrong on the facts and the law. Khalil is not being held for speech, he is being held for his actions, which go so far beyond the legal threshold that the only risk in this case is creating an artificially high standard for future deportations. Let me explain: @AOC Khalil is the leader and public mouthpiece of Columbia University Apartheid Divest (“CUAD”), an association of student organizations formed in 2016 by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP).

Dear @JudiciaryDems ,
You are so incredibly wrong, and I can prove it.
A thread, in response to yours.
The only difference? Mine has citations.

Let me explain:

https://twitter.com/JudiciaryDems/status/1899148780114735377

@JudiciaryDems To begin, the Immigration and Nationality Act § 212(a)(3) contains a number of activities for which a person can be deemed ineligible based on security and related grounds. Subsection (B)(i) has nine grounds related to terrorism.
uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req…

Dear @SenSanders:

International law is clear on these points, but you are either illiterate or willfully ignorant about what the laws actually say.

Either way, you are wrong and I can prove it because- unlike you- I will bring the receipts.

Let me explain: @SenSanders Yes, Israel has decided to cut off aid to Gaza because Hamas steals all the supplies and prevents the civilian population from getting them.

Follow up for those who do not understand why @amnesty's 'justification' for changing the definition of genocide here is both stupid and circular- not to mention invalid: First- they refer to their new definition as a 'broad' reading. Actually, it is an entirely incorrect reading, and even though they quote opinions that agree with them, those opinions are dissents not decisions and are included only to fool those who do not know how law works.

.@amnesty international literally redefined the legal term of genocide to suit their accusation, stripping the term of its actual meaning in the process. The craziest part? They admit this in their report, correctly assuming that most people won't read all the way to p. 101: 🧵 @amnesty This is not just a failure of factual accuracy; it is a willful misrepresentation of international law.

Dear @SenatorWarnock,
You told the press that you are considering voting in favor of @BernieSanders' hateful resolution which would block arms to Israel as it fights for its existence. Please bear these three important points in mind before you make such a terrible mistake: @SenatorWarnock @BernieSanders 1) The resolutions are based on a mountain of demonstrable lies and libels. Sanders claims that Israel has violated US and international law and used weapons both indiscriminately and disproportionately. And yet...

Dear @TheJusticeDept:
Your letter re: the scope of @UNRWA's immunity makes a lot of assumptions. Some are big, some are small, but most are unfortunately wrong. I hope that you correct them because they can have very dangerous consequences. Here, let me explain:

https://twitter.com/EFischberger/status/1837796376597369312

1) Even absolute immunity is not actually absolute.
In international law, a peremptory norm (jus cogens) is a fundamental principle of international law that is accepted by the international community of states as a norm from which no derogation is permitted.

Dear @aoc and other useful idiots who only discover IHL if they think it hurts Israel:

No, Israel's attack did not violate international law, including your newfound darling 'AP II Article 7' rules against booby traps (which I bet you never heard of until today).

Here is why: @AOC 1) Communication devices issued by terrorists to terrorists for terrorist purposes do not count as civilian objects. Period.

No surprises in today's non-binding ICJ opinion about Israeli settlements:
The question (What are the legal consequences arising from the ongoing violation by Israel ...) presupposed the answer, and the answer was a restatement of its 2004 Wall opinion. And yet... 🧵 I am always surprised when the Court takes the time to give ahistorical lessons, especially when it does so as a way of avoiding important legal issues. For example:

Dear @macklemore,
Do you even know what the term apartheid means? Bc it genuinely seems like you don't, and aren't sure what crimes against humanity you are supposed to be accusing the Jews of committing while engaging in Holocaust inversion (in Germany no less!).
Let me help:

https://twitter.com/OliLondonTV/status/1797620321488716001

@macklemore There are two generally accepted definitions of apartheid under international law.

Dear @Femi_Sorry,
I don't know you, and won't automatically call you an antisemite. But what you keep saying is actually a dangerously antisemitic form of victim blaming. Let me explain:

https://twitter.com/Femi_Sorry/status/1793006603047674143

@Femi_Sorry Do you blame black people for racism?

Dear @RepRashida,
The Nakba never ended because the Nakba never started. Enough with your falsified Middle East narrative. The modern history of Israel is not lost in the shrouds of time, and there are clear contemporaneous records that give lie to your words. Let me explain:

https://twitter.com/RepRashida/status/1790767225185374635

@RepRashida In 1922, the League of Nations Mandate for Palestine officially established an area in the Middle East to be a national home for the Jewish People and entrusted it to Great Britain.

Dear President Shafik,

Last week in the @WSJ you made the assertion/excuse that drawing First Amendment lines is "difficult" and no one should expect Universities to know how to do this properly.

That is absurd and a complete abdication of your responsibility. Let me explain: @WSJ There is nothing incredibly complicated about enforcing the First Amendment on campus or anywhere else, and we should absolutely expect Universities, like Columbia, to understand its limits.

Tomorrow Congress votes on H. Res. 883, which
expresses the sense of the House that the slogan "from the river to the sea" is antisemitic and should be condemned. The bipartisan effort, led by @RepDesposito and joined by @RepJoshG and @JaredEMoskowitz is important. Here's why: Ever since October 7, debates have been raging about whether the phrase “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” should or should not always be considered a call for the extermination of Israel and the murder of all the Jews who live there—

Representative Anthony D'Esposito has introduced the Define to Defeat Act, which clarifies civil rights protections for the Jewish community. It is a crucial tool for fighting back against the rise of anti-Jewish hate, and we cannot thank @RepDesposito enough for his leadership.

https://twitter.com/RepDesposito/status/1778543062681108566

@RepDesposito The bill builds on the wonderful momentum that has been generated by the Antisemitism Awareness Act introduced by the great @RepMikeLawler, which does this in Title VI and has wide bipartisan support.

Tomorrow is the UN's Day of Solidarity with the Palestinians, commemorating Resolution 181 which called for two states. Odd but unfortunately telling that none of their statements even mention the very relevant fact that on Nov. 29, 1947, the Arabs rejected the Partition Plan. Rather than declare a peaceful Palestinian state, the Arabs chose to instead declare a genocidal war—which they then lost. The rejection of the Partition Plan (and the ensuing decision to attack) is one of the main reasons why the Palestinian question remains unresolved.

Dear @POTUS,
No, the Palestinian Authority cannot govern Gaza once this war is over. Palestinians and Israelis both deserve better, and allowing the PA to come in would only reflect the bigotry of low expectations.
A 🧵 with some suggestions: To be fair, it is accurate to say that the President of the PA (aka Fatah) Mahmoud Abbas is a moderate as compared to Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of Hamas, an organization whose founding charter calls for the genocidal extermination of Jewish people across the globe.

Lots of talk about @AIPAC recently, so let me say this: Even amidst the overt hate we are seeing everyhere, this latest wave of “acceptable” antisemitism, which involves demonizing AIPAC for the heinous crime of participating in the political process, stands out.
Here's why: @AIPAC The American Israel Public Affairs Committee openly supports candidates who are in favor of a strong US-Israel relationship, and opposes candidates who are not. While the attacks against them have varied in form, the underlying message is the same:

These "college educated idiots" (CEI) and Hamas shilling politicians like @SenSanders and @RashidaTlaib and @AOC must be so frustrating for Hamas. A thread: @SenSanders @RashidaTlaib @AOC Hamas -we raped and murdered and pillaged- look we filmed it for you!

College educated idiots- no, silly, that’s Israeli propaganda!

I've always loved Jeff Foxworthy, so with apologies to @foxoutdoors , here's my list of people who just might be antisemites. Feel free to add your own!
#youmightbeanantisemite @foxoutdoors If you see a decapitated Jewish baby murdered in cold blood, and think well, this needs some context, #youmightbeanantisemite