‘We had to reach this moment’: Campus activist Mahmud Khalil accused the October 7 of justifying the attacks; Trump’s colleagues say ‘Now exile them’

In a recent podcast interview, Campus activist Mahmood Khalil was seen as perfect for the Hamas terror attacks on Israel on 7 October 2023, describing the attack as a moment, which Palestinians had to “reach” to hear their voice.Elected officials say Khalil’s remarks strengthened the ongoing efforts of the Trump administration.Speaking on the podcast of New York Times journalist Ezra Klein, 30 -year -old Khalil described the attacks as a “desperate moment” in the Palestinian conflict. “For me, it seemed horrifying that we had to reach the moment in the Palestinian struggle,” he said, as is done by the New York Post. He added the attack by Israel to the purpose of breaking the cycle of “Palestinians” not being heard “and made a desperate attempt to tell the world that Palestinians were here, that Palestinians are part of the equation. ,More than 1,200 people were killed in Israel in the 7 October attack by Hamas and 251 hostages were taken to Gaza. About 50 live in captivity, with about 20 that is still alive.The White House strongly condemned Khalil’s comments. “Mahmud Khalil is not shy about his support for Mahmud Khalil Hamas – a cruel terrorist organization that violently attacks innocent men, women, and children.” “And no matter what Khalil can try to justify the terrorist attack on 7 October by Hamas, there is no justification. Hamas is a lowly terrorist organization, complete stop. ,Republican MPs rapidly called for the removal of Khalil from the country. “Mahmud Khalil should be immediately deported,” said New York’s Rape Ellis Stephanik. “He is a chief supporter-Hamas terrorist agitator, who contributed to the antisementary encampment in Colombia.”The Center for Constitutional Rights Legal Director Khalil’s Attorney, Bahir Azmi pushed back criticism. “This is a terrible and willing deformation of what Mahmud actually said,” Azmi said. “Mahmud repeated several times that he unequally opposed the killing of citizens, including October 7, which is based in his faith in the International Human Rights Act.”Khalil, who was born at a Syrian refugee camp for Palestinian parents, received his green card in 2024. He was arrested in March in an apartment owned by his Columbia University and was released by a New Jersey judge in June from federal custody. The Trump administration has sought to deport them under the Cold War of Cold War-era, citing threats to the interests of US foreign policy.While living in Colombia, Khalil led Columbia United apartheid- a group that expressed support for terrorist groups such as Hamas and Hizbullah and posted calls for “The End of Western Civilization” on social media. Efforts to deport Khalil have recently killed legal obstacles. At the end of July, the third circuit court of appeals dismissed the administration’s effort to detain the effort, while the case proceeded and refused to request a lower court’s decision to reverse the decision, which saved him to save him from exile on the basis of the first amended speech.