Mahmoud Khalil: ‘This Is Simply Weaponization of Anti-Semitism to Silence the Speech’

BROWN The Justice Department ░░░░░░░░ you well know is ░░░░░░░░ you of misrepresenting personal ░░░░░░░░ on your green card ░░░░░░░░ specifically that you failed ░░░░░░░░ disclose your employment with ░░░░░░░░ Syria office and the ░░░░░░░░ embassy in Beirut and ░░░░░░░░ you are a member ░░░░░░░░ the United Nations Relief ░░░░░░░░ Works Agency for Palestine ░░░░░░░░ According to the government ░░░░░░░░ is considered fraud to ░░░░░░░░ or conceal memberships that ░░░░░░░░ make someone ineligible for ░░░░░░░░ residency status How do ░░░░░░░░ respond to the government ░░░░░░░░ claim here KHALIL This ░░░░░░░░ simply retaliation against my ░░░░░░░░ freedom of speech I ░░░░░░░░ my green card over ░░░░░░░░ year ago or almost ░░░░░░░░ year ago just to ░░░░░░░░ exact and I disclosed ░░░░░░░░ that information that I ░░░░░░░░ at that point And ░░░░░░░░ and now we are ░░░░░░░░ in court that this ░░░░░░░░ actually retaliation The Trump ░░░░░░░░ wanted to find anything ░░░░░░░░ me so they can ░░░░░░░░ me They had to ░░░░░░░░ go through every application ░░░░░░░░ ever applied in this ░░░░░░░░ to find these bogus ░░░░░░░░ that I willfully misrepresented ░░░░░░░░ green card application But ░░░░░░░░ s absolutely retaliation and ░░░░░░░░ did not misrepresent anything ░░░░░░░░ I want to read ░░░░░░░░ at least part of ░░░░░░░░ new statement that the ░░░░░░░░ S Department of Homeland ░░░░░░░░ gave CNN about your ░░░░░░░░ And let me put ░░░░░░░░ up on the screen ░░░░░░░░ I m quoting now ░░░░░░░░ this Department of Human ░░░░░░░░ sic statement Mahmoud Khalil ░░░░░░░░ claim that DHS officials ░░░░░░░░ him as an anti ░░░░░░░░ and terrorized him and ░░░░░░░░ family is absurd It ░░░░░░░░ Khalil who terrorized Jewish ░░░░░░░░ on campus He branded ░░░░░░░░ as an anti Semite ░░░░░░░░ his own hateful behavior ░░░░░░░░ rhetoric That s a ░░░░░░░░ from the Department of ░░░░░░░░ Security You and I ░░░░░░░░ a little over a ░░░░░░░░ or so ago during ░░░░░░░░ Columbia university protests Mahmoud ░░░░░░░░ want to play at ░░░░░░░░ part of what you ░░░░░░░░ me at that time ░░░░░░░░ to this Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ I would say that ░░░░░░░░ liberation of Palestine and ░░░░░░░░ Palestinians and the Jewish ░░░░░░░░ are intertwined They go ░░░░░░░░ in hand anti Semitism ░░░░░░░░ any other form of ░░░░░░░░ has no place on ░░░░░░░░ campus and this movement ░░░░░░░░ ends BLITZER Mahmoud you ░░░░░░░░ consistently condemned anti Semitism ░░░░░░░░ and since your arrest ░░░░░░░░ a court also found ░░░░░░░░ allegations baseless the allegations ░░░░░░░░ put forward by the ░░░░░░░░ of Homeland Security So ░░░░░░░░ do you think they ░░░░░░░░ describing you this way ░░░░░░░░ continuing to target you ░░░░░░░░ for arrest KHALIL This ░░░░░░░░ this is simply weaponization ░░░░░░░░ anti Semitism to silence ░░░░░░░░ speech And Wolf as ░░░░░░░░ ve mentioned I ve ░░░░░░░░ always whether publicly or ░░░░░░░░ against any form of ░░░░░░░░ and of racism including ░░░░░░░░ Semitism But they want ░░░░░░░░ use that as smokescreen ░░░░░░░░ they can just like ░░░░░░░░ from from that unfortunately ░░░░░░░░ very hateful speech that ░░░░░░░░ happening so they can ░░░░░░░░ my speech It s ░░░░░░░░ and clear And as ░░░░░░░░ said a federal judge ░░░░░░░░ that the Trump Administration ░░░░░░░░ to present any evidence ░░░░░░░░ me saying anything anti ░░░░░░░░ or even engaging in ░░░░░░░░ Semitic or hateful engagements ░░░░░░░░ because it s easier ░░░░░░░░ this administration it s ░░░░░░░░ for the Israel lobby ░░░░░░░░ this country to silence ░░░░░░░░ speech to throw me ░░░░░░░░ prison than actually reflect ░░░░░░░░ what I m saying ░░░░░░░░ reflect on what these ░░░░░░░░ are talking about which ░░░░░░░░ simply and of the ░░░░░░░░ and of the war ░░░░░░░░ don t want our ░░░░░░░░ money to go toward ░░░░░░░░ in weapon manufacturers at ░░░░░░░░ University or this administration ░░░░░░░░ use the tax money ░░░░░░░░ fund Israel weapons and ░░░░░░░░ in Gaza So it ░░░░░░░░ absurd like that They ░░░░░░░░ actually weaponizing like anti ░░░░░░░░ because anti Semitism is ░░░░░░░░ and it s being ░░░░░░░░ by this administration It ░░░░░░░░ Marco Rubio who s ░░░░░░░░ these like new Nazi ░░░░░░░░ in Europe It s ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration who s ░░░░░░░░ with Holocaust deniers It ░░░░░░░░ not me We re ░░░░░░░░ calling for the rights ░░░░░░░░ the Palestinian people for ░░░░░░░░ justice and freedom And ░░░░░░░░ I mentioned before and ░░░░░░░░ I mentioned now Jewish ░░░░░░░░ and just the Jewish ░░░░░░░░ public are integral part ░░░░░░░░ the Palestinian liberation movement ░░░░░░░░ this country and this ░░░░░░░░ what s frightening this ░░░░░░░░ and the Israel lobby ░░░░░░░░ this country.”