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Did Mahmoud Khalil actually speak out in support of Hamas?

Pro-Palestinian is the same thing as pro-Hamas according to AIPAC and the administration. So according to them, yes. According to logical peoples, no,

Yes. And he was an organizer and negotiator at the student protests where people got attacked.

https://www.columbiaspectator.com/city-news/2024/04/24/i-am-...

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/30/24145737/columbia-suspend...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68923528

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/columbia-stalemate-cont...

https://nypost.com/2024/04/26/us-news/the-extremist-student-...

And if you want to have a fight about technicalities, you're both wrong. He didn't describe himself as either pro-Hamas or pro-Palestinian. He described the protests as anti-Israel ...

As anti-Israel's existence, to be exact, not anti-Israel's actions in Gaza or anywhere else.

> Yes.

None of the links you provided substantiate the claim that Khalil spoke out in support of Hamas. Neither that he was an organizer of the protests.

That's what the last paragraph is about. You're technically right. He spoke out against Israel's right to exist. That's functionally the same, or even worse, but not exactly identical to what you mention. You pick.

In the five links you provided, there is nothing supporting that he spoke out against Israel's right to exist or that he described the protests as anti-Israel. Can you provide anything that supports your statements?

No idea.

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