Mahmoud Khalil credits Palestinian activism for reshaping US politics

Khalil returned to Columbia University to discuss memoir detailing his arrest and detention by ICE agents.Published On 28 Oct 202628 Oct 2026Pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil says campus advocacy has shifted public perception and encouraged a generation of leaders to question their views on Israel, speaking as he returned to Columbia University for the first time since his arrest.The 31-year-old Columbia graduate, who became a figurehead of the campus movement that swept the United States in 2024, returned to campus on Tuesday to discuss his new memoir, No Land to Stand On: Notes from Detention, marking his first visit since his arrest on March 8, 2025.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3US judge rules against Trump’s effort to deport pro-Palestinian studentslist 2 of 3‘Columbia did not care’: Mahmoud Khalil files discrimination lawsuitlist 3 of 3Why is pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil suing Columbia University?end of list“The American public is finally changing, is finally looking at the Palestinian as an equal human,” he told the AFP news agency in an interview.While Khalil described the event, attended by about 100 people, as a “victory”, he accused univer...