The targeting of Badar Khan Suri, a Georgetown fellow, highlights expanding authoritarian repression of pro-Palestine voices in US universities, particularly during the Trump administration. Critics, including Nader Hashemi, argue this repression has worsened, evident in attempts by immigration authorities to deport students like Mahmoud Khalil. The conflation of anti-Jewish sentiment with legitimate critiques of Israeli military actions intensifies concern for civil liberties. Suri's detention for his personal views, rather than activism, underscores a deeper troubling trend in US policy towards Palestine.
"The targeting of Badar Khan Suri represents a troubling escalation of authoritarian repression in American universities, particularly aimed at pro-Palestine voices under the Trump administration."
"Civil liberties groups have condemned Khalil's attempted deportation as part of a broader anti-Palestinian bias embedded in US policies, conflating criticism of Israeli actions with anti-Jewish sentiment."
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