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Lawsuit alleges anti-Israel group leaders are ‘Hamas’ foot soldiers in New York City’
A lawsuit filed in the Southern District of New York last month claims the leaders of several radical anti-Israel groups involved in 18 months of disruptive, violent and antisemitic protests on campuses and in the streets of New York City are «accountable for aiding and abetting Hamas’ continuing acts of international terrorism.»
In purported violation of the Antiterrorism Act and the Alien Tort Statue, the defendants are said to have «acted as Hamas’ foot soldiers in New York City,» and may have had foreknowledge of the designated foreign terror organization’s devastating Oct. 7 attacks.
Defendants in the case are Within Our Lifetime and its founder Nerdeen Kiswani, Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and its representative Maryam Alwan, Columbia-Barnard Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) and its representative Cameron Jones, and Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD) and its representative Mahmoud Khalil, who is currently in custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The lawsuit asserts that the associational defendants have «distribute[d] Hamas-created and affiliated propaganda, incite[d] fear and violence, and attack[ed] critical academic, economic, and infrastructure centers in New York City,» as well as having «repeatedly terrorized and assaulted Jews across New York City and on Columbia University’s campus, physically assaulted Columbia University employees, and illegally seized and damaged public and private property.»
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Nerdeen Kiswani, co-founder and leader of Within Our Lifetime, speaks at a demonstration near Columbia University on Feb. 2, 2024, in New York City. (Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
The details of the allegations are thorough. To demonstrate how the defendants «resoundingly and knowingly answered Hamas’ call to action» on and after Oct. 7, the lawsuit cites how the defendants knowingly «obtain[ed] and disseminat[ed]» a Hamas propaganda document, which contained directions created by the Hamas Media Office for spinning the narrative of their deadly attacks. By «painstakingly follow[ing]» the document, the lawsuit alleges defendants «directly responded to, and followed orders from, Hamas.»
The lawsuit also supplies several indicators that defendants may have had foreknowledge of the heinous Oct. 7 attack, to include «a highly suggestive social media post published moments before the October 7 attack began» in which Columbia SJP posted on Instagram «We are back!!» after a months-long hiatus.
On Oct. 7, Kiswani utilized marketing materials that «would not be released until the next day» in a National Students for Justice in Palestine (NSJP) «Toolkit» demonstrating how SJP organizations across the country could support the Gazan «resistance.»
Emaciated Israeli hostages, from left, Ohad Ben Ami, Eli Sharabi and Or Levy are taken by terrorists to a stage before being handed over to the Red Cross in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on Feb. 8, 2025. (AP/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Following Oct. 7, Within Our Lifetime promoted a «Day of Rage» in New York City while Columbia SJP and Columbia JVP promoted their own «Day of Resistance.» The mere announcements of these events forced closures of Jewish schools and institutions, and «even forced Columbia University – a non-Jewish institution – to close its campus as a safety precaution,» while Jewish students «were advised to lock their doors and remain inside for their own safety,» according to the lawsuit.
The lawsuit names Khalil as the purported leader of Columbia SJP’s Day of Resistance.
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In November 2023, the suit describes how a «’Shut it Down for Palestine’ event descended into – as planned – anti-Jewish and vitriolic hatred and threats,» with speakers shouting «Death to Jews!» and «encourage[ing] Hamas and… comrades across Columbia’s campus to hunt down and assault pro-Israel students.»
The next day, Columbia University suspended Columbia SJP and Columbia JVP, at which time «Khalil and former members and/or organizers of Columbia SJP became leaders of CUAD.» As a result, CUAD «became the primary organizer of the violent and antisemitic protests that would foment terror, sow discord, and disrupt campus life at Columbia for over a year.»
Hamas terrorists kidnap a bloodied Israeli woman into the Gaza Strip. (Hamas-Telegram)
Khalil would later become the lead negotiator of the Columbia encampment, which the lawsuit notes was «well-supplied with identical tents, toiletries, food, and professional signage.» Based on a statement from Shlomi Ziv, a plaintiff in the lawsuit who was held captive by Hamas for 246 days following his kidnapping at the Nova Music Festival, «Hamas and [American Muslims for Palestine (AMP)]/NSJP provided financial, organizational, and other support… for the Encampment.»
Ziv alleges that his «Hamas captors bragged about having Hamas operatives on American university campuses,» and even «showed him Al-Jazeera stories and photographs of protests at Columbia University that were organized by Associational Defendants.»
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Anti-Israel demonstrators attend a protest at Columbia University in New York City, just days after the Hamas slaughter in southern Israel, Oct. 12, 2023. (Julia Bonavita/Fox News Digital)
Given the «legal chasm between independent political advocacy and coordinating with a foreign terrorist organization to seed pro-terror propaganda throughout America’s largest city,» the lawsuit alleges the defendants’ «actions violate the Antiterrorism Act and the law of nations.»
According to the Jerusalem Post, the National Jewish Advocacy Center, Greenberg Traurig LLP, the Schoen Law Firm, and the Holtzman Vogel Law Firm filed the suit on behalf of plaintiffs who include Ziv, several Columbia University students who have served with the Israel Defense Forces, and a number of American and Israeli citizens whose family members, most of whom are believed dead, remain in Hamas captivity.
People protest the banning of Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace at Columbia University on Nov. 20, 2023 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
The lawsuit especially states that Khalil, «on information and belief, directly coordinates with Hamas, AMP/NSJP and/or other agents and affiliates of Hamas and related terrorist organizations.» The filers state that his detention by ICE in March may have been «based on many of his actions described in this Complaint.»
Khalil’s involvement in the Columbia protests was cited as a rationale for his removal during his April 11 hearing, when Judge Jamee Comans ruled that Khalil may be deported. Khalil also withheld past employment with the Syrian office in the Beirut British Embassy and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) as well as his membership in the CUAD when applying for a green card.
This withholding of information, according to federal officials, made Khalil «inadmissible at the time of his adjustment.»
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Disruptive events in New York City show no signs of abating. In March, students stormed a classroom at Columbia University and took over a building in affiliated Barnard College, where they assaulted an employee. A Within Our Lifetime protest on April 7 «took over» the main concourse of Grand Central Station.
Fox News Digital reached out to CUAD, Columbia SJP, Within Our Lifetime, and Columbia-Barnard JVP for comment about the allegations contained within the lawsuit, but received no response.
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The House of Representatives passed a massive election integrity overhaul bill on Wednesday despite opposition from the vast majority of Democrats.
The House passed Rep. Chip Roy’s SAVE America Act, legislation that’s aimed at keeping non-citizens from voting in U.S. federal elections. All but one House Democrat — Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas — voted against the bill. It passed 218 to 213.
It is an updated version of the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, also led by Roy, R-Texas, which passed the House in April 2025 but was never taken up in the Senate.
Whereas the SAVE Act would create a new federal proof of citizenship mandate in the voter registration process and impose requirements for states to keep their rolls clear of ineligible voters, the updated bill would also require photo ID to vote in any federal elections.
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries holds a press conference on the fourteenth day of the U.S. government shutdown on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Oct. 14, 2025. (Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters)
It would also require information-sharing between state election officials and federal authorities in verifying citizenship on current voter rolls and enable the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to pursue immigration cases if non-citizens were found to be listed as eligible to vote.
Democrats have attacked the bill as tantamount to voter suppression, while Republicans argue that it’s necessary after the influx of millions of illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. during the four years of the Biden administration.
«If we want to rebuild confidence again in American elections, we need to pass the SAVE Act,» Rep. Mike Haridopolos, R-Fla., told Fox News Digital. «What better way to eliminate that distrust than to make sure that whoever votes in an American citizen who is truly eligible to vote?»
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill on Oct. 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
House Minority Whip Katherine Clark, D-Mass., accused Republicans of trying to make it harder for women to vote. She argued that the legislation would make it more difficult for married women to cast ballots if their surname is different from their maiden name on their birth certificate.
«Republicans aren’t worried about non-citizens voting. They’re afraid of actual American citizens voting. Why? Because they’re losing among women,» Clark said during debate on the House floor. «This is a minefield of red tape that you have put in front of women and American citizens and their right to vote.»
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But House GOP Policy Committee Chairman Kevin Hern, R-Okla., emphasized that it was about keeping illegal immigrants from voting in U.S. elections.
A voter fraud sign is seen at Lupica Towers in Cleveland, Ohio. (J.D. Pooley/Getty Images)
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«This really is about feeding the narrative that Democrats want illegally from all over the world to come here to support them,» Hern said of Democrats’ opposition.
Republican Study Committee Chairman August Pfluger, R-Texas, told Fox News Digital, «The American people did not give Republicans a mandate to make excuses. They gave us one to deliver wins, and the SAVE America Act is exactly that. Every single Democrat who voted no today proved they would rather let illegal aliens tip the scales in our national elections than protect your vote.»
If implemented, the bill could see new requirements imposed on voters in this year’s November midterm elections.
But it would have to pass the Senate, where current rules dictate that at least several Democrats are needed to meet the 60-vote threshold to overcome a filibuster.
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Trump threatens ‘consequences’ after 6 House Republicans voted to reverse his Canada tariffs
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President Donald Trump is threatening to back election challengers against the six House Republicans who joined Democrats in voting to reverse his tariffs on Canada.
The president sent out an ominous warning to GOP lawmakers in the House and Senate just before his agenda suffered a blow on Capitol Hill Wednesday evening.
«Any Republican, in the House or the Senate, that votes against TARIFFS will seriously suffer the consequences come Election time, and that includes Primaries!» Trump posted on Truth Social.
He argued that the trade deficit was reduced significantly while U.S. financial markets hit significant high points because of his tariff policies.
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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters and members of the media at Mar-a-Lago Feb. 1, 2026, in Palm Beach, Fla. (Al Drago/Getty Images)
«In addition, TARIFFS have given us Great National Security because the mere mention of the word has Countries agreeing to our strongest wishes,» Trump continued.
«TARIFFS have given us Economic and National Security, and no Republican should be responsible for destroying this privilege.»
Democrats successfully got a vote on a measure to reverse Trump’s national emergency at the northern border using a mechanism for forcing votes over the objections of House majority leadership called a privileged resolution.
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The six Republicans who voted in favor of the measure were Reps. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash.; Kevin Kiley, R-Calif.; Don Bacon, R-Neb.; Jeff Hurd, R-Colo.; and Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa.
One Democrat, Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, voted with the majority of Republicans on the matter. It passed 219-211.
Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, attends a news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington July 17, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
It’s not clear how much impact Trump’s threat will have, however.
Neither Newhouse nor Bacon is running for re-election in the 2026 midterms, and Trump is already endorsing a primary challenger against Massie.
Kiley, whose district was heavily altered by California Democrats’ new congressional map, has not yet said whether he will run for re-election or where he will do it.
He told Fox News Digital when asked for a response to Trump, «This was a resolution regarding the emergency declared by the president over fentanyl from Canada. Congress has an obligation under the National Emergencies Act to evaluate every six months if the emergency still exists. Canada has now significantly cracked down on fentanyl, so there’s no basis to extend the emergency another six months.»
Fitzpatrick and Hurd are both well-liked incumbents in their districts, which are top targets for Democrats come November.
Hurd told Fox News Digital his constituents were «directly affected by these policies.»
«Today’s vote is grounded first and foremost in the Constitution. Article I gives Congress the authority to regulate commerce with foreign nations and to levy tariffs. Over time, Congress has delegated limited authority to the executive branch, particularly in matters involving national emergencies. But those delegations were never intended to serve as a permanent vehicle for sweeping, long-term trade policy,» he added.
«If we normalize broad emergency trade powers today, we should expect that a future president — of either party — will rely on the same authority in ways many of us would strongly oppose. Institutional consistency matters. The Constitution does not shift depending on who occupies the White House. My responsibility is to defend the separation of powers regardless of political convenience.»
Trump signed an executive order in February 2025, enacting an additional 25% tariff on most goods from Canada and Mexico. Energy from Canada was subject to an additional 15% tariff.
Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers remarks in Quebec City, Quebec, Jan. 22, 2026, after his participation at the World Economic Forum in Davos. (Renaud Philippe/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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At the time, the White House said it was punishment for those countries’ unwillingness to do more to stop the flow of illegal immigrants and illicit drugs into the U.S.
Opponents of Trump’s tariff strategy have criticized his moves against Canada in particular, arguing it was unjustly harming one of the closest allies and trading partners of the U.S. to the detriment of Americans.
But Republicans who voted against the legislation pointed out that Trump said the fentanyl crisis was the reason for issuing the emergency in the first place, adding the drug was still killing Americans.
The legislation now heads to the Senate, where Republicans have voted to rebuke Trump’s tariff strategy in the past despite similar warnings from the president.
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