After Hamas fighters entered Israel on October 7, 2023 killing 1,200 people and taking 251 others hostage, Israel began a full-scale military invasion in Gaza. Universities across the U.S. erupted in protests which were split between support for Israel and pro-Palestinian rallies. Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate student who grew up in a refugee camp in Syria, became a leader of the pro-Palestinian faction at Columbia University. In 2025, Khalil, who has a green card and is married to an American citizen, was standing next to his pregnant wife Noor, when security officials arrested him. The Trump administration has ordered that Khalil be deported. He’s appealing that decision to the Supreme Court. We spoke about Khalil’s book No Land to Stand On, the dangers of antisemitism and the rights of the Palestinian people.