Jews are not obligated to defend Mahmoud Khalil or his civil liberties - opinion

Make no mistake: It’s not our job as Jews, currently the most maligned and imperiled minority group in America, to advocate on behalf of Mahmoud Khalil nor of any terror-aligned jihadi.

AT A protest in support of Hamas activist Mahmoud Khalil, demonstrators call for a halt to all US funding of ‘Israeli apartheid,’ in Times Square. It’s not our job as Jews, currently the most maligned and imperiled minority group in America, to advocate on behalf of Khalil, the writer argues.

(photo credit: CAITLIN OCHS/REUTERS)

ByDAVID CHRISTOPHER KAUFMAN

APRIL 16, 2025 01:16