After release from prison, Mohsen Mahdawi is rooted in the Upper Valley — and in his purpose

Who Is the Real Mohsen Mahdawi?

“I am saying it clear and loud to President Trump and his cabinet: I am not afraid of you,” said a defiant Mohsen Mahdawi after the pro-Palestinian student organizer at Columbia University was freed last week from federal custody while he fights the administration’s push to deport him.In his public statements since his release, Mohsen Mahdawi has portrayed himself as a blameless victim of a heavy-handed effort by the Trump administration to puni…

CBS Again Sucks Up to Anti-Jew, Pro-Hamas Columbia Activist, Celebrates Release From Jail

Last week, a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from seeking to deport anti-Israel, pro-Hamas Columbia University student protester Moshen Mahdawi and ordered his release from prison. His arrest sparked a slew of liberal media attention, particularly on CBS’s lead shows, CBS Mornings and the CBS Evening News. On the latter’s Monday edition (and then the former on Tuesday), correspondent Lila Luciano reunited with this kindred spirt o…

After release from prison, Mohsen Mahdawi is rooted in the Upper Valley — and in his purpose

A federal judge last week ordered Moshen Mahdawi to be released from prison while his immigration case is pending. In his first interview with Vermont media since his release, Mahdawi spoke about his time in prison, what it’s been like since his release and his plans for the future.

Senate support for Mahdawi analyzed - Vermont Daily Chronicle

There are no reports indicating that Mahdawi was physically mistreated, verbally abused, or otherwise handled roughly during his arrest. He was subsequently transported to a detention facility pending immigration proceedings.

Joseph Howley is a professor of Latin at Columbia. He is an active member of the Palestinian genocide protest movement. He has been interviewed by international media and has spoken at activist events about the two Columbia students the Trump administration has arrested for their participation in protests against the state of Israel. One, Mohsen Mahdawi, has been released, but was still being held at the time of the interview. He spoke to us ab…

Columbia’s Mohsen Mahdawi Boasted About “Killing Jews,” Trump Admin Tried to Keep Him Detained

Edited by: Fern Sidman In a development that has sparked intense controversy and debate over national security, free speech, and antisemitism on U.S. college campuses, freed Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi—a prominent Palestinian activist arrested during pro-Hamas protests at the Ivy League school—was once accused of boasting about building weapons to “kill Jews” during a visit to a Vermont gun shop, according to explosive court docum…