Among American Jews, a Schism Over ICE Arrest of Columbia Activist

Among American Jews, a Schism Over ICE Arrest of Columbia Activist
Publisher:NY Times
Format:Article, Newspaper
Published: March 11, 2025
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The New York Times reports on the varying reactions from Jewish groups to the arrest and detainment by ICE of Mahmoud Khalil, a participant and leader of Columbia University’s pro-Palestinian protests. Jonathan Jacoby, the national director of the Nexus Project, a progressive Jewish group, expressed concern that the arrest and promised crackdown would widen divides between Jews and other minority groups. “There has never been a safer and more flourishing experience than the American Jewish experience, living as a free people in an open society,” he said. “Anything that endangers that, or our relationships with other Americans — those are all Jewish concerns.”