Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi, targeted by far-right group Betar, arrested at immigration office. Leaders of Palestinian rights protests facing deportation. Mahdawi detained for speaking out. Will justice prevail for him and others like him? #FreeMahdawi

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/28622366

Julia Conley Apr 14, 2025

"A month after the international far-right pro-Israel group Betar named Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi as the next target in its campaign to push for the deportation of Palestinian rights defenders, Mahdawi was arrested Monday at an immigration office in Colchester, Vermont, where he had arrived to complete a test to be a naturalized U.S. citizen. "

      • zergtoshi@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        3 months ago

        I often wonder why replies like yours start with “I’ll bite”.
        I mean, is it you taking a bite of the bait offered or you feeding the troll?
        Often it can be both at the same time, but I rarely read “Ok, here’s your fish…”.
        Why is that?

        • ayyy@sh.itjust.works
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          3 months ago

          The metaphor implies that the person I replied to was fishing for someone to ask about their stupid theories, I’m saying that I bit the hook on their fishing line.