We Can't Talk Anymore Because Our Moral Visions Are So Far Apart
The article discusses the deep moral and political divide in Western societies over the deportation of Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University student involved in pro-Palestine protests that included antisemitic and disruptive behavior. While the political left views Khalil as a victim of persecution and a defender of social justice, the right sees him as a criminal alien who violated immigration terms and incited hatred. This split reflects broader global tensions over immigration, tolerance, and how societies handle extremism and national identity.
- ▪Mahmoud Khalil was deported for his role in antisemitic and disruptive protests at Columbia University.
- ▪The left sees Khalil as a political martyr, while the right views him as a criminal who violated immigration laws.
- ▪Columbia's Antisemitism Task Force documented harassment of Jewish students during the protests, including slurs, intimidation, and exclusion.
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We Can't Talk Anymore Because Our Moral Visions Are So Far Apart David Strom 10:00 AM | May 01, 2026 AP Photo/Steve Markham Mahmoud Khalil's case is, as Dan Linnaeus explains in the X post linked below, something of a dividing line in how people think about citizenship, the right to stay in a Western country, the limits of tolerance we must have for hatred from noncitizens, and most of all over whether we should see non-Westerners as everywhere and always victims, and Westerners as oppressors who deserve whatever we get.
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