Momodou Taal is suing the Trump administration to stop the full implementation of the president’s executive order titled “Additional Measures To Combat Anti-Semitism.” The Cornell graduate student and student-visa holder is leading a group of three plaintiffs with the backing of the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee.
On Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas and other Palestinians from Gaza murdered over a thousand innocent Israelis and subjected victims of various ages to torture and sexual violence, Taal tweeted: “Glory to the resistance!” That same day, he also wrote, “Today has shown us what is possible when you are organized.”
This should surprise no one. We have learned, since 10/7, that a shockingly large number of political activists believe that their rights and the rights of Jews are mutually exclusive: They only feel safe when they are free to put us in danger.
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