Columbia Activists, Including Mahmoud Khalil, Serve as Hamas's 'Propaganda Arm in New York City,' Lawsuit States

Columbia University student groups and activists, including Mahmoud Khalil and the Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD) organization he represents, serve as "Hamas' propaganda arm in New York City and on the Columbia University campus" and should be held accountable "for aiding and abetting Hamas' continuing acts of international terrorism," according to a new lawsuit.

The families of October 7 victims and hostages filed the suit in federal court on Monday. It accuses well-known pro-Hamas activists and groups...