Mahmoud Khalil: I Will Continue To Speak Up For Palestinians ‘Even If They Would Kill Me’

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00:00Well, first, friends, thank you so much for everything, not only for today, it's just for

00:10every day, like just your words, your words of support, your messages have kept me going.

00:18Still, the fight is far from over. The genocide is still happening in Gaza.

00:24Israel is still waging a full war against Palestinians across Palestine.

00:33The U.S. government is funding this genocide, and Columbia University is investing in this

00:44genocide. This is why I was protesting. This is why I will continue to protest.

00:49Not only if they threatened me with detention, even if they would kill me, I would still speak

00:57up for Palestine.

01:00Again, I just want to go back and just continue the work that

01:09Palestinian rights, a speech that should actually be celebrated rather than punished,

01:19as this administration wants to do. But we'll take a few questions.

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