The Kingdom of Jordan and the Dangers on Israel’s Eastern Front
Iran is trying to weaken the monarchy, infiltrate its borders, and use it to stage attacks on the Jewish state.
September 17, 2026
Mahmoud Khalil’s cynical and incoherent appeal to American freedoms.
This week, Mahmoud Khalil, the Algerian citizen who led the anti-Israel demonstrations at Columbia University, and who now faces deportation, filed suit against the school and one of its administrators. The complaint, which runs 60 pages, claims that the defendants displayed “deliberate indifference” to the “severe, persistent, and coordinated harassment” he and other students supposedly faced. Tal Fortgang comments on Khalil’s lawfare campaign:
Iran is trying to weaken the monarchy, infiltrate its borders, and use it to stage attacks on the Jewish state.
For all its idiosyncrasies, it has proved surprisingly resilient.
Mahmoud Khalil’s cynical and incoherent appeal to American freedoms.
It advances no arguments and attempts no persuasions.
Texts and preservation.
This week, Mahmoud Khalil, the Algerian citizen who led the anti-Israel demonstrations at Columbia University, and who now faces deportation, filed suit against the school and one of its administrators. The complaint, which runs 60 pages, claims that the defendants displayed “deliberate indifference” to the “severe, persistent, and coordinated harassment” he and other students supposedly faced. Tal Fortgang comments on Khalil’s lawfare campaign:
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