NEW YORK — Student activist Mahmoud Khalil was welcomed by New York City (NYC) Mayor Zohran Mamdani at Gracie Mansion on March 9, 2026, a year after his arrest by federal authorities for protesting Israel’s military actions in Gaza. Khalil attended the intimate iftar with his wife and young son, sharing a meal with the […]
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Abbas calls on Palestinians to keep children away from protests
President Mahmud Abbas called on Monday for Palestinians to keep their children from protests along the border between Israel and Gaza, warning of a “handicapped” generation. “Keep the young men from the border, move the children away, we do not want to become handicapped people,” he said in a speech in the West Bank city […]