In SXSW Appearance, Columbia Encampment Organizer Mahmoud Khalil Says It’s ‘Very Racist’ To Ask Him To Condemn Hamas

He also complained he can’t ‘contextualize’ Oct 7 without condemnation Mahmoud Khalil (SXSW/YouTube) In an appearance at the South by Southwest festival on Sunday, Columbia University encampment leader Mahmoud Khalil said “it’s very racist to ask a Palestinian” to condemn Hamas. The moderator, the Guardian‘s U.S. editor, Betsy Reed, asked Khalil to explain why he refused to condemn Hamas

Judge Temporarily Blocks RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Policy, Panel Overhaul

Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. attends the “Great, Historic Investment in Rural Health Roundtable” in the East Room of the White House on Jan. 16, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled on March 16 that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. illegally appointed 13 new members to an influential vaccine

Judge Blocks RFK Jr.’s Appointees to Vaccine Panel

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attends President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Feb. 24, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled on March 16 that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. illegally appointed 13 new members to an influential vaccine