{
  "id": 16828793,
  "title": "Palestinian activist Khalil returns to Columbia after US detention",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/palestinian-activist-khalil-returns-to-columbia-after-us-detention",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T01:30:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/palestinian-activist-khalil-returns-columbia-after-us-detention"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mahmoud Khalil, a figurehead of Gaza war protests in the United States, returned Tuesday to Columbia University for the first time since his 2025 arrest under President Donald Trump's crackdown on pro-Palestinian activists. The 31-year-old told AFP his presence for an event on his new memoir, attended by around 100 people, was a \"victory,\" as he accused Columbia of seeking \"to erase me, to erase…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Mahmoud Khalil credits Palestinian activism for reshaping US politics",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/mahmoud-khalil-credits-palestinian-activism-for-reshaping-us-politics",
        "published": "2026-10-28T04:13:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}