{
  "id": 9098219,
  "title": "Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil calls for God to 'hold Israel accountable' at Yom Kippur event",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/palestinian-activist-mahmoud-khalil-calls-for-god-to-hold-israel",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T06:32:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-909235"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil addressed a Yom Kippur Yizkor service in New York City on Monday, urging God to hold Israel accountable for its actions in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran. Khalil lamented the use of tuition fees, tax dollars, and votes to cause harm to Palestinians, Lebanese, and Iranians, emphasizing the need to remember that all humans share in the suffering. He prayed for God to recognize Israel's alleged genocide. Khalil also called for unity against Israel and its war, lamenting that the \"Zionist project\" and the \"fascist government\" were attempting to make people forget their shared humanity. The event, organized by various left-wing Jewish groups, centered on the Yizkor prayer, commemorating those who have died. Notable attendees included Brad Lander, Aber Kawas, and several New York City Council members.",
  "summary": "\"It's tough to repent at a time where our tuition fees, our tax dollars, our votes are being used to kill, to maim, to displace Palestinians,\" he said.",
  "key_points": [
    "Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil calls for God to hold Israel accountable at Yom Kippur event",
    "He prays for God to recognize Israel's alleged genocide and calls for unity against Israel's war"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Invoking divine intervention, a Palestinian activist leveraged a traditional Jewish service to shift the focus towards Israel's actions, aligning with left-wing Jewish groups and officials who attended the event.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "'No cure for stupidity': Israel's Football Association blasts Irish coach's calls to boycott match",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/no-cure-for-stupidity-israels-football-association-blasts-irish",
        "published": "2026-09-22T08:48:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}