Lawsuit Alleges Anti-israel Group Leaders Are 'hamas' Foot Soldiers In New York City'

A suit revenge successful nan Southern District of New York past period claims nan leaders of respective extremist anti-Israel groups progressive successful 18 months of disruptive, convulsive and antisemitic protests connected campuses and successful nan streets of New York City are "accountable for aiding and abetting Hamas’ continuing acts of world terrorism."

In purported usurpation of nan Antiterrorism Act and nan Alien Tort Statue, nan defendants are said to person "acted arsenic Hamas’ ft soldiers successful New York City," and whitethorn person had foreknowledge of nan designated overseas panic organization’s devastating Oct. 7 attacks.

Defendants successful nan lawsuit are Within Our Lifetime and its laminitis Nerdeen Kiswani, Columbia Students for Justice successful Palestine (SJP) and its typical Maryam Alwan, Columbia-Barnard Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) and its typical Cameron Jones, and Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD) and its typical Mahmoud Khalil, who is presently successful custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The suit asserts that nan associational defendants person "distribute[d] Hamas-created and affiliated propaganda, incite[d] fearfulness and violence, and attack[ed] captious academic, economic, and infrastructure centers successful New York City," arsenic good arsenic having "repeatedly terrorized and assaulted Jews crossed New York City and connected Columbia University’s campus, physically assaulted Columbia University employees, and illegally seized and damaged nationalist and backstage property."

DUFFY SLAMS MTA OVER ‘FACT CHECK’ ON ANTI-ISRAEL MOB’S GRAND CENTRAL TAKEOVER

Nerdeen Kiswani, co-founder and leader of Within Our Lifetime, speaks astatine a objection adjacent Columbia University connected Feb. 2, 2024, successful New York City. (Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)

The specifications of nan allegations are thorough. To show really nan defendants "resoundingly and knowingly answered Hamas’ telephone to action" connected and aft Oct. 7, nan suit cites really nan defendants knowingly "obtain[ed] and disseminat[ed]" a Hamas propaganda document, which contained directions created by nan Hamas Media Office for spinning nan communicative of their deadly attacks. By "painstakingly follow[ing]" nan document, nan suit alleges defendants "directly responded to, and followed orders from, Hamas." 

The suit besides supplies respective indicators that defendants whitethorn person had foreknowledge of nan heinous Oct. 7 attack, to see "a highly suggestive societal media station published moments earlier nan October 7 onslaught began" successful which Columbia SJP posted connected Instagram "We are back!!" aft a months-long hiatus. 

On Oct. 7, Kiswani utilized trading materials that "would not beryllium released until nan adjacent day" successful a National Students for Justice successful Palestine (NSJP) "Toolkit" demonstrating really SJP organizations crossed nan state could support nan Gazan "resistance." 

Emaciated Israeli hostages, from left, Ohad Ben Ami, Eli Sharabi and Or Levy are taken by terrorists to a shape earlier being handed complete to nan Red Cross successful Deir al-Balah successful nan cardinal Gaza Strip connected Feb. 8, 2025. (AP/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Following Oct. 7, Within Our Lifetime promoted a "Day of Rage" successful New York City while Columbia SJP and Columbia JVP promoted their ain "Day of Resistance." The specified announcements of these events forced closures of Jewish schools and institutions, and "even forced Columbia University – a non-Jewish institution – to adjacent its field arsenic a information precaution," while Jewish students "were advised to fastener their doors and stay wrong for their ain safety," according to nan lawsuit. 

The suit names Khalil arsenic nan purported leader of Columbia SJP’s Day of Resistance.

COLUMBIA’S ANTI-ISRAEL PROTESTERS SAY TRUMP PULLING $400 MILLION IN GRANTS FROM UNIVERSITY IS A ‘SCARE TACTIC’

In November 2023, nan suit describes really a "’Shut it Down for Palestine’ arena descended into – arsenic planned – anti-Jewish and vitriolic hatred and threats," pinch speakers shouting "Death to Jews!" and "encourage[ing] Hamas and… comrades crossed Columbia’s field to hunt down and battle pro-Israel students." 

The adjacent day, Columbia University suspended Columbia SJP and Columbia JVP, astatine which clip "Khalil and erstwhile members and/or organizers of Columbia SJP became leaders of CUAD." As a result, CUAD "became nan superior organizer of nan convulsive and antisemitic protests that would foment terror, sow discord, and disrupt field life astatine Columbia for complete a year." 

Hamas terrorists kidnap a bloodied Israeli female into nan Gaza Strip. (Hamas-Telegram)

Khalil would later go nan lead negotiator of nan Columbia encampment, which nan suit notes was "well-supplied pinch identical tents, toiletries, food, and master signage." Based connected a connection from Shlomi Ziv, a plaintiff successful nan suit who was held captive by Hamas for 246 days pursuing his kidnapping astatine nan Nova Music Festival, "Hamas and [American Muslims for Palestine (AMP)]/NSJP provided financial, organizational, and different support… for nan Encampment."

Ziv alleges that his "Hamas captors bragged astir having Hamas operatives connected American assemblage campuses," and moreover "showed him Al-Jazeera stories and photographs of protests astatine Columbia University that were organized by Associational Defendants."

APPARENT ANTI-ISRAEL ACTIVISTS SPLASH RED PAINT ON HOMES OF JEWISH OFFICIALS AT BROOKLYN MUSEUM 

Anti-Israel demonstrators be a protestation astatine Columbia University successful New York City, conscionable days aft nan Hamas bulldoze successful confederate Israel, Oct. 12, 2023. (Julia Bonavita/Fox News Digital)

Given nan "legal chasm betwixt independent governmental defense and coordinating pinch a overseas violent statement to seed pro-terror propaganda passim America’s largest city," nan suit alleges nan defendants’ "actions break nan Antiterrorism Act and nan rule of nations."

According to nan Jerusalem Post, nan National Jewish Advocacy Center, Greenberg Traurig LLP, nan Schoen Law Firm, and nan Holtzman Vogel Law Firm revenge nan suit connected behalf of plaintiffs who see Ziv, respective Columbia University students who person served pinch nan Israel Defense Forces, and a number of American and Israeli citizens whose family members, astir of whom are believed dead, stay successful Hamas captivity. 

People protestation nan banning of Students for Justice successful Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace astatine Columbia University connected Nov. 20, 2023 successful New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

The suit particularly states that Khalil, "on accusation and belief, straight coordinates pinch Hamas, AMP/NSJP and/or different agents and affiliates of Hamas and related violent organizations." The filers authorities that his detention by ICE successful March whitethorn person been "based connected galore of his actions described successful this Complaint."

Khalil’s engagement successful nan Columbia protests was cited arsenic a rationale for his removal during his April 11 hearing, erstwhile Judge Jamee Comans ruled that Khalil whitethorn beryllium deported. Khalil besides withheld past employment pinch nan Syrian agency successful nan Beirut British Embassy and nan United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees successful nan Near East (UNRWA) arsenic good arsenic his rank successful nan CUAD erstwhile applying for a greenish card.

This withholding of information, according to national officials, made Khalil "inadmissible astatine nan clip of his adjustment."

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

Disruptive events successful New York City show nary signs of abating. In March, students stormed a schoolroom astatine Columbia University and took complete a building successful affiliated Barnard College, wherever they assaulted an employee. A Within Our Lifetime protestation connected April 7 "took over" nan main concourse of Grand Central Station.

Fox News Digital reached retired to CUAD, Columbia SJP, Within Our Lifetime, and Columbia-Barnard JVP for remark astir nan allegations contained wrong nan lawsuit, but received nary response.