From NY Times, OpEd by Mohsen Mahdawi

Mr. Mahdawi is a Palestinian human rights advocate and Columbia University student.

I Was Detained for My Beliefs. Who Will Be Next?

My case reveals how the struggles for justice for Americans and Palestinians are connected. Americans must decide whether to support war or peace, oppression or democracy. If we cannot speak up against the killing of children and what human rights experts have called a genocide in Gaza, what can we speak out against?