The Latest Breaking News from Betar

Mahmoud Khalil sues Trump officials and pro-Israel groups over ‘conspiracy’ to target him

Lawsuit alleges administration coordinated with online surveillance groups to ‘criminalize solidarity with Palestine’

The Guardian - US · Jul 14

Mahmoud Khalil files lawsuit accusing Trump officials, pro-Israel groups of conspiracy

Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University student who became the face of the Trump administration's crackdown on Palestinian rights demonstrators, filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday. The lawsuit alleges senior Trump administration officials, pro-Israel group the Heritage Foundation and online surveillance groups Canary Mission and Betar conspired against him.

France 24 · Jul 14

US law enforcement foils plot to assassinate Palestinian American activist

Man was arrested in connection with plan to assassinate Nerdeen Kiswani, following sting by undercover NYPD officer

The Guardian - US · Mar 27

Pro-Israel group says it has ‘deportation list’ and has sent ‘thousands’ of names to Trump officials

Betar US is among far-right groups supporting Trump effort to deport students involved in pro-Palestinian protests

The Guardian - US · Mar 14, 2025

Ann Coulter questions effort to deport foreign students protesting Israel: ‘Isn’t this a violation of the First Amendment?’

Right-wing pundit’s comments come after arrest of pro-Palestinian protester at Columbia University

The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2025

Trump warns that ICE arrest of Palestinian activist at Columbia University will be ‘first of many’

Student leader accused immigration officials of conducting ‘open repression of student activism and political speech’

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2025

Trump claims college protests "illegal"

"The goal here seems to be intimidation and fear to chill free speech," ex-prosecutor warns

Salon · Mar 4, 2025

I didn’t think Trump’s second act would be that bad. Oh, how wrong I was

The Maga kingpin has only been president for a couple of weeks, but the chaos he has unleashed in the US is already much worse than I thought it could be. I’m genuinely frightened

The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2025

Trump comes for Israel's critics

Betar, a self-described Zionist group, wants to help Trump curtail pro-Palestine speech

Salon · Jan 31, 2025

Zionist Group Claims to Be Using Facial Recognition Software to Create List of Pro-Palestinian Students for Trump to Deport

A Zionist group claims to be using facial recognition to create a list of international students attending pro-Palestine rallies so that they can be deported.

Latin Times · Nov 26, 2024