马哈茂德·哈利勒于10月27日重返哥伦比亚大学参加回忆录发布活动，称这是一次“胜利”，此前他在2025年被捕并遭美国拘留三个月。
Palestinian protest leader Mahmoud Khalil says movement reshaping US politics Mahmoud Khalil returned to Columbia University on 27 October for a memoir event, calling it a “victory” after his 2025 arrest and three-month US detention.
他指责哥伦比亚大学试图“抹除”巴勒斯坦人的声音，并表示该校选择了“暴行”与“镇压”，而非人权与开放的校园辩论。
He accused Columbia of trying “to erase” Palestinian voices, and said the university chose “brutality” and “repression” over human rights and open campus debate.
哥伦比亚大学表示支持“严谨辩论”与尊重的对话，部分犹太团体反对他的回归，校方则否认活动邀请等同于背书。
Columbia said it supports “rigorous debate” and respectful dialogue, while some Jewish groups opposed his return and the university denied that an event invitation means endorsement.
AI生成 纽约——马哈茂德·哈利勒因成为抵抗唐纳德·特朗普总统打击亲巴勒斯坦学生行动主义的代表性人物而为人熟知，他认为该运动已取得成功，因为它改变了公众认知，并鼓舞了一代准备质疑有关以色列观点的领袖。
AI generated NEW YORK – Mahmoud Khalil, who became the face of resistance to President Donald Trump’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian student activism, believes the movement has succeeded by shifting public perception and encouraging a generation of leaders ready to question views about Israel.
“美国公众终于在改变，终于开始将巴勒斯坦人视为平等的人类，”这位31岁的人士在接受法新社采访时表示，距离关键的中期选举还有一周——恰逢以色列举行大选。
“The American public is finally changing, is finally looking at the Palestinian as an equal human,” the 31-year-old said in an interview with AFP one week before crucial midterm elections – and just as Israel held its own election.
哈利勒因协助领导纽约哥伦比亚大学的示威活动而崭露头角，该校是2024年席卷美国大学校园的反加沙战争抗议的中心。
Khalil rose to prominence when he helped lead demonstrations at New York’s Columbia University, the epicentre of protests against the war in Gaza that swept US campuses in 2024.
在特朗普打压最严厉之时，移民当局拘留了哈利勒——这名出生于叙利亚巴勒斯坦难民营的美国永久居民——长达三个月且未提出刑事指控，导致他错过了首个孩子的出生。
At the height of Trump’s crackdown, immigration authorities responded by detaining Khalil – a permanent US resident born in a Palestinian refugee camp in Syria – for three months without criminal charge, making him miss the birth of his first child.
但尽管承受个人代价——他在回忆录《无立足之地：拘留手记》中讲述了这些经历——哈利勒将公众舆论在美国的转变归功于巴勒斯坦倡导工作，民调显示美国对巴勒斯坦人的支持出现历史性增长。“这给了我希望，”他在纽约公寓里说道。
But despite the personal toll – recounted in his memoir “No Land to Stand On: Notes from Detention” – Khalil credited Palestinian advocacy with helping to transform public opinion in the United States, where polls show historic growth in support for Palestinians. “This gives me hope,” he said in his New York apartment.
“此外，我们也能在基层看到，更多进步派候选人当选进入国会并掌握权力。”哈利勒指出，穆斯林阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德正在关键州密歇根州竞选联邦参议员，而支持巴勒斯坦的纽约市长佐赫兰·马姆达尼于2025年当选。
“Also, we can see on the ground that we have more progressive candidates being elected into Congress and positions of power.”Khalil pointed to Abdul El-Sayed, a Muslim running for US Senate in the key state of Michigan, as well as pro-Palestinian New York mayor Zohran Mamdani, who was elected in 2025.
这两人同样也是以色列的著名批评者——这标志着共和党和民主党传统上捍卫美国盟友以色列的立场出现了转变。“工作尚未完成”哈利勒表示，特朗普试图通过逮捕他来“遏制”关于巴勒斯坦权利的言论自由——总统在社交媒体帖子中为这一举动庆祝，称这只是第一个，后面还会有更多。
Both men are also notably critics of Israel – a move away from the traditional defence of the US ally among both Republicans and Democrats. ‘Work not done yet’Khalil said that Trump sought to “chill” free speech on Palestinian rights with his arrest – which the president celebrated in a social media post, saying it was the first of many to come.
“特朗普政府试图因为我为巴勒斯坦发声、因为我反对加沙的种族灭绝而将我非人化，”他说。
“The Trump administration tried to dehumanise me for my advocacy for Palestine, for my opposition to the genocide in Gaza,” he said.
“在我看来，这届政府显然想杀鸡儆猴，让人们不敢为巴勒斯坦发声。”特朗普政府称其在打击反犹太主义和非法移民，并以此为由为从有争议的活动人士拘留到削减发生亲巴勒斯坦抗议的精英大学经费等一切行动辩护。哈利勒表示，这一策略适得其反。
“It was clear to me that this administration just wanted to make an example out of me, so people wouldn’t speak out for Palestine.”The Trump administration says it is fighting anti-Semitism and illegal immigration, using both arguments to justify everything from controversial detentions of activists to defunding elite universities where pro-Palestinian protests took place. Khalil said that strategy backfired.
“美国总统亲自针对一个普通学生，这说明我做对了事，”他补充道。“如此残酷”哈利勒的遭遇也让他接触到了路易斯安那州一所监狱的环境，他将其比作酷刑，描述那里灯光日夜通明、寒冷刺骨、伙食恶劣。
“The fact that the president of the United States came after me, a random student, means that I was doing something right,” he added. ‘Such cruelty’Khalil’s ordeal also exposed him to conditions in a Louisiana jail he likened to torture, describing constant fluorescent light, cold, and poor food.
“我从未想过，在美国本土上会发生如此残酷的事情，”哈利勒谈到由移民与海关执法局（ICE）主导的驱逐行动时说。
“I never imagined that such cruelty is happening on US soil,” Khalil said of the deportation drive led by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
“我来到一个号称捍卫自由、正义、法治的国家，却在踏入这些拘留中心的那一刻感到震惊，因为我的所有权利都被留在了门外，”他说。
“I came to a country that supposedly champions liberty, justice, rule of law, only to be shocked when I entered these detention centres that all my rights were left outside,” he said.
哈利勒已获释一年多，但特朗普政府仍在推动将其驱逐出境，而他正在纽约与妻子抚养现年18个月大的儿子。这是一种难以承受的情感代价。
Khalil has been free for well over a year but the Trump administration is still pushing for his deportation even as he raises his son, now aged 18 months, in New York with his wife. It’s an emotional cost that is hard to bear.
“我斗争的很大一部分，就像是在为正常生活而战，”他说。“回到做一个年轻父亲，带着儿子和妻子去公园，没人会打扰他们。”但哈利勒也表现出了挑战的姿态。
“A big part of my fight is like fighting for normalcy,” he said. “To go back to being the young father who would go to the park with his son and wife, and no one would bother them.”But Khalil is also defiant.
“我的斗争不仅关乎我能否留在这个国家。它关乎这个国家的人们是否可以说出自己的想法。
“My fight is not only about whether I get to stay in this country. It is about whether you know people in this country can speak their minds.
“无论我身在还是身处美国境外，我都致力于为巴勒斯坦人民的权利发声，”他说。
“Whether I am in or outside the United States, I’m committed to advocate for the rights of the Palestinian people,” he said.