A Zionist organization providing Trump with a list of students advocating for Palestine, recommending their deportation
Reports have emerged that an American-Zionist organization is allegedly assembling a list of international students on visas, intending to present it to the administration of US President Donald Trump. The group aims to identify students involved in pro-Palestine demonstrations on university campuses, possibly for deportation.
The World Betar Movement has launched a campaign to track down foreign students in the United States who have engaged in anti-Israel activities on college campuses, according to a report by The New York Post.
The group is compiling a list of individuals for submission to the Trump administration, with the intent of expediting the deportation of those who oppose Israeli actions and endorse Palestinian resistance efforts in the Gaza Strip.
The organization has compiled a list of approximately 30 students hailing from nations including Jordan, Syria, Egypt, Canada, and the United Kingdom. These students are currently attending prestigious U.S. universities such as Columbia University, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Michigan, Syracuse University, the University of California, Los Angeles, The New School for Social Research, Carnegie Mellon University, and George Washington University, according to a statement from the group.
Ross Glick, director of the United States chapter of Betar, has accused pro-Palestine students of anti-Semitism, stating that the organization has begun compiling lists of foreign nationals on visas who they allege support Hamas.
Betar is employing facial recognition software and sophisticated database technology to assemble the list, an initiative that, according to Glick, is in line with former President Trump’s campaign pledge to cancel the student visas of those involved in anti-Semitic actions.
The World Betar Movement is said to be in discussions with officials from the Trump administration to explore legal measures aimed at addressing what they perceive as the misuse of the American educational system by international students for activities they deem anti-Israel.
In a move announced on Friday, former President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order authorizing the deportation of non-citizens, including international students, found to be providing support to groups designated by the United States as terrorist organizations. This directive targets individuals linked to the Palestinian group Hamas and the Lebanese organization Hezbollah within U.S. territory.
Students supporting Palestinian rights have organized numerous rallies and sit-ins at universities across the United States and Europe. These demonstrations have been held to show solidarity with Gaza following the initiation of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood by Hamas-led resistance groups on October 7, 2023. The operation was launched into Israeli-occupied territories as a response to what they describe as longstanding injustices against Palestinians.
Reports indicate that Israeli military actions in Gaza have resulted in the deaths of at least 47,000 Palestinians, a majority of whom are women and children, and have left 111,000 others injured. The conflict has also led to thousands of individuals being classified as missing and potentially buried under debris.
Israel consented to a ceasefire commencing on January 19, following its inability to fulfill its stated goals in the blockaded region.
In the wake of a newly brokered ceasefire, celebrations erupted among Palestinians who hailed the agreement as a significant victory. The truce is poised to facilitate the release of approximately 2,000 Palestinian detainees from Israeli custody, in reciprocity for the liberation of Israeli captives currently held in Gaza.
