Rubio Vows to Revoke Green Card of Anti-Israel Activist Mahmoud Khalil Over Stance
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has reserved the right to revoke the green card or visa of anti-Israel activist Mahmoud Khalil, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Tuesday.
The White House has confirmed that Secretary of State Marco Rubio reserves the right to revoke the green card or visa of anti-Israel activist Mahmoud Khalil, amid controversy over Khalil's past statements on Israel and the Holocaust. A former Columbia graduate student, Khalil has faced backlash for comments he made about the Israeli massacre of Palestinian prisoners in 2006. The White House statement did not specify what triggered Rubio's move or whether any formal action will be taken against Khalil. The situation highlights growing tensions between critics of Israel and U.S. officials who have traditionally stood in support of the country.
