Donald Trump's administration has launched an assault against various educational institutions, not least Columbia University.

The claim is that they are not doing enough to protect Jewish students.

This actually, of course, relates to the encampments protests over Gaza, the genocide being committed.

Of course, there were large numbers of Jewish

students who participated in those particular protests. Columbia University actually viciously clamped

down on those protests, including taking drastic action against students, but that hasn't

saved them from these attacks. But even more sinister

is the deportation or proposed deputation of Mahmoud Khalil, who is a green card hold in the US,

who is married to a US citizen who's eight months pregnant. Now, there's no better person

talked to about what's just going on at the moment and I guess this sole and how it's being

framed by the Trump

administration than the brilliant Lara Friedman who was president at the foundation for Middle East

Peace.

I'm such an incredible voice throughout the horrors of the last year and a half pretty much, obviously

before that as well.

But so when I look up to you, such an honor to be able to speak to you, even though

these are dark times. Hi, Laura. How are you doing? Hi, Owen. And thank you. I've saved the same

right back at you. So thank you for your work. Bless you. Let's just, I mean, in terms of the way

this is being framed, so Donald Trump, and I guess let's start with the free speech claims that he met.

He said at the state of union address, free speech is back. I've restored free speech. J.D. Vance,

his vice president, his lecturer you're upon free speech. Then they issue these various

executive orders, including one, which is saying that you know illegal

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