Khalil Sues Columbia Over Alleged Anti-Palestinian Bias

Mahmoud Khalil and members of Columbia’s SIPA Palestine Working Group sued Columbia University, its board, and Dean Keren Yarhi-Milo in New York federal court on Sept. 14, 2026. They allege anti-Palestinian discrimination, ignored harassment complaints — the legal term deliberate indifference — and retaliation. Columbia declined comment on the pending case. The case could test university responsibility for student harassment.