Recorded Live from Foley Square, Manhattan by Beyond The Pale co-host, Rafael Shimunov.

Speakers include:

Peter Beinart, Journalist and CUNY Professor @peter_beinart
Rachel Mccullough, Columbia Nursing Student
Ruth Messinger, Former American Jewish World Service (AJWS) CEO and former Manhattan Borough President
Murad Awawdeh, CEO of New York Immigrant Coalition President (NYIC) @heyitsmurad @thenyic
Rabbi Rachel Goldenberg, Malkhut Congregation in Queens @malkhutqueens

Rabbi Barat Ellman, Fordham Professor @BaratEllman
Rabbi Ellen Lippmann, Rabbi Emerita, Kolot Chayeinu, JFREJ Boardmember, and member of Rabbis for Ceasefire @kolotchayeinu @jfrejnyc

Miriam Nunberg, Civil Rights Lawyer and Mother of College Gaza Activist
Rachel Laforest, Bend the Arc: Jewish Action Chief Campaign Officer @bendthearc
Lily Greenberg Call, Biden Admin Gaza Resignee @lilygreenbergcall
Dana Schmerzler, Policy Analyst, JFREJ & Bend The Arc Member
Eva Borgwardt, IfNotNow National Spokesperson @eva_bella_ @ifnotnoworg
And performance by Aviva La Viv @avivalaviv

As President Donald Trump ramps up his authoritarian takeover, crackdown on civil liberties, and mass deportations, American Jews rallied outside of ICE headquarters to denounce the abduction of Mahmoud Khalil under the guise of fighting antisemitism. Rabbis, community leaders, and advocates for immigrant justice spoke out against the targeting of Khalil — and others who have been abducted by ICE in recent weeks — as an authoritarian test case to see how far Trump’s regime can extend its powers to curtail freedom of speech.