Palestinian who says he can ’empathize’ with terrorists invited to Columbia University’s 9/11 event

A Columbia University think tank invited a Hamas-sympathizing activist facing deportation to speak at an upcoming 9/11-themed event. The school’s Knight First Amendment Institute will feature Columbia graduate student Mohsen Mahdawi in one of several discussions on Sept. 10 marking the 25th anniversary of America’s “War on Terror,” according to an announcement from the institute.…