![Palestinian activist, Mahmoud Khalil takes part in 'Stop Starving Gaza' march to protest the killing of journalists in Palestine by Israeli forces and to call for an end to the starvation in Gaza on August 16, 2025 in New York, United States. [Selçuk Acar - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/AA-20250817-38849572-38849539-STOP_STARVING_GAZA_MARCH_IN_NEW_YORK_CITY.jpg)
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday against the Heritage Foundation, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and others, accusing them of participating in a coordinated effort to retaliate against him for his advocacy on Palestinian rights, Anadolu reports. Khalil said the case was brought under the Ku Klux Klan Act, a Reconstruction-era civil rights law designed to combat conspiracies to deprive individuals of their constitutional rights. “Today, I sued the Heritage Foundation, Stephen Miller, a Columbia affiliate, and others under the KKK Act,” he said, adding that this lawsuit is about “accountability and justice.” READ: Poll: 40 % of non-religious US Jews accuse Israel of genocide in Gaza Khalil, a lawful US resident and a […]
