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Palestinian protest leader says movement reshaping US politics

Mahmoud Khalil, who became the face of resistance to President Donald Trump’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian student activism, believes the movement has succeeded by shifting public perception and encouraging a generation of leaders ready to question views about Israel. "The American public is finally changing, is finally looking at the Palestinian as an equal human," the 31-year-old said in an interview with AFP one week before crucial midterm elections -- and just as Israel held its own election.

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