Mamadou Taal, a Ph.D. student in Africana Studies, was suspended Monday by the university after he took part in a protest against a career fair attended by defense contractors L3Harris and Boeing last week. Taal is studying at Cornell on an F-1 student visa, which can be terminated by a suspension.

Rights group Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) has condemned the arrest of a group of people who gathered outside the US embassy in Kuala Lumpur today to protest against US complicity in the ongoing deadly Israeli bombardment of Lebanon and Gaza.

Momodou Taal, who is attending the university with a F-1 visa, was suspended after a September 18 protest under a new policy seeking to quash Gaza solidarity actions.

"They want to make an example out of me," says Momodou Taal, a U.K. citizen who believes he was singled out for disciplinary action

"They want to make an example, a loud example, so it will scare other students not to be involved in pro-Palestinian organizing," Momodou Taal told Newsweek.

Cornell University appears to be softening its position concerning an international student who allegedly caused such a fracas at an anti-Israel protest that he was suspended and told he would have to leave the country.