Milwaukee activist pleads not guilty to charges of terrorizing U-Michigan faculty, Jewish leaders

By: Isiah Holmes

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: June 16, 2026

Words: 900

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago


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Ahmet Kerem Korkaya, a 28-year-old pro-Palestine activist from Milwaukee, pled not guilty Monday to federal charges that he and seven other students at the University of Michigan conspired to commit acts of vandalism, harassment and threats targeting university officials, local businesses, and the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit in an effort to get the University of Michigan to sever ties with Israel. Online court records show that Korkaya, who appeared before Magistrate Judge Kimberly Altman …

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