Most candidates hoping to be New York City's next mayor have shared their views on the arrest of Columbia University grad Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian protestor and mediator — though two of the biggest names in the race have remained near silent on the matter.

NEW YORK (AP) — When protests over the Israel-Hamas war took root on Columbia University’s campus last spring, Mahmoud Khalil became a familiar, outspoken figure in a student movement that soon spread to other U.S. colleges.