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(32,068 posts) Fri Apr 26, 2024, 04:15 PM Apr 26

Student Protest Leader at Columbia: 'Zionists Don't Deserve to Live' [View all]

Source: NY Times

Video of incendiary comments by one of the leaders of the student protest encampment at Columbia University surfaced online Thursday evening, forcing the school to again confront an issue at the core of the conflict rippling across campuses nationwide: the tension between pro-Palestinian activism and antisemitism.

The student, Khymani James, said in the January video that “Zionists don’t deserve to live” and “Be grateful that I’m not just going out and murdering Zionists.”

Mr. James made the comments during and after a disciplinary hearing with Columbia administrators that he recorded and then posted on Instagram.

The hearing, conducted by an associate director of the university’s Center for Student Success and Intervention, was focused on an earlier comment he shared on social media, in which he discussed fighting a Zionist. “I don’t fight to injure or for there to be a winner or a loser, I fight to kill,” he wrote.

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Student Protest Leader at Columbia: 'Zionists Don't Deserve to Live' [View all] SouthBayDem Apr 26 OP

But but bit Ontheboundry Apr 26 #1

Did killing thousands of Palestinian children destabilize Israel? PerceptionManagement Apr 26 #2

It's not "genocide". I call bad-faith AnrothElf Apr 26 #9

Is that something Mr. James asked at his rally? Torchlight Apr 26 #17

Those numbers, reported by the UN, are from the Hamas elected Gaza Government, and people believe them AZLD4Candidate Apr 27 #51

When it turns out to be far higher AloeVera Apr 27 #67

So, how many terrorist organizations should we believe to validate confirmation bias? AZLD4Candidate Apr 27 #69

Bravo. madaboutharry Apr 27 #81

never forget oldinmtdem92 Apr 28 #95

What has that got to do with protesting and vanalizing colleges in the US...and why Demsrule86 Apr 28 #91

And the prize for today's distractive non sequitur goes to... yardwork Apr 28 #92

Over the top no_hypocrisy Apr 26 #3

Kent State and Jackson State coming soon. Evolve Dammit Apr 26 #4

The police need to be looking into this person. Eko Apr 26 #5

He apologized. Voltaire2 Apr 26 #6

Not much of apology, falsely saying, "Zionism is an ideology that necessitates the genocide of the Palestinian people." SunSeeker Apr 26 #11

He said that while he was apologizing. This is Mel Gibson level. LeftInTX Apr 26 #15

Posting Ben Shapiro's website here? Really? nt SouthBayDem Apr 26 #26

Did you even watch the freak'n video??? He was kicked out of Columbia anyway. LeftInTX Apr 26 #27

Well, that was disgusting, woah!!! Oh, who's Ben Shapiro? A RW'r w a social media media electric_blue68 Apr 27 #43

He is sorry he got caught Ontheboundry Apr 26 #30

I'd tend to agree. If I was really mad I say like "fuck them, screw them!", type stuff, NOT... electric_blue68 Apr 27 #44

He can piss off with that weak fake BS AkFemDem Apr 27 #52

His excuse: Beastly Boy Apr 27 #53

Hardly an apology. And so thats all it takes if you threaten to kill people, huh? oldsoftie Apr 27 #58

He's sorry he got caught. He can kiss EllieBC Apr 28 #89

A recipe for disaster BaronChocula Apr 26 #7

So I guess he's on Putin's payroll? sarisataka Apr 26 #8

The irony is Hamas believes Khymani James doesn't deserve to live. Because he's a queer man. SunSeeker Apr 26 #10

Which is why I have to shake my head when I see signs like "Queers for Palestine" Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 26 #16

He just plain old hates white people. He's been kicked out of Columbia. LeftInTX Apr 26 #23

So you're acquainting Shermanator Apr 27 #42

Where did I say what you're accusing me of? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 27 #45

70% of Palestinians in Gaza supported the Hamas attack. oldsoftie Apr 27 #60

So where is the Palestinian Gay Pride parade held? West Bank? EX500rider Apr 27 #75

I hope you didn't pull a muscle with that stretch, MarineCombatEngineer Apr 28 #88

Sorry have I missed all the pride parades EllieBC Apr 28 #90

It's certainly a "Chickens for KFC" view of the world. Go figure. CincyDem Apr 27 #56

Its the "mob mentality". These idiots want to be a part of the "cool" protest of the day oldsoftie Apr 27 #59

Stupid AF. live love laugh Apr 26 #12

Here is the video. He goes on for over six minutes. Not just one sentence, but goes on. LeftInTX Apr 26 #13

"Zionists are white supremacists"??? elias7 Apr 26 #25

One can thank the Soviet Union for that bullshit. Behind the Aegis Apr 27 #47

This has been brought up before. As well as the exact opposite. oldsoftie Apr 27 #61

Ironic that he looks like a wimp Polybius Apr 26 #34

Holy shit. Glad Columbia kicked him out. SunSeeker Apr 26 #37

Naturally. I'm not at all surprised. Oopsie Daisy Apr 26 #14

A plague on both their houses! Ray Bruns Apr 26 #18

He's been expelled from Columbia. Mosby Apr 26 #19

Yay! That guy made me nervous! LeftInTX Apr 26 #21

Said it in January, but they waited until now to kick him out MichMan Apr 26 #24

This x 1000 Ontheboundry Apr 27 #48

Good. nt SunSeeker Apr 26 #28

Ironically, that sentiment is exactly why there are Zionists JoseBalow Apr 26 #20

Platforming an asshole. hay rick Apr 26 #22

Oh, for fuck's sake Warpy Apr 26 #29

"I went through the 60s and 70s" Aussie105 Apr 26 #32

Well Ho did win. Voltaire2 Apr 27 #57

Rec 1000+ Mersky Apr 27 #74

You see my friend, everybody deserves to live: Which is thus the point behind your protest. ColinC Apr 26 #31

Let the professional diplomats handle this one, alright? No room for fools. nt TeamProg Apr 26 #33

Was Khymani James born here? Polybius Apr 26 #35

He's from Boston. Went to HS there. Probably born here. He just hates white people. LeftInTX Apr 26 #36

"I fight to kill" Oneironaut Apr 26 #38

Interesting how this one bastard is getting so much media attention Chakaconcarne Apr 26 #39

I hope not! He was a leader. One bad apple like him can ruin alot of things. I'm glad he's gone. LeftInTX Apr 26 #40

When someone expresses these opinions, they're going to get attention. oldsoftie Apr 27 #62

Yeah.... that is unacceptable. DemocraticPatriot Apr 27 #41

Columbia only acted after this became public. MichMan Apr 27 #46

Excellent point. nt oldsoftie Apr 27 #63

Regular public hangings in Iran for LGBTQ wolfie001 Apr 27 #49

Why is the god of Abraham Old Crank Apr 27 #50

Having fun, perhaps? Testing humanity? Pushing us to transcend? elias7 Apr 27 #66

Another question Old Crank Apr 27 #71

To you and me, these questions are irrelevant elias7 Apr 29 #96

When you say things like that TheFarseer Apr 27 #54

Expel him & keep his tuition. Get a visit from the cops. Welcome to the world, "kid" oldsoftie Apr 27 #55

A lot of that hatefull bullshit going on ... marble falls Apr 27 #64

That happened in Israel. The student we are talking about is African-American and born and raised in the US. LeftInTX Apr 27 #72

Can't get any more American than Jones. nt MarineCombatEngineer Apr 27 #73

Ooooh. It's not about antisemitism and hate crime from BOTH sides, it's about geography. marble falls Apr 27 #77

He stated that he wanted Zionists to die. There is no evidence that anyone in Israel has ever harmed him. LeftInTX Apr 27 #79

hes been suspended and barred from campus moonshinegnomie Apr 27 #65

So, not expelled. MichMan Apr 27 #68

My hunch is expulsion cant be done that quickly moonshinegnomie Apr 27 #70

That's not very far from bucolic_frolic Apr 27 #76

He says "Zionists." cloudbase Apr 27 #78

They say Israel - they mean Jews AZLD4Candidate Apr 27 #80

"I'm sorry if you damn heathen Zionist Jewish bastards got upset, but you are all murderers or support murderers." AZLD4Candidate Apr 29 #98

Doesn't matter, really. Advocating killing all Zionists is equally repulsive. yardwork Apr 28 #94

I guess I must be naive or something..... DFW Apr 27 #82

Sadly Columbia protected him for several months. He was apparently outed by the Daily Wire LeftInTX Apr 27 #83

I have missed all of that DFW Apr 27 #84

It's in this thread and so is the video LeftInTX Apr 27 #85

Thanks, I went and watched the video. DFW Apr 27 #86

Like too many, he is an entitled twit. yardwork Apr 28 #93

Thankfully, Khymani James has been banned from campus Galraedia Apr 27 #87

So what does "Zionist" really mean to you, Mr. James? Tell me about your childhood. Did you hate your mother? betsuni Apr 29 #97