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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsColumbia protest leader: 'Be grateful that I'm not just going out and murdering Zionists'
A leader of the pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University had a video emerge on social media this week, threatening violence to Zionists.
Zionists dont deserve to live, student Khymani James said in a video from January. He is also heard saying Be grateful that Im not just going out and murdering Zionists.
The remarks happened around the time James had a meeting with school officials over a social media post about fighting a Zionist.
I dont fight to injure or for there to be a winner or a loser, I fight to kill, he said.
In a post Friday on social platform X, James walked back on his comments and said they were wrong.
Every member of our community deserves to feel safe without qualification, James said.
He added that those comments occurred when he was unusually upset after an online mob targeted him for being visibly queer and Black.
He blames far-right agitators for editing the clip without context and noted the Gaza Solidarity Encampment at Columbia made clear that my words in January were not acceptable.
https://thehill.com/homenews/education/4624467-columbia-university-protests-pro-palestinian-video-student/
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Because context makes murder OK?
Beartracks
(12,821 posts)ripcord
(5,553 posts)Just an FYI.
EX500rider
(10,882 posts)Zionists dont deserve to live,
Be grateful that Im not just going out and murdering Zionists.
MichMan
(12,000 posts)Not justification for allowing these kind of threats to be made
SunSeeker
(51,771 posts)Turbineguy
(37,383 posts)Nobody wants the Palestinians, unless they want their country fucked up.
SarahD
(1,259 posts)1. Take a deep breath and count to four. 2. Speak.
lame54
(35,335 posts)You fucking bigoted psychopath
Danmel
(4,932 posts)To a visibly queen and black man than Israel which has a huge Pride parade every year in Tel Aviv.
https://www.gaytravel4u.com/event/tel-aviv-gay-pride/
Idiots.
SunSeeker
(51,771 posts)Hamas documents that Israel recently found in Gaza reveal the details behind the execution of a senior official in the organization because he was believed to be gay.
Cha
(297,877 posts)sarisataka
(18,839 posts)Uh-huh, sure.
Cha
(297,877 posts)Taken out of context.. in hopes of fooling some of the people
BannonsLiver
(16,531 posts)Cha
(297,877 posts)Sailed many Moons ago:
Eko
(7,389 posts)Others like those against the killing of civilians in Gaza not so much.
LeftInTX
(25,662 posts)It wasn't just an "off-hand" comment or something that was said out of anger.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/26/nyregion/columbia-student-protest-zionism.html?unlocked_article_code=1.nU0.kS1R.VtKAPZ5ePYS5&smid=url-share
rollin74
(1,993 posts)that type of hateful violent rhetoric cannot be tolerated