Unhinged: Shocking Antisemitic Rant by Protest Leader Goes Viral
A shocking viral video surfaced of Khymani James, a radical student leading the pro-Hamas protests at Columbia University, declaring, “Zionists don’t deserve to live. . . . I feel very comfortable, very comfortable, calling for those people to die.” This unhinged rant encapsulates the ideology motivating the radical college protests across the country at Columbia, Harvard, Yale, NYU, etc.
When this individual says “Zionists,” it isn’t just Israelis – it’s all Jews and really anyone who supports Israel.
This rant made me furious as I listened to it on my drive to work this morning. This radical Leftist is literally declaring that Jews don’t deserve the right to exist. It’s outrageous.
The anti-Israel radical also said, “I think that taking someone’s life in certain case scenarios is necessary and better for the overall world.” This person is rationalizing killing Jews because just as the world sought to kill Hitler and the Nazis, so should the world also eradicate all Jews.
The rant originally took place in January, but with the Columbia protest going on, the student protestor has been highlighted by media outlets as a proud voice of the pro-Palestinian movement.
Again, this is not some fringe radical nutjob making these comments – this is an active student at Columbia who’s leading the charge in these protests.
Has this student protestor even been to the Middle East? This person clearly has no context of life in that part of the world.
The only place in the Middle East that is remotely like the United States – diversely accepts people from all ethnicities and religious backgrounds – is Israel. The second that you step across the border outside of Israel, you don’t get any of those rights.
These college campuses are supposedly the bastion of liberal thought that embraces opposing ideas. Clearly, the majority of college campuses care nothing about listening to different viewpoints.
The ACLJ is all for the rights of Americans to protest peacefully. But when radicals start calling for the deaths of Jews and committing acts of violence, they cross a line.
Such extreme rhetoric isn’t coming out of a vacuum. I could do a whole show on how the public schools and college campuses are failing to teach basic common sense, world history, current affairs, and how to engage in civil discourse. Far-left public education systems are teaching our children and young adults to hate America, and the results of such anti-American indoctrination are on full display right now.
Former Acting Director of National Intelligence Ric Grenell explained the importance of Americans engaging in peaceful debate:
We have a long history in America of wanting people to have dissenting voices and calm debate. And my dad taught me to sit and listen to someone else’s viewpoint because you might actually learn. But there’s a difference right now. What’s happening on our college campuses is total intimidation – violent attacks on Jews. . . . We cannot have a system where one side gets to shut down the streets, highways, and airports – that is belligerent and unsafe. . . . We need leaders who are going to be very aggressive about making sure that both sides absolutely are protected and that speech is protected.
Pro-Hamas riots on college campuses must stop. No Jewish student on a college campus in the United States should be subjected to hate speech calling for their death. The college administrators need to maintain control and protect all the students. It’s up to the universities to stand up for diversity of thought and free speech.
Today’s Sekulow broadcast included a full analysis of the disturbing anti-Zionist video that surfaced. We also gave an update on our international work in Pakistan to save Shahzad Masih, a Christian Pakistani on death row for his faith. Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed his new ACLJ article on how President Biden is weaponizing the EPA.
Watch the full broadcast below: