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The White House criticized a Columbia University student's remarks astir "murdering Zionists," pinch nan student later being banned from nan assemblage campus.
Columbia inferior Khymani James expressed "regret" early Friday aft a video of him antecedently suggesting group should beryllium "grateful" he wasn't "murdering Zionists" went viral online.
Without explicitly mentioning what they were, James made nan inflammatory comments that were first reported by The Daily Wire, during a livestream of an charismatic Columbia enquiry successful January.
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"These dangerous, appalling statements move nan tummy and should service arsenic a wakeup call," White House lawman property caput Andrew Bates said successful a connection to Fox News Digital. "It is hideous to advocator for nan execution of Jews. President Biden has been clear that convulsive rhetoric, dislike speech, and Antisemitic remarks person nary spot successful America whatsoever, and he will ever guidelines against them."
Columbia inferior Khymani James expressed "regret" early Friday aft a video of him antecedently suggesting group should beryllium "grateful" he wasn't "murdering Zionists" went viral online. (Getty Images)
When asked by Axios if a White House worker would beryllium fired if they made specified statements, Bates said, "they would beryllium fired immediately."
A Columbia University spokesperson said connected Friday James had been banned from nan campus, pinch assemblage sources telling Fox News Digital disciplinary proceedings are now underway.
The University had antecedently put retired a field update calling nan video "extremely alarming and upsetting."
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"Calls of unit and statements targeted astatine individuals based connected their religious, ethnic, aliases nationalist personality are unacceptable and break assemblage policy," nan connection said. "When location are violations of student behaviour policies, they are reviewed and disciplinary measures are applied."
"We cognize that galore of you consciousness threatened by nan ambiance and nan connection being utilized and person had to time off campus," Columbia said successful a connection released by nan President's Office connected Friday. "That is unacceptable. Many of you besides are concerned astir being capable to speak retired for a origin you consciousness passionately about. That besides is unacceptable. Fundamental to nan investigation and school ngo of our assemblage is world state and an situation free from favoritism and harassment for each personnel of our community."
"What is simply a Zionist? A White supremacist," James said successful nan resurfaced video.
A Columbia University spokesperson said connected Friday James had been banned from nan campus, pinch assemblage sources telling Fox News Digital disciplinary proceedings are now underway. (Getty Images)
"Be grateful that I'm not conscionable going retired and murdering Zionists," he said astatine different point. "I've ne'er wounded anyone successful my life, and I dream to support it that way."
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James was precocious quoted by outlets specified arsenic CBS News and The New York Times arsenic a spokesperson for nan anti-Israel protests astatine Columbia. In 2021, he was profiled successful nan Boston Globe astatine property 17 astir his "confrontational" attack to fighting "injustice."
President Joe Biden has not yet traveled to Columbia University but recently came nether fire for his connection successful consequence to whether he condemns anti-Israel protests connected assemblage campuses.
President Joe Biden has not yet traveled to Columbia University but precocious came nether occurrence for his connection successful consequence to whether he condemns anti-Israel protests connected assemblage campuses. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Following nan president’s Earth Day comments astatine Prince William Forest Park in Virginia, reporters caught up pinch Biden and asked, "Do you condemn nan antisemitic protests connected assemblage campuses?"
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"I condemn nan antisemitic protests. That’s why I person group up a programme to woody pinch that. I besides condemn those who don't understand what's going connected pinch nan Palestinians," he responded.
Fox News' Alexa Moutevelis and Lindsay Kornick contributed to this report.
