Anti-Israel Protester Thrown Out of Columbia [Video]

Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that the anti-Israel protester at Columbia who was condemned by the White House for saying “Zionists don’t deserve to live” has been kicked out of the university.

Judy Maltz with Israel’s longest-running newspaper posted the news of Khymani James’ expulsion to X:

BREAKING: Khymani James, the leader of the anti-Israel encampment who said ‘Zionists deserve to die’ has been thrown out of school

— Judy Maltz (@MaltzJudy) April 26, 2024

The Boston Globe also reported that James had been barred from the Columbia campus.

Earlier Friday, White House Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates issued a statement for a New York Times article about “one of the leaders of the student protest encampment” who had previously recorded himself saying, “Zionists don’t deserve to live” and “Be grateful that I’m not just going out and murdering Zionists.” Bates said:

These dangerous, appalling statements turn the stomach and should serve as a wakeup call. …