Columbia Student Suspended For Saying Be Grateful He’s Not ‘Murdering Zionists’ Now Suing for Anti-Palestinian Bias
“was denied due process and fair treatment when suspended — a violation of university policy, according to his Sept. 27 Manhattan Supreme Court filing”
Back in April, at the height of the anti-Israel protests at Columbia University, a student named Khymani James, who was deeply involved in the protests, declared, “Be glad — be grateful — that I’m not just going out and murdering Zionists.”
Watch:
“Be glad — be grateful — that I’m not just going out and murdering Zionists. I’ve never murdered anyone in my life, and I *hope* to keep it that way.” This is a top leader of @Columbia’s encampment, with whom the school is “negotiating,” expanding on his thoughts about how Israel… pic.twitter.com/ugodO4O7M5
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) April 25, 2024
James was suspended and is now suing the school.
The New York Post reports:
Suspended Columbia student who declared ‘Zionists don’t deserve to live’ sues university
One of the students who led Columbia University’s anti-Israel encampment in the spring is suing the Ivy League school for suspending him over hateful video in which he declares, “Zionists don’t deserve to live.”
Khymani James, 21, of Boston was denied due process and fair treatment when suspended — a violation of university policy, according to his Sept. 27 Manhattan Supreme Court filing.
The decision to suspend James from campus in April was made mostly because of media pressure, and he also was unfairly targeted because his is black and pro-Palestine, the court document said.
James’ suspension “inflamed the hatred” toward him on the Morningside Heights campus, the lawsuit added.
The student activist suggested in his suit that university officials “routinely privileges students who support Israel over those who do not, rewarding bad faith behavior and in fact turning a blind eye to violations of the student code by Israel supporters.”
According to the Washington Free Beacon, James was whisked away from campus last spring over concerns for his safety:
Columbia Covered Travel Costs for Suspended Student Who Fantasized About ‘Murdering Zionists,’ Citing ‘Concern About His Safety,’ Lawsuit Reveals
Columbia University paid for Khymani James, its now-infamous anti-Semitic student who fantasized on video about “murdering Zionists,” to return home at the height of the spring encampment that plagued Columbia’s campus, according to a new lawsuit. An “associate dean at Columbia” called James, the suit says, to express “concern about his safety” before the school “bought James a train ticket to Boston.”
James filed a lawsuit on Friday against the Ivy League institution, accusing it of using “anti-Palestinian bias” to discriminate against him in favor of “Zionist Jewish” students. He made international headlines in April when video surfaced of him saying that “Zionists don’t deserve to live” and that Columbia officials should be “grateful that I’m not just going out and murdering Zionists.”
Columbia responded by banning James from its Morningside Heights campus and announcing his “interim suspension.” At the time, a Columbia administrator contacted James to arrange his departure from New York City, according to the suit—not because of his suspension, which was not leveled until a day later, but because of safety concerns.
You can read the details of the lawsuit here.
I’m having a hard time understanding how this person gained admission to an Ivy League school.
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This kid would perhaps benefit from a good ass-whoopin’.
I’ve heard the phrase “punchable face” before, but never seen such a clear example.
Then I listened to him speak. All I can say is that if this guy waved a knife at me and threatened to kill me immediately, I’d hesitate to shoot in self-defense on the grounds of thread credibility.
Pansies for Palestine, New York Chapter, indeed.
“Threat” credibility.
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Yeah, this kid isn’t fooling anyone.
My grandmother could kick his ass, and she’s been dead for thirty years.
I’d give even odds on a bout between him and Woody Allen.
Have to admit my first thought on seeing the picture was to wonder if this was that rare occurrence of a trans boy. I can’t claim any particular expertise in faux-African names (or real ones), but that name struck me as rather androgynous and did not clear potential confusion.
Yeah, he comes across as a “pansy”, but his vile STATEMENTS could cause others who are just as insane (I use that word so often these days) and much more violent to act – VIOLENTLY! So, given the situation and his threat to kill you, best err on the side of YOUR survival!
The bigoted, Jew-hating and vengeful Dhimmi-crat and Muslim supremacist supporter as alleged victim.
It’s revolting that this is the type of scum that gains admission to a supposedly “elite” university, nowadays.
James should brush up on how his Islamofascist and Muslim supremacist/terrorist fellow travelers treat homosexuals. Hint: not well.
What he is saying constitutes incitement and potentially terrorist threats, does it not? At the very least, it constitutes extreme stupidity in such a violently charged situation.
No, it doesn’t constitute either of those first two things.
It does betray, not stupidity, but extreme wilful ignorance. He seems very intelligent, but with a head stuffed full of things he knows that ain’t so.
Marxist view murderous language aimed at Jews and trad Americans to be a positive virtue.
When that language issues from a black mouth, you are accepted at an Ivy League school; no other academic qualifications necessary.
Understand that they mean what they say, and when enough of our civil structure is dismantled they WILL start making words into actions. This young bigot and others like him will be the foot soldiers of the cadres aiming to purify our country.
When a Baptist or Catholic says, “I’ll kill you” in an argument you know it’s hyperbole, but when a Muslim says the same thing, they mean it. When will the world open its eyes to that fact? Muslims the world over are the most murderous group on earth.
I think he should be thankful that he lives in a place where he’s safe from Israeli bunker busters.
If he’s really serious about supporting “the cause”, perhaps he should move to Beirut or Rafah.
He should be sent to live with Hamas.
Do not settle with this bigot or his lawyers. Make them try the case and bleed them dry.
Looks like a candidate for a new friend for Walz.
You mean suing for anti-Jew-murderingism bias.
He doesn’t look like a Palestinian.
He is from Boston, Went to the famous Boston Latin School, the nation’s oldest public HS and once one of the best in the country. That was before they watered down the admissions standards in the name of “equity.” (admissions are now zip code based to get around discrimination charges).
He was previously famous for being a student rep on the Boston School Committee who then resigned because the BSC was racist and adultist in his eyes.
“Adultist”??? Little Khymani James just can’t get no respect!
If Obama had a fluid gender “son”
Eh, looks more like someone Obama would like to date.
“houseboy”
I’m sure the young man is majoring in something of extreme importance and high market value.
Doesn’t matter. He has a bright future as mayor, then governor.
With his voluntarily recorded statements there’s no way this survives a motion to dismiss without some malfeasance.
he added;
like my bros are
He basically suffered no consequences after this meeting that he recorded. He’s the one who posted the video that even forced Columbia to take some actions. This moron is the architect of his own demise. I hope someday he meets a Zionist who would gladly let him have a go so he can see what a real human being is capable of doing versus a brain dead moron like himself.
in a hand-to-hand confrontation he might last two or three seconds—if he had an edged weapon perhaps four or five—if he had a firearm maybe six or seven
Drop him outside a biker bar in rural Alabama and tell the guys inside who’s outside. Problem solved.
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Just one word to describe this young man…idiot. Purposefully set himself up to get canned so he could sue the school. That’s how it looks to most folks.
Good luck in the future, kid, you’re gonna need it with that attitude.
Someone needs to create a database of people like him who should never be able to get a job requiring a background or Senate confirmation.