{"id":2231591,"date":"2024-04-27T14:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-27T18:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-praises-columbia-protest-encampment-after-student-leader-said-zionists-dont-deserve-to-live\/"},"modified":"2024-04-27T14:43:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T18:43:03","slug":"aoc-praises-columbia-protest-encampment-after-student-leader-said-zionists-dont-deserve-to-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-praises-columbia-protest-encampment-after-student-leader-said-zionists-dont-deserve-to-live\/","title":{"rendered":"AOC commends Columbia protest camp following controversial statement"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Faoc-praises-columbia-protest-encampment-after-student-leader-said-zionists-dont-deserve-to-live%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2231591&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez lauded the leadership at Columbia University&#8217;s anti-Semitic protest\u200d encampment, sparking controversy after a student voiced\u2063 hateful remarks about Zionists. Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s\u200d visit attracted national attention as demonstrations continued for over a week.\u200d Khymani James, a prominent figure in the protests, \u2063faced repercussions for his inflammatory comments against Zionists.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) visited the anti-Semitic protest encampment at Columbia University this week and praised its leadership, which comes after video went viral of one of the most vocal students in the protest saying earlier this year that \u201cZionists don\u2019t deserve to live.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez traveled to the school on Friday where the demonstrations have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-inclusion-trumps-neo-nazi-cosplay-in-race-to-succeed-blackface-democrat\/\" title=\"GOP Inclusion Trumps Neo-Nazi Cosplay in Race To Succeed Blackface Democrat\">generated national headlines<\/a> for over a week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe leadership you have is so excellent,\u201d Ocasio-Cortez told one of the activists. \u201cIt\u2019s really special. It\u2019s really amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">AOC visits students in the Columbia University protest encampment today. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSNewYork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CBSNewYork<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ydx8LkVOBj\">pic.twitter.com\/ydx8LkVOBj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ali Bauman (@AliBaumanTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AliBaumanTV\/status\/1783898701137895727?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/zionists-dont-deserve-to-live-meet-the-leader-of-columbia-universitys-anti-israel-encampment\">unearthed<\/a> earlier this week that Khymani James, who CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/PnL55#selection-2475.48-2475.70\">described<\/a> as a \u201cstudent protest leader,\u201d openly stated in a live-stream of an official university inquiry in January that \u201cZionists don\u2019t deserve to live.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>James, who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/columbia-student-who-said-zionists-dont-deserve-to-live-reportedly-expelled?topStoryPosition=1\">reportedly<\/a> barred from campus late this week, had claimed in a statement posted to social media on Friday that he was the victim of \u201cfar right agitators\u201d who he said posted his remarks on social media \u201cwithout context.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a video stream from January, he made the case for Zionists to die several times and stated \u201cZionists don\u2019t deserve to live.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>James said he made the comment because he was feeling \u201cunusually upset after an online mob targeted me because I am visibly queer and Black.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1714314649401000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0R7buYDr5ycgwzOHpoxkHS\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The full meeting with Columbia University and his comments afterward on the livestream are below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Here is the full Khymani James live-stream that includes his disciplinary meeting with Columbia University over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/columbia-student-claims-he-misspoke-after-repeatedly-calling-for-zionists-to-die-in-hour-long-livestream\/\" title=\"Columbia student backtracks after controversial comments about Zionists\">making threatening social media posts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I saved you all the first 30 minutes where he rants with a friend and started with the school meeting. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DfN6mKdlbm\">pic.twitter.com\/DfN6mKdlbm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kassy Akiva (@KassyDillon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KassyDillon\/status\/1783899025000780053?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>James, who goes by \u201che\/she\/they\u201d pronouns, is the spokesperson of the Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD) group and has been the visible face of the protests that have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/father-of-slain-ferguson-teen-demands-20m-from-blm\/\" title=\"Father of slain Ferguson teen demands M from BLM\">garnered national attention<\/a>, including holding a press conference on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/columbia-student-claims-he-misspoke-after-repeatedly-calling-for-zionists-to-die-in-hour-long-livestream\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Columbia Student Claims He \u2018Misspoke\u2019 After Repeatedly Calling For Zionists To Die In Hour-Long Livestream<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) recently visited the anti-Semitic protest encampment at Columbia University, praising its leadership. This follows a viral video showing a student from the protest expressing hateful views towards Zionists. Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s visit took place on Friday amidst ongoing demonstrations at the school<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":2231592,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/AOC-2.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2231591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/AOC-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2231591","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2231591"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2231591\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2231592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2231591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2231591"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2231591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}