Columbia bans student protest leader for incendiary comments he made back in January

PROTESTS AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY AND TONIGHT, COLUMBIA HAS BANNED A STUDENT PROTEST LEADER. >> KIMANI JAMES, FROM ITS CAMPUS AFTER COMMENTS HE MADE ONLINE ABOUT JEWISH PEOPLE. THE VIDEO WAS TAKEN BACK IN JANUARY. IT SURFACED EARLIER THIS WEEK AND REVEALS JAMES SAID, THAT ZIONISTS DON'T DESERVE TO LIVE. HE RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING WHAT HE SAID WAS WRONG, BUT IT WAS EDITED WITHOUT CONTEXT. ALSO TONIGHT DURING A MEETING AT COLUMBIA, THE FACULTY SENATE VOTING OVERWHELMING TO INVESTIGATE THE SCHOOL'S LEADERSHIP FOR THEIR HANDLING OF THE PROTEST. FOLLOWING THE MEETING, THE SCHOOL HELD A CONFERENCE CALL WITH REPORTERS. >> THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE SENATE SHARE THE SAME GOAL OF RESTORING CALM TO CAMPUS SO EVERYONE CAN PURSUE THEIR EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES. WE ARE COMMITTED TO AN ONGOING DIALOG AND APPRECIATE THE SENATE'S CONSTRUCTIVE ENGAGEMENT. >> THE SCHOOL SENATE CONSIDERED CENSURING THE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP

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Published: Sat Apr 27 2024