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George Mason University’s DEI Ignorance — Or Antisemitism

As a George Mason University law student, I am appalled by my university’s legal ignorance and moral perversity.

Earlier this week, the X handle @StopAntisemitism posted a video of a George Mason student destroying a flyer showing pictures of kidnapped Israeli children. GMU responded on X with moral equivalence and legal and linguistic ineptitude by threatening to discipline the student who took that video. "Neither property destruction nor doxing," it said, "are constitutionally protected speech. While we have been advised by the Commonwealth Attorney that the conduct does not appear to be criminal in nature, it does violate our student code of conduct and we will address it in accordance with our code."

The second sentence of this poorly constructed statement cannot possibly refer to the property destruction, which is, of course, criminal in nature. It must refer to the recording and posting of that criminal act. Maybe administrators did not read their own code of conduct. Recording other students is only prohibited in places where the recorded student would have an expectation of privacy. It is expressly permitted for "recordings made for law enforcement purposes." The code of conduct, therefore, could not be clearer that recording this student was permitted.

Posting that video is, of course, not doxxing. Doxxing is defined as the search for and publishing of private or identifying information about an individual. Recording and posting a public crime simply does not meet that definition. And, contra GMU administrators, it does fall squarely within the protection of the First Amendment. Reflecting on this statement, GMU law professor David Bernstein commented: "As a law professor at this university, I’m embarrassed. If the issue is filming the student in a public place, that’s not doxxing and it’s constitutionally protected. … If the university tries to penalize any university affiliate who took the video, it would be looking at a slam-dunk First (well, really 14th) Amendment lawsuit."

Why, then, did GMU make this statement, which has now been seen by about one million people? It might be because of something more than staggering constitutional ignorance and professional incompetence on the part of university administrators. This incident occurred in an ideologically charged context. And GMU is uniquely beholden to DEI ideology. GMU has the most DEI administrators per capita of any university, public or private, as assessed by the Heritage Foundation.

As has been well documented, DEI administrators are, as a group, often quite antisemitic. "Woke" DEI ideology places Jews in the category of "oppressor" and demands that "oppressors" face harsher moral judgment for their actions than the "oppressed." The expressed moral equivalence between committing a crime and recording a crime is actually entirely consistent with "woke" moral ideology. It's little wonder, then, that university President Gregory Washington’s response to the terrorist attack on Israel and the mass student endorsements of that attack was so weak that Bernstein and sixteen other law school faculty sent him an email to object to it. Washington did not even acknowledge that he received that email. Some university presidents lead. Others follow their own woke herd.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) was elected on a mandate to lead on education. Yet on higher education, his track record to date has not been bold. He has the power to appoint trustees to public universities such as George Mason. Those trustees have the power to, among other things, defund DEI personnel and fire university presidents. Appointing board majorities takes time, so Youngkin can’t be faulted for the fact that, unlike in other red states, DEI remains fully funded in Virginia universities. But if it’s still standing by the end of his term, that would be entirely on him.

Youngkin appointees currently represent exactly half of George Mason’s 16 trustees. When they comprise the majority next year, their first priorities should be to take a hard look at the leadership record of Gregory Washington and to totally defund all DEI staff and activities. If they’re looking for somewhere to park the newly freed millions of dollars, might I humbly suggest the law school?

Aside from its meteoric ascent through the U.S. News rankings, it's also quite clear that GMU administrators could use remedial courses in the Constitution.

Masked Man Holding ‘White Supremacy’ Placard At NYU Protest Repeatedly Spits On Jewish Sign

A masked anti-Israel protester was caught on video repeatedly spitting on a banner bearing the word “Jewish” during a rally outside NYU’s library Thursday.

The man, whose identity was not known, was seen marching outside the Bobst Library at Washington Square during a protest calling on NYU to scrap its study abroad program in Tel Aviv over Israel’s offensive against Hamas in Gaza.

In the video shared by the watchdog organization StopAntisemitism on X, the protester, dressed in a black ski mask and leather gloves, with a large silver cross dangling around his neck, is seen carrying a huge sign that reads “Jewish White Supremacy,” with a Star of David drawn in the middle.

He tears the word “Jewish” from the placard, throws it to the ground and spits on it, prompting a dismayed onlooker to call him a “Nazi bastard.”

An anti-Israel protester was caught on video spitting on a sign with the word “Jewish” printed across it during a rally outside NYU.

The masked demonstrator had torn the “Jewish” sign from his larger placard that initially read “Jewish White Supremacy.”

“Wow, that really just solved something,” a man remarks sarcastically off-camera.

“World peace achieved,” another chimes in, while mockingly applauding the hateful display.

One of the onlookers goads the pro-Palestine picketer to “take the mask off” and labels him a “coward.”

In response, the man in black pulls down his mask and spits a second time on the “Jewish” sign lying on the ground.

“Do it on me! I’m Jewish,” exclaims an outraged bystander.

The man with a large cross around his neck lowered his mask after being called a “coward” by outraged onlookers.

As chants are heard in the distance, the masked demonstrator pumps his fist in the air, drawing comparisons to the Nazi salute from his critics.

“He’s heiling Hitler,” one observes, while another addresses the man directly, chiding him: “you’re literally a neo-Nazi. You gotta stop it.”

As the protester picks up his anti-Israel sign to leave, one of the appalled bystanders calls out behind him: “your own mother is ashamed of you; your ancestors are ashamed of you.”

In a caption accompanying the minute-long video, StopAntisemitism concluded that the observed conduct “is nothing short of horrifying Nazi like rhetoric of 1933 Germany.”

The other side of the demonstrator’s placard read “Religious Killers.”

It was not immediately known whether the masked man with the antisemitic sign was affiliated with NYU.

During the rally Thursday, some 100 students and faculty — among them members of Shut it Down NYU, Students for Justice in Palestine and Faculty for Justice in Palestine — gathered outside the university’s main library demanding that the NYU cancel its study abroad program in Israel, according to reporting by Washington Square News, NYU’s independent student newspaper.

The participants of the demonstration were heard chanting, “shut down sites where students are banned, Tel Aviv is stolen land,” with some 20 Campus Safety and NYPD officers looking on.

A much smaller group of counter-protesters gathered on the sidelines of the main rally, waving Israeli flags and carrying signs featuring photos of hostages taken by Hamas terrorists during the Oct. 7 attack.

An NYU spokesperson said the university does not intend to shut down its study abroad program in Israel.

“As to the demands from the demonstrators that NYU close the NYU Tel Aviv site — the university rejects those demands,” John Beckman said in a statement to the outlet.

Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel protests have become a common sight on college campuses across the US since the outbreak of the war in the Middle East.

When the masked man raised his arm in the air, onlookers accused him of mimicking the Nazi salute.

At the same time, there has been an uptick in acts of vandalism involving people ripping off posters demanding the return of Israeli hostages, coupled with a surge of antisemitic rhetoric online

During a meeting with Jewish students from Baltimore-area colleges Thursday, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said he was “appalled and horrified” by incidents of antisemitism on campuses.

Cardona said his department was preparing a letter to guide university leaders as they work to protect students from discrimination.

“I want to tell you, we’ve got your back,” Cardona told the two dozen students who gathered at Towson University. “The Department of Education is going to do everything we can to make sure you’re safe on campus.”

Israeli Artists Behind The Global Campaign For Hostage Posters

Nitzan Mintz got a call from her mother alerting her to the horrific terrorist attacks by Hamas on October 7. Mintz and her boyfriend, Dede Bandaid, are artists who planned, with a residency, to be working in a studio. But after the deadliest day for Jews in nearly 80 years, they decided to give it up and work with Tel Aviv colleague and graphic artist Tal Huber to make posters of the hostages and raise awareness of the efforts to bring them home.

“It reminded us of the Holocaust or a huge program,” Mintz told The Jewish Press. “This was something else. All the Israelis around the world were thinking that our enemies want to wipe us off the face of the Earth. It’s scary for everyone you love, and you hear stories of those monsters of what they do to people. You feel useless. You feel helpless. But we thought immediately about how we could do something to bring awareness. We built a file of the hostages, and it took about two days.”

The couple went on the streets of Manhattan with 2,000 posters and duct tape and hoped someone would help them, but people didn’t. So they did it themselves. In consultation with Huber, they decided they would allow people to print their own from a website.

Nitzan Mintz is one of several to spearhead the global movement with posters of the hostages.

“It went viral,” Mintz said. “It spread online and people from all over the world were putting up the posters. You know there’s a point where if you’re just sitting and watching the news on TV, you feel helpless so it’s important to do something. We’re happy it has become a global movement.”

Mintz said she saw many videos of people appreciating the posters, as well as some of people ripping the posters down.

She said she believes the ripping down of the posters was partly due to reports in many news outlets, including The New York Times, with a headline that an Israeli strike hit a hospital and killed 500 people.

Israel provided evidence that it was a rocket that misfired from Gaza, and President Joe Biden said his Defense Department told him Israel was not responsible. A BBC investigation and open-source investigations pointed to a rocket from Gaza. The hospital was not hit, though the parking lot was.

Mintz said while this was a catalyst to make people rip down posters, they would have done it eventually anyway.

She said people should be more intelligent.

“It became trendy on social media to rip posters down,” Mintz said. “They don’t care that the people on the posters are real human beings being held in dark tunnels. They look at the posters. When they tear them down, maybe they feel like they are ripping the entire Jewish entity or ripping the idea of Israel’s existence. They don’t stop to think that that is a baby or grandmother, so it brings the worst out of people. It kind of reminds me of the Nazis and the darkest times in history. This is history repeating itself.”

“We want peace and freedom,” said Bandaid. “That’s all we want.”

Huber, who lives in Yavneh, about 40 kilometers from Gaza, went to her bomb shelter on the day of the attack.

“We soon understood it was a disaster,” she said.

She decided that she would temporarily stop work with her branding agency and devote the team’s time to getting word about the hostages out.

The three work independently and are not assisted by any government.

Huber, who also worked with Shira Gershoni on the project, said people handle stress differently.

“When a catastrophe happens, you can stop or push forward,” she said. “Israelis know they must push forward. I can’t fight with a weapon. But I can fight with art and awareness. Each person has a way they can help and all help matters. This work is the most important work that I have done.”

She said she gets thankful messages from people all over the world. This project humanizes things as one can see a face of a cute child, a beautiful young woman, or a kind and jovial grandfather.

So why would some rip the posters down?

“I think it’s disgusting,” said Jeffery Lax, a professor at Kingsborough Community College, who founded S.A.F.E. CUNY to assist Jewish students in their battle against antisemitism on CUNY’s campuses.

Lax, who appeared on Fox News Channel, told The Jewish Press that as a grandson of four Holocaust survivors, he was appalled to see a video of students taking down posters and in another, taking a selfie while giving the posters a middle finger.

“This is not political,” Lax said. “Babies were beheaded, women were raped, people were burned alive. Holocaust survivors and children as young as two or three were taken hostage. It’s been 18 days and we don’t know exactly where they are or how they are. Civilians. If you have a problem with these posters, there’s a problem with you.”

Lax placed blame on professors who he says are indoctrinating students with the belief that Israel is an evil colonialist power. He said the antisemitism, which was already out of hand has only been increasing.

“We will be strong,” Lax said.

Liora Rez, executive vice president and a founder of Stop Antisemitism, has been posting videos of people taking down signs. One video, originally taken by Miami resident Blake Warman, who runs a cookie shop in Miami called “The Blakery,” showed two men that were apparently ripping down posters. One was a dentist who was fired due to the video, according to CBS News Miami.

There was a similar case of a female dentist fired in the Boston area for ripping down posters.

Warman, who is Jewish, told The Jewish Press that he saw the men “smirking like there would be no repercussions.”

“I was disgusted,” Warman said.

There were then several fake reviews of his shop on Yelp claiming that the service was bad or there was a hair in a cookie, to which he responded to each person that it was a fabricated review, and comments were then disabled.

Rez said the practice of taking down posters of the kidnapped is unacceptable and people should not think they can get away with it.

Strangely, there were even videos of some Jews taking down posters, including Brooklyn resident Noah Shafer, whose father told the New York Post that his son is not antisemitic, and Boston University student Anna Epstein, who on video told someone rebuking her that “you have no right to tell people their beliefs are wrong.”

On The Megyn Kelly Show, Dr. Gad Saad, a Jewish-Canadian professor, explained that such students have been infected by a parasitic mind that allows them to ignore terrorism.

The posters are in cities all over the world in different languages and can be found on the website http://www.kindappedfromIsrael.com. There were even billboards of them in Manhattan.

Hillel Fuld is a tech and marketing guru in Israel who has appeared in numerous media outlets in support of Israel. His brother, Ari, was murdered by a Palestinian terrorist who stabbed him in the neck from behind in September 2018. Despite being mortally wounded, in the last second of his life, he managed to shoot his attacker and save a woman’s life.

Fuld gave credit to the three who took it upon themselves to make the posters and said history will judge those who ripped them down.

“It says that this nation is incredible,” Fuld told The Jewish Press. “We are all in this together. And that is why we will win, because we’re together. The people ripping down the posters are the embodiment of immoral evil. They will go down in history as terror sympathizers and history will never forget. Their kids and grandkids will know about them that they chose the side of modern-day Nazis. Let them live with that.”

Colleges Plagued By Antisemitism Amid Israel-Hamas War

The war between Israel and Hamas may be taking place 5,600 miles away from the United States, but the streets of some of America’s largest cities — and on college campuses in particular — have been highlighted over the past month by incidents of antisemitism.

In many cases, students and professors who are pro-Palestine have made threats, both during protests and on the internet, against Jews.

These tensions hit a crescendo last weekend following a series of online threats at Cornell University, the latest in a long list of incidents that have taken place since Oct, 7 when Hamas terrorists attacked and killed some 1,400 Israeli civilians.

In response, Israel has launched an aerial and ground war in the Gaza Strip, an action that has prompted many of the pro-Palestine protests on college campuses and in many cities across the United States and the world.

Cornell University, a private institution, is located in Ithaca, about a four-hour drive north of New York City. The school has 3,500 graduate and undergraduate students, where 22% of the total student body is Jewish.

Patrick Dai, a junior, was arrested by federal authorities on Tuesday for allegedly making online threats that called for killing Jewish students and bragged about wanting to “bring an assault rifle to campus.”

Those threats prompted school officials to send police to guard a Jewish center and kosher dining hall on campus as a safety precaution.

“You cannot ignore these threats and hope they go away,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said. “Talking about them, talking about prosecuting, talking about trying to foster some understanding. There should be a greater sense of empathy for [Jewish] students.”

Days before the incident at Cornell, a series of anti-Jewish messages had been spray-painted on campus grounds. At the same time, Russel Rickford, a history professor at the school, drew attention for describing the Hamas attacks as “exhilarating.” The school later condemned his remarks and Rickford was placed on leave.

As a result, Cornell announced the cancellation of all classes on Friday, citing the “extraordinary stress” students had experienced since the war between Israel and Hamas began.

“No classes will be held, and faculty and staff will be excused from work, except for employees who provide essential services,” university officials said in an email to students. “We hope that everyone will use this restorative time to take care of yourselves and reflect on how we can nurture the kind of caring, mutually supportive community that we all value.”

In New York City — a place with the largest Jewish population outside of Israel — the number of antisemitic cases have piled up over the past few weeks.

There have been a few cases at Columbia University, where someone drew a swastika in a bathroom and a Jewish student was assaulted after confronting a woman who was taking down posters with the names and photos of Israelis that Hamas had taken hostage.

“Other students have been spat on for speaking Hebrew,” said Noah Fay, a senior at Columbia. “We’ve seen swastikas drawn on school property.”

At Cooper Union, another private college in New York City, a group of Jewish students felt unsafe and forced to barricade themselves inside the school’s library when a group of anti-Israel protesters started banging on the glass doors.

These antisemitic incidents have not limited to New York. In fact, there have been several high-profile cases at a number of elite institutions of higher education across the country, including Harvard and Tulane, that forced the Biden administration to address the issue earlier this week.

“There’s no place for hate in America and we condemn any antisemitic threat or incident in the strongest terms,” White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said at a briefing with reporters.

In a bid to counter these increased cases of antisemitism, the Department of Justice and Homeland Security are working with state and local authorities. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, which is housed under DHS, has called upon its 125 protective security advisers and 100 cybersecurity persoannel to proactively work with schools to address security concerns.

On a state level, several governors have also addressed safety concerns. In Virginia, Gov. Glenn Youngkin issued an executive order that calls on law enforcement to “increase information exchange and resource coordination on potential antisemitic acts through a specialized situation room and expedite grants to organizations facing religious or ethnicity-based persecution.”

“Hatred, intolerance, and antisemitism have no place in Virginia,” Youngkin said. “As governor, the safety and security of all Virginians is my paramount concern. Virginia is the birthplace of the freedom of religion in America, and protecting the community centers and houses of worship of the Jewish people is paramount. But this commitment extends to all religions, including those of the Muslim faith, who are increasingly concerned about backlash.”

But these measures have given pause to Jewish students who are currently applying to colleges.

In an essay for Commentary magazine this week, writer Alison Leigh Cowan, a former New York Times reporter and editor who serves on the board of the School for Ethics and Global Leadership in Washington, D.C., noted: “As absurd as that may sound, I can assure you that college counselors will be helping Jewish applicants curate their list of schools differently this year. Besides safety schools, applicants will be advised to add schools to their list that so far, anyway, seem hospitable to Jews. And if that list is hard to assemble by January, when the last of the applications are usually due, then perhaps, these families will have to consider sending their children to Israel for college.”

A group founded in 2018 called Stop AntiSemitism, which highlights cases of bigotry against Jewish people, said it typically received a few reports of incidents prior to thee Hamas attack. Since Oct, 7, they are getting some 500 reports each day.

“It’s very frightening to be a Jewish college student right now,” Liora Rez, the group’s founder and executive director, told The Washington Post. “We think the floodgates have opened up. … It’s a nightmare.”

The Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish advocacy group that also keeps tabs on hate crimes, said there’s been a “significant spike in antisemitic incidents across the United States” since the attack on Israel.

“Preliminary data from ADL Center on Extremism indicates that reported incidents of harassment, vandalism and assault increased by 388 percent over the same period last year,” the group said on its website in an Oct. 25 post. “ADL recorded a total of 312 antisemitic incidents between Oct. 7-23, 2023, 190 of which were directly linked to the war in Israel and Gaza. By comparison, during the same period in 2022, ADL received preliminary reports of 64 incidents, including four that were Israel-related.”

In addition, the ADL said it also “tracked anti-Israel rallies since Oct. 7, at least 109 of which ADL found explicit or strong implicit support for Hamas and/or violence against Jews in Israel. These 109 are included in ADL’s tally of antisemitic incidents.”

“When conflict erupts in Israel, antisemitic incidents soon follow in the U.S. and globally,” ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said. “From white supremacists in California displaying antisemitic banners on highway overpasses to radical anti-Zionists harassing Jewish people because of their real or perceived support for the Jewish state, we are witnessing a disturbing rise in antisemitic activity here while the war rages overseas.”

Who Is Aya Baraket? Woman Tears Down Posters Of Kidnapped Israeli Children Taken By Hamas Terrorists

A video of the woman went viral where she can be seen tearing down posters of kidnapped Israeli children taken by Hamas terrorists.

The woman has been identified as Aya Baraket. When she was confronted for her act. She said, “f*ck you and f*ck Israel” … other woman “f*ck you b*tch … f*ck you and Israel.”

Who is Aya Baraket?

Aya Baraket reportedly works at Barista in Queens. After her video went viral, several people are demanding her arrest.

One user tweeted, “If Aya Baraket has a job, do the right thing and fire her today.”

“ohhh looks like Aya Baraket is a big time barista in Queens!” one user wrote.

Meanwhile, Mohamed Khalil, a guy from Brooklyn, was taken into custody following an attempted forced removal of Israeli captive posters that was caught on camera. A group protecting the pole at 68th Street and Lexington Avenue on the Upper East Side resisted Khalil, who was wearing a Palestinian scarf. 

Jewish authorities have condemned the altercation as an act of antisemitism, highlighting the increased tensions surrounding the conflict between Israel and Hamas. After Hamas’ surprise attacks on October 7, posters showing over 200 hostages—many of them children—started to appear. Demonstrating their removal has been done in New York City as a method of protest.

Even in situations when there are no direct witnesses, the consequences of these hate crimes is obvious. Flyers that have been purposefully vandalized or are just partially destroyed can be readily identified on poles and fences.

With dismay in his voice, Rabbi Joseph Potasnik described these acts as the pinnacle of antisemitic behavior. Unable to comprehend the amount of hatred that motivates these crimes, he stressed the terrible level of inhumanity that they represent.

As the executive vice president of the New York Board of Rabbis, Potasnik observed that although antisemitism has always existed, sometimes it has been more covert and popular.

NY Family Wants 2 Women Charged Who Ripped Down Israeli Hostage Posters While Saying ‘F–k Israel’

A New York family who confronted two potty-mouthed young women tearing down Israeli child hostage posters while screaming “F–k Israel” told The Post Thursday they’ve filed a police report and want the duo to face charges over the hateful encounter.

Marilyn Adler said she came face to face with the poster-rippers — who were featured on The Post’s Nov. 2 front page amid a slew of similar incidents — at Broadway and 79th Street on the Upper West Side while she was out with her two adult daughters Tuesday afternoon.

When they urged the women to stop ripping down the flyers, Adler said, she and her daughters were immediately hit with a torrent of abuse.

“We asked them not to take the posters down. They cursed at my daughter. I was terrified. I felt scared,” the mom said.

“I was nervous that they would pull a knife or physically harm my daughters. They were very rough.”

Footage of the encounter, shared widely online by the nonprofit group StopAntisemitism, captured Adler’s daughter Melissa asking the women to stop — as she stressed that those pictured on the posters were “innocent civilians.”

“F–k you, f–k Israel,” one of the poster-rippers was filmed screaming back.

The two young women were filmed tearing down hostage posters at Broadway and 79th Street on the Upper West Side on Tuesday afternoon.

The other woman chimed in: “F–k you, b—h.”

“They didn’t let me get a word out. They said it was Israeli propaganda. They said Israel made up the hostages with AI,” Melissa, 23, told The Post.

“I said, ‘Please have a conversation with me.’ They wouldn’t stop screaming at me. They just cursed me out and screamed at me. I was just stunned.”

She added: “They looked at me with eyes full of hatred. They hate me simply because I’m a Jew. They don’t even know me.”   

Her mom said she called 911 three times that day but cops failed to show. So she said she filed a police report late Wednesday at the 20th Precinct.

“I’m still shaking from it,” Adler said.

“I showed the police the video. I said, ‘I want to press charges and find these women.'”

“It’s the right thing,” her daughter said of her mom filing a complaint. “They harassed me, attacked me for nothing.”

“This is simply antisemitism,” Melissa added.

The incident involving the foul-mouthed poster-rippers is among a string of incidents that have occurred across the Big Apple in recent weeks ever since Hamas terrorists took more than 200 Israelis hostage on Oct. 7.

Gut-wrenching missing person posters featuring the hostages were quickly plastered across parts of Gotham — only for some to start ripping them down soon after.

“F–k you, f–k Israel,” one of the poster-rippers was filmed screaming after the family urged them to stop tearing down the flyers.

Marilyn Adler said she was “terrified” during the aggressive encounter.

“This is antisemitism at its deepest level. It’s an expression of inhumanity at its deepest level,” Rabbi Joseph Potasnik told The Post. “I don’t understand the depth of hatred.”

“Antisemitism has never left,” added Potasnik, who is executive vice president of the New York Board of Rabbis. “It was below the surface but now it’s in the mainstream.”

Mayor Eric Adams too has condemned the poster-ripping, calling it “deeply misguided.”

“Tearing down a poster of a hostage is a deeply misguided act of disrespect to victims of terrorism,” Hizzoner said in a statement.

Who Is Callen Zimmerman? CUNY Adjunct Prof Attacks Those Filming Them Tearing Down Posters Of Kidnapped Israelis

A recent incident involving Callen Zimmerman, an academic, has taken the internet by storm, as per Daily Mail.

Zimmerman was caught on video aggressively tearing down posters that highlighted the plight of kidnapped Israelis during the shocking Hamas attacks.

This viral video has sparked outrage and discussions across social media platforms.

The widely-followed StopAntisemitism account on social media shared the video of Callen Zimmerman. Zimmerman, a graduate student at Stony Brook University, was previously listed as an adjunct professor at York College, which is part of the City University of New York system.

The video showcases an altercation between Zimmerman and onlookers who were recording the incident.

In the video, Zimmerman, who prefers they/them pronouns, is seen removing posters. When approached by a couple filming the incident, Zimmerman responds by calling them "so f**king lame."

The couple questions Zimmerman's actions, to which they retort with, "Go colonize somewhere else." The situation escalates further when the onlookers express their disapproval, prompting Zimmerman to declare "free Palestine."

The exchange becomes more heated as Zimmerman uses profanity and appears to physically shove one of the individuals filming.

Stony Brook University, where Zimmerman is a graduate student, issued a statement in response to the incident. They denounced the video as "vile and infuriating," emphasizing that it does not represent the university's views.

The university expressed its unwavering commitment to condemning antisemitism and supporting all members of its community.

While they indicated that they do not believe Zimmerman engaged in such conduct on campus, they announced a review of the situation and reaffirmed their dedication to values of care, respect, and civility.

In Zimmerman's now-deleted biography, they described their interests as exploring "intricacies of material culture and queer experience" as a fashion enthusiast, educator, and maker.

Zimmerman holds a master's degree from the CUNY Graduate Center's Liberal Studies program and is currently pursuing a PhD in 'women's, gender, and sexuality studies' at Stony Brook University.

They had been teaching fashion studies and art history at York College, though their school biography has been removed.

The video of Zimmerman's actions has sparked intense reactions on social media.

One user on social media platform X wrote: "Disgusting that this person considers herself an 'educator.'"

Another user expressed a more stringent view, stating: "She should be fired."

A third user weighed in on the situation, remarking, "Inclusive till it comes to Jewish children."

Another person commented, "Vile vile woman," reflecting the strong emotions the video stirred.

One user took a different stance, saying, "I don't understand all this hate towards these posters. It is truly bizarre."

Imam’s Wife Fired From University Of San Diego For Photo Of Jewish Star Decapitating Babies

The University of San Diego has cut ties with the wife of an imam who posted an image to social media depicting the decapitation of babies by a rolling Star of David.

Lallia Allali, who is married to Imam Taha Hassane of the Islamic Center of San Diego, is no longer listed among the school's staff.

Allali had been a lecturer at the university's School of Leadership and Educational Sciences

The Messenger reached out to the University of San Diego to clarify Allali's employment status, but had yet to hear back.

Allali taught in the School of Leadership and Educational Sciences, and serves as a leadership coach for the San Diego Union-Tribune Community Advisory Board.

The X account StopAntisemitism first posted screenshots of one of Allali's since-deleted Facebook posts, featuring what appears to be a sketch of five babies with their necks cut by the Jewish symbol. It also claims Allali was fired for it.

"We are horrified to see Lallia Allali ... post this horrific image to her Facebook profile," reads the text accompanying the StopAntisemitism post.

"The graphic shows a Jewish star murdering babies with 'the devil is killing' at the bottom. Allali is also the local leader of the Palestinian Youth Movement, an entity tied to the anti Israel protests occurring all over the U.S. these past few weeks."

Colleges and universities across the U.S. have seen sharp divisions among staff and students since the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attack on Israel that killed some 1,400 Israelis.

On Monday, Jewish students at Columbia University reported they no longer felt safe, while also noting an increase in Islamophobia on campus, too. Cornell University student Patrick Dai was arrested on Tuesday over anonymous "violent" threats he'd allegedly made towards Jewish students, which were shared over the weekend on a college forum.

At Harvard University, the president announced Friday she was putting together an assemblage of advisors to help combat recent incidences of antisemitism at the school.

Earlier this month, an Illinois state employee lost her job for her online antisemitic musings. Citibank also axed an employee who voiced his hateful views on the war online.

Model Dropped From Contract After Instagram Story Saying ‘F— Israel’

A prominent modeling agency in New York has dropped Camilla Deterre from its lineup after remarks she made on an Instagram post comparing Israel to Nazi Germany.

The post also contained captions saying “F--- America” and “F--- Israel,” along with a #freepalestine hashtag.

A spokesperson from Elite New York, which represented Deterre, told the New York Post that she was dropped by the agency on Tuesday. The spokesperson did not elaborate on the reason, per the Post.

Deterre's social media accounts have been deleted, according to the Post.

The group StopAntisemitism said in post on X, formerly Twitter, that they were "horrified" for those who worked with Deterre.

The New York fashion model was born in Manhattan, according to previous profiles and current internet reports. She also worked as an interior designer for Roman and Williams, including for designs on Gwyneth Paltrow’s home in California and the Boom Boom Room cocktail lounge in New York City.

Deterre is also the daughter of Ana Opitz, who once was a co-owner of the SoHo vodka bar Pravda with Keith McNally. After the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas on Israel, McNally came under attack after saying people should “listen to the other side.”

“The More Utterly Repugnant The Facts, The Greater The Responsibility Becomes To Listen To The Other Side,” McNally wrote upon a post that depicted rockets flying into Israel on the day of the attacks.

Who Is Camilla Deterre? Model Compares the Jewish Nation To Nazi Germany

A recent social media post by model Camilla Deterre, represented by Elite, has stirred controversy as she drew comparisons between the Jewish nation and Nazi Germany. The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) defines such analogies as Holocaust inversion and categorizes them as antisemitic.

Camilla Deterre, a prominent figure in the New York fashion scene, has been recognized for her versatile talents, spanning from fashion photography to design and literary pursuits. Her dynamic presence within the creative landscape has garnered attention, but recent comments have drawn sharp criticism and condemnation from various quarters for their insensitive nature and historical insensitivity.

Her post comes against the backdrop of a relentless and devastating conflict between Israeli forces and Hamas militants, resulting in a profound loss of life on both sides. With the death toll surpassing 8,000 among Palestinians, including a significant number of women and minors, the region has witnessed an unparalleled level of violence in recent history.

As Israeli tanks and infantry escalate their operations in response to Hamas’ aggression, the conflict continues to inflict irreparable damage, leaving communities shattered and lives forever changed.

As the debate surrounding Deterre’s remarks intensifies, it underscores the delicate balance between free speech and the ethical responsibilities of public figures in addressing complex geopolitical issues.

Modeling Agency Elite Drops Camilla Deterre For Comparing Israel To Nazis

A prominent New York fashion model and interior designer has been dropped by her talent agency after she posted anti-Israel messages on social media comparing the country to Nazis.

Camilla Deterre, 32 — who was profiled this summer in Graydon Carter’s news magazine Air Mail for her role in the design a swanky Chinatown restaurant — is no longer being represented by Elite New York, according to a spokesperson for the agency.

The group StopAntisemitism, which describes itself as a “leading non-partisan American based organization fighting antisemitism,” posted screenshots of Deterre’s Instagram posts.

One of the posts includes a side-by-side comparison between Israel and Nazi Germany. The post also includes the captions “F–k America” and “F–k Israel” as well as the hashtag “#freepalestine.”

An Elite New York spokesperson confirmed to The Post that Deterre was dropped on Tuesday, though he declined to offer a reason as to why.

The Post has sought comment from Deterre, who has deleted her social media accounts.

According to several internet reports and profiles, Deterre is a Manhattan-born model who has worked at interior design firm Roman and Williams, whose credits include the Boom Boom Room cocktail lounge and Gwyneth Paltrow’s home in Montecito, Calif.

The Post has sought comment from Roman and Williams.

Deterre also is the daughter of Ana Opitz, who co-owned the now-defunct SoHo vodka bar Pravda alongside Keith McNally.

McNally, the owner of famed restaurants Balthazar and Pastis, stirred outrage earlier this month when he took to social media and urged people to “listen to the other side” after the deadly Hamas attack on Oct. 7.

“The More Utterly Repugnant The Facts, The Greater The Responsibility Becomes To Listen To The Other Side,” McNally captioned a photo he posted Monday to Instagram showing a barrage of Hamas rockets flying into Israel.

Deterre was dropped by the agency on Monday, The Post confirmed.

Deterre was accused of antisemitism over a post about the Israel-Gaza war.

One of the posts includes a side-by-side comparison between Israel and Nazi Germany.

McNally, 72, doubled down in his defense of his post, revealing that he is part Jewish and that he lived in the 1970s “for long stretches of time on an Israeli kibbutz.”

Deterre was the subject of a July profile in Air Mail, which said she was a key player in the design of Casino, a Chinatown-based restaurant that opened its doors last December. The profile called the venue “one of the best designed new restaurants on the scene.”

She has worked in fashion “since she was a teenager,” according to Air Mail, which reported that she has interned for photographers including Annie Leibovitz and Mario Sorrenti.

“I grew up in the service industry, so it’s a part of me,” Deterre told Air Mail. “I feel comfort there. I think it gives me a small sense of belonging.”

DOJ Names Student Arrested For Making Threats Against Jewish Students At Cornell

Update: The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of New York announced in a press release on Tuesday night that Patrick Dai, 21, a junior at Cornell University, "was arrested today on a federal criminal complaint charging him with posting threats to kill or injure another using interstate communications."

The press release has further details about the disturbing complaint:

The complaint alleges that Dai posted threatening messages to the Cornell section of an online discussion site, including posts calling for the deaths of Jewish people and a post that said “gonna shoot up 104 west.” According to information provided by Cornell University Police and other public information, 104 West is a Cornell University dining hall that caters predominantly to Kosher diets and is located next to the Cornell Jewish Center, which provides residences for Cornell students. In another post, Dai allegedly threatened to “stab” and “slit the throat” of any Jewish males he sees on campus, to rape and throw off a cliff any Jewish females, and to behead any Jewish babies. In that same post, Dai threatened to “bring an assault rifle to campus and shoot all you pig jews.” The charges and the allegations in the complaint are merely accusations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

The maximum sentence for Dai, should he be found guilty, would be a term of 5 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, and up to three years of supervised release.

He is expected to make an initial appearance in federal court in Syracuse on Wednesday.

Later on Tuesday night, the StopAntisemitism account shared a picture of Dai over X, including the stunning information from Dai's LinkedIn profile that he had been a safety officer. His profile also listed him as a student orientation leader. "Cornell" has been trending over X in response to the DOJ naming Dai. 

Original: On Sunday, as we covered at Townhall, online threats were made against Jewish students at Cornell University. Statements went out, university authorities investigated the matter, and Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) and Cornell University President Martha Pollock also spoke on Monday about the threats to condemn them and stand with Jewish students. On Tuesday, there's already been an update posted to the university website, as a suspect is now in custody.

"We can confirm that a subject has been identified as a suspect in the antisemitic threats made against our Jewish students on Sunday and is currently in custody. We thank the FBI and other law enforcement agencies for their coordination. We will update the public as we have further details to release," the statement from Vice President for University Relations Joel M. Malina read.

Not long after the October 7 terrorist attack that Hamas committed against Israel, Professor Russell Rickford, a history professor at Cornell University, claimed that the attack was "exhilarating" and "energizing." He requested to go on and was placed on leave. 

The university told Townhall in a Monday statement that "to your question on the threats made, President Pollack's statement, which went to our community yesterday, is all we have to share at this time."

There were 1,400 Israelis killed as a result of that terrorist attack from Hamas. It was the bloodiest day in the country's history, with the most Jews killed since the Holocaust. Men, women, and children alike were murdered in horrific ways. This included babies and elderly Holocaust victims. Hamas didn't merely target their victims for murder, though, but also for rape, torture, and kidnapping. The official Israel X account released images of babies who had been beheaded and burned not long after the attack, as Townhall covered at the time. Americans are also among the dead and those taken hostage. More disturbing details continue to come out about what horrors Israelis were subjected to. 

Hochul also shared an update to her own X account on Tuesday.

Prior to that post, Hochul, who has been posting since Sunday about the incident at Cornell, denounced antisemitism in a separate post. However, as has become a habit of Democrats, including and especially in President Joe Biden's administration, Hochul also tied in other forms of hate.

"There is zero tolerance in New York for antisemitism, Islamophobia, or hate of any kind, and we are deploying every possible state resource to keep New Yorkers safe," that earlier post read in part, despite how there's been a rise in antisemitism around the country, including on college campuses.

During Monday's press briefing, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre discussed the threats made at Cornell and a task force that the Biden administration had announced earlier that day to monitor anti-semitic incidents taking place on college campuses. It was also when Jean-Pierre condemned anti-semitism in a particularly strong factor, though she failed to come out against pro-Hamas protesters for the "extremists" that they are.

Jean-Pierre has also been among those, though, who focuses on Islamophobia when discussing anti-semitism. She did so last Monday when asked about if there were credible threats about a rise in anti-semitism and she "we have not seen any credible threats." Jean-Pierre then proceeded to discuss Islamophobia and threats against Muslims, and later claimed she misheard the question. 

Statistics from the FBI from previous years, as well as more recent NYC hate crimes discussed by the NYPD last week show that there are more hate crimes committeed against Jews than Muslims.

The press secretary also spoke about concerns with Islamophobia during Tuesday's press briefing when asked about the Biden administration's response to Muslim-Americans who are "very angry" and feel that they are not being heard by the president when it comes to their calls for a ceasefire.

While Universities Refuse To Fire Antisemites, the Private Sector Holds Them Accountable

Since the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel by the terrorist group Hamas, Campus Reform has reported on 18 professors who have showcased their antisemitism. However, not one of them has been fired. 

At the University of California, two professors, William I. Robinson and Annie McClanahan, signed a letter blaming Israel for Hamas’ attack. 

In addition, conservative academic Chris Rufo recently exposed eight elite academics who signed a letter justifying the attack: Adhy Kim and RH Lossin of Harvard University, Eman Abdelhadi of the University of Chicago, Sophie Lewis of the University of Pennsylvania, Marty Cain of Cornell University, Addie Tsai of the College of William and Mary, Aaron Aceves from the University of Texas, and Joshua Nguyen of Tufts University.

Several academics went a step further, taking to both social media and the public to spread antisemitism and pro-Hamas rhetoric. 

Russell Rickford of Cornell University was recently exposed by Libs of TikTok for calling Hamas’ attacks “exhilarating.” 

Lisa Hajjar of the University of California at Santa Barbara posted an image of a bulldozer with a Palestinian flag plowing through a border fence. 

Ayesha Khan of Vanderbilt University took to Instagram to defend Hamas’ actions, stating that the terrorists “deserve to resist their oppressors by any means necessary.”

Jemma Decristo of the University of California at Davis threatened Jewish journalists, stating that “they have houses w addresses, kids in school” and that “they can fear their bosses, but they should fear us more.”

Mika Tosca of the Art Institute of Chicago took to Instagram to call Jews “pigs” and “excrement.”

Joseph Massad of Columbia University called the attacks “awesome” and “stunning” in his publication, The Electronic Intifada. 

Laura Mullen of Wake Forest University took to X to celebrate the attacks by writing “So it’s kind of a Duh but if you turn me out of my house plow my olive groves under and confine what’s left of my family to the small impoverished state you run as an open air prison I could be tempted to shoot up your dance party yeah even knowing you will scorch the earth.”

Ameer Hasan Loggins of Stanford University allegedly rounded up Jewish students in his class and downplayed the Holocaust, stating that “Colonizers killed more than 6 million. Israel is a colonizer.”

Though Rickford has gone on leave voluntarily and Loggins has allegedly been suspended, none of these professors have been fired from the universities at which they teach. In contrast, the private sector has held those making antisemitic statements accountable. 

Laurel Squadron, a former babysitter with ArtistBabysitting, was reportedly fired after being caught on video tearing down posters of kidnapped Israeli children and yelling “you support genocide you a*****e!” upon realizing that she was being filmed.

Winston & Strawn LLP, a global law firm, rescinded their job offer to New York University law student Ryna Workman after she said that “Israel bears full responsibility for this tremendous loss of life” and that she “will not condemn Palestinian resistance.”

Mark Louvet, a former employee of VanEck, was reportedly placed on immediate leave after he was caught on video tearing down posters of kidnapped Israeli children. The company “[expects] to terminate” Louvet.

Zena Al-Adeeb, an endodontist formerly employed by Nevins Dental Center, was reportedly fired after removing posters of kidnapped Israeli children.

StyleSeat, a booking service used by stylists and makeup artists, reportedly suspended a makeup artist known as Rubina after she posted videos on her Instagram story of herself tearing down posters of kidnapped Israeli children and denying that 40 Israeli babies had been killed by Hamas.

Rajaa Chraibi, a former realtor with Keller Williams, was reportedly fired after stating that “HISTORY PROVES JEWS ARE NEVER WANTED ANYWHERE LOL. Because they are invaders and traitors” and “NO WONDER GERMANS KILLED AND KICKED THEM OUT TOO.”

Nozaima Husainova, a former employee of Citi, was reportedly fired after she posted on Instagram “No wonder why Hitler wanted to get rid of all of them,” referring to Jews.

Dr. Andrew Thierry, the former Chief Medical Officer of ExpertMRI, was reportedly fired after calling Jews “genicidal [sic], demonic, greedy, pedophilic retards” in an X post.

Dr. Ahmed ElKoussa, a former dentist at CG Smile, was reportedly fired after being caught on video removing posters of kidnapped Israeli children with another man, identified as Xave Ramoul.

Dr. Dana Diab, an emergency room physician at Lenox Hill, was reportedly fired after celebrating the deaths of Jews by the hands of Hamas.

Essra Karam, a former project manager at Convenience Group, was reportedly fired after stating on Canadian television that “Hamas is not a terrorist groups [sic]. It is a resistance.”

Mostafa Ezzo, a former pilot at Air Canada, was reportedly fired after writing “F**k you Israel” and “Burn in Hell” on his Instagram story, on which he also posted photographs of protest signs reading “Keep the world clean,” with a drawing of a stick figure throwing away an Israeli flag, and “ISRAEL HITLER IS PROUD OF YOU.” 

The Guardian recently announced that it would not be renewing the contract of former cartoonist Steve Bell after he took to X to complain about his employer’s refusal to publish an antisemitic cartoon of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu carving a square in the shape of Gaza out of his stomach.

Jackson Frank, a former sports writer for PhillyVoice, was fired after he replied to an anti-Hamas Philadelphia 76ers basketball team post by saying “This post sucks! Solidarity with Palestine always.” 

As Campus Reform reported on Oct. 18, the law firm Davis Polk has also rescinded offers of employment to Harvard University and Columbia University law students after finding that they publicly showcased their support of Hamas.

A ‘Not F—ing Jewish’ NYer is Going Viral for Confronting a Man Who Ripped Down Israeli Hostage Posters

Countless videos have spread this week of people taking down hostage posters. But almost immediately, it seems, viewers knew that this one would be different.

Like the others, this video featured someone tearing down the fliers featuring the names and pictures of some of the more than 200 people held captive by Hamas in Gaza. But unlike the rest, the man confronting the poster-ripper did not just urge the person to stop. Instead, he said the f-word. A lot.

Another difference: The man confronting the person taking down the posters was, by his own admission, “not f—ing Jewish.”

“You don’t have a f—ing right to touch that s—,” the man sporting a brown plaid shirt yelled in a thick New York City accent about halfway through the 43-second clip, which was first shared by the group StopAntisemitism. Someone can be heard calling him Paulie.

“This is a free country,” the man went on. “You can wave your Palestine flag and say ‘Death to the Jews’ or America or whatever you want, but we can put up f—ing signs, OK? Then don’t rip that down.”

After a short confrontation with the man he said had torn down the posters, he said, “You’re littering the city. In a minute I’m going to litter the f—ing floor with you.”

As of Friday evening, the video had more than 3 million views on X, formerly known as Twitter, and more on Instagram. Users quickly determined that the exchange occurred at a specific street corner in the Queens neighborhood of Forest Hills, which has a large Jewish community. Several said they’d like to buy the man a beer or several, or send him money on Venmo.

“This non Jewish person’s determination to do the right thing is the energy and support we need right now,” wrote one user on Instagram. “Helping bring the hostages home is what any decent human being should do.”

As Shabbat began in New York on Friday evening, Paulie’s identity had not yet been publicly revealed. But it seemed to be only a matter of time. “Who wants to [buy] those guys a beer?” another user wrote on Instagram, adding the applause emoji. “We need the reverse shame game and find their names and publicly praise them.”

New Yorkers Confront Man Taking Down Israel Hostage Signs: ‘MOTHERF**KER!!!’

Videos began surfacing online Friday of a group of New Yorkers confronting a man tearing down signs dedicated to the hostage victims taken by Hamas amid the ongoing war in the region.

Earlier this month, Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel killing and torturing civilians as well as capturing over 200 hostages. Israel has responded by prepping for a ground invasion of Gaza and launching precision airstrikes against militant targets.

On Friday, online videos on social media showed a group of New Yorkers shouting down a man who was seen in videos tearing down signs dedicated to the kidnapping victims still being held hostage by Hamas. The New Yorkers can be heard cursing at the man and demanding he leave the area. StopAntisemitism shared the footage to Twitter.

“I’m a veteran. I’m telling you, I’m not Jewish. He’s not Jewish. I don’t know. Doesn’t fucking matter. This is fucking New York City. You don’t have a fucking right to touch that shit,” one individual can be heard yelling at a man who was ripping down the signs. “You can wave your Palestine flag and say death to the Jews and America or whatever you want. But we can put fucking signs!”

The situation because more heated when the man accused of tearing down the posters started defending himself, leading to the group of New Yorkers threatening to “litter the fucking floor” with him.

“In a minute I’m going the litter the fucking floor with you. So move the fuck on,” one of the New Yorkers screams, leading to the accused man responding “Don’t touch me!”

“I know that’s what you want. I’m dying to put you in the fucking hospital,” the man shouts before the video clip ends.

Non-Jews Confront Man in New York City for Tearing Down Posters of Israeli Kids Kidnapped by Hamas

A non-Jewish group of people in New York City confronted a man ripping down posters of Israeli children who were kidnapped by Hamas during the Palestinian terrorist group’s pogrom through southern Israel on Oct. 7, according to new videos that went viral across social media.

One video was posted by StopAntisemitism, a nonprofit organization that tracks antisemitic hate crimes and incidents across the world. The group described the incident — which took place in Forest Hills, a neighborhood in the borough of Queens — as an “antisemite” confronted by “non-Jews after he’s caught” ripping down the posters.

“I’m not f—king Jewish, he’s not Jewish … it doesn’t f—king matter,” one man said to the alleged culprit in an angry tone. “This is New York City. You don’t have a f—king right to touch that s—t. This is a free country. You go wave your Palestine flag and say ‘Death to the Jews or America’ whenever you want. But we can put up f—king signs.”

The man went on to say that he and the others present were “offended” by seeing someone rip down the posters, continuing to confront and approach the offender until he was pulled away by someone wearing what appeared to be a yellow construction vest.

The Algemeiner could not immediately verify the exact date of the incident, which went viral on Friday. Video also emerged of the same lone man confronted by a crowd actually tearing down the posters of kidnapped children.

Hamas terrorists kidnapped over 200 people and took them back to Gaza as hostages during their invasion of Israel earlier this month. Dozens of the hostages were children. Beyond those taken captive, Hamas also killed 1,400 people, mostly civilians, in the deadliest single-day massacre of Jews since the Holocaust.

Since then, pro-Israel activists around the world have been putting up posters of the hostages, especially the children, calling for their immediate release. Several incidents have also been reported of people taking down the posters amid a surge in antisemitism both in the US and abroad since Oct. 7.

Pro-Palestine Protester With Belt Punches Reported Jewish Student

The X account StopAntisemitism posted a video Thursday showing a pro-Palestine protester hitting a reported Tulane University student with an Israeli flag draped over him. 

The account identifies the punched individual as a Jewish student. 

The pro-Palestinian protester can be seen brandishing a dark belt, grasping the object with both hands like a whip.

Tulane University is a private institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. 

Campus Reform continues to track antisemitism on college campuses and report on pro-Hamas activism. 

Pro-Palestinian Student Protesters Attack Jewish Students At Tulane U

Protesters at a pro-Palestinian demonstration attacked Jewish students waving Israeli flags staging a counter-protest at Tulane University in New Orleans on Thursday, the Tulane student newspaper Maroon reported.

One pro-Palestinian protester has been arrested, however he has yet to be booked with any charges, according to the publication.

StopAntisemitism shared the video to Twitter.