White House Condemns Antisemitic Remarks by Columbia Student Leader

Rewritten Article: White House spokesperson Andrew Bates has strongly condemned the inflammatory statements made by 20-year-old Khymani James during a disciplinary hearing in January. In his remarks, James declared that “Zionists don’t deserve to live” and added, “Be grateful that I’m not just going out and murdering Zionists.” Bates described these comments as both dangerous and appalling, stating they were abhorrent enough to make one sick with disgust. He further emphasized the President Biden’s stance on violent rhetoric, hate speech, and antisemitic remarks by declaring that such sentiments have no place in America whatsoever, and he would always stand against them firmly. Bates went as far as saying that if a White House employee had made similar comments, they would be immediately fired without any hesitation.
James subsequently issued an apology via X social media platform for his violent remarks but also expressed frustration about how these words have diverted attention from the Palestinian liberation movement’s cause. He explained in detail during his statement that far-right agitators dug through months of his social media history until they found a snippet out of context to twist it against him because he is both black and queer. James added that this online mob had made him unusually upset when recording the comments, which have now become the main subject for discussions following his initial statements about killing Zionists in response to provocation.