Footage has emerged of Khymani James, a student at Columbia University and a leading figure in the ongoing 'Gaza Solidarity Encampment' at the college, making incendiary statements—including 'Zionists don't deserve to live'—during a video he appeared to have recorded in January.The video was unearthed by the Daily Wire, a conservative-leaning media outlet, after which James posted a statement on X, saying: 'What I said was wrong.
'What I'm saying is that if an individual who identifies as a Zionist threatens my physical safety in person—i.e., puts their hands on me—I'm going to defend myself, and in that case scenario it may come to a point where I don't know when to stop.'After the conversation with the Columbia staff members, James addressed the camera directly, saying: 'Why would we want people who are supporters of genocide to live? I'm confused.