A Jewish professor at New York University has slammed anti-Israel student demonstrators, accusing them of a “double standard” that allows anti-Semitism to spread when hatred against other groups spreads.
“I can tell you, if I put on a white hood and went to the plaza at New York University and said, ‘I’m going to lynch black people or burn gay people,’ my ID would be shut down by that night.” ” says Scott Galloway of New York University’s Stern School. professor of business administration, he told MSNBC on Tuesday.
“I’m never going to work in academia again,” he added. “The words ‘context’ and ‘nuance’ are no longer needed. They are no longer protected by the First Amendment and free speech.”
His comments come as anti-Israel protests have sparked violence in the Big Apple and at New York University and other university campuses across the country, with classes suspended in clashes between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel students, with more than 130 people on Monday The announcement was made amidst the arrest of a New York University student. .
Galloway attributes the tolerance of anti-Semitism to several factors, including students being too easily “manipulated” by anti-Israel content on TikTok.
“If you look at TikTok, for every video published in Israel, there are 52 pro-Hamas and pro-Palestinian videos,” he said.
“I think we’re being manipulated. I think Americans are gullible and have been fooled.”
Galloway said he also believes students on campus are mistakenly confusing the civil rights movement with the ongoing war in Gaza.
He said students were “derailed” by a theory promoted by New York University professors that “the easiest way to identify an oppressor is how white they are and how wealthy they are.” He pointed out that there is a possibility.
“Fairly or unfairly, Israel is seen as the bastion of whiteness and its wealth,” he added.
This week’s protests at New York University mark the first time the university’s campus has been exposed to anti-Semitic attacks since Hamas terrorists launched a surprise attack on Israel on October 7, prompting the Jewish state to launch an ongoing military response. It has become a hotbed of protests, with waves of protests spreading across the city and the United States.
Video from this week’s protests shows demonstrators marching toward One Police Plaza with bright smoke bombs held above their heads while other protesters wave flags, beat drums and chant “Gaza!” You can see him screaming.
Other footage shows New York City police officers in riot gear monitoring protesters chanting “We will liberate Palestine while we live.” Protesters are demanding that the university be divested from weapons manufacturing companies and that its ties with Tel Aviv University be severed.
The NYPD announced Tuesday that by late Monday, 133 protesters had been arrested as the NYU camp was disbanded, and some of those arrested had also participated in the march.
More than 100 people were arrested at Columbia University, which moved classes online on Monday due to safety concerns for students at its Manhattan campus.
Amid rising anti-Semitism on campus, prominent rabbis at Ivy League schools urged students at Columbia University and Barnard College to stay home, and university officials told them they could take classes online.
