A protest erupted at Harvard University with its focus on a single Jewish student who was followed around on campus.
Videos online captured a group of about half a dozen students holding up keffiyehs, the traditional headdress of Palestinians, and corralling a Jewish student on campus. Some of the involved students wore masks to hide their identities. As the student walked on campus, these protesters followed him and chanted: “Shame!”
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One of the people who accosted a Jewish student and blocked him from walking freely on campus has been identified as Ibrahim Bharmal, the editor of the Harvard Law Review at @Harvard_Law. Many law programs have been taken over by far-left ideologues. pic.twitter.com/lRKh5Yayee
— Andy Ngô 🏳️🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) November 2, 2023
Among the protesters was identified online as Harvard Law Review editor Ibrahim Bharmal, who wore a yellow reflective vest while he waved a keffiyeh. Bharmal is listed on Harvard’s website as a student of the law school and the Kennedy School of Government.
A post on X, formerly known as Twitter, from Harvard Law Review over a week ago has been flooded with comments that include the video. Users are demanding a comment from the review to confirm its editor’s participation and subsequently some retribution against Bharmal. Other users accused the Harvard Law Review of antisemitism.
Neither Harvard University nor its law school responded to the Washington Examiner’s request for comment.
The protest comes over three weeks since Hamas launched a terrorist attack on Israel, sparking a war. As a result of the violence in the area, over 1,400 have died on the Israeli side, while over 9,000 have died in Gaza, where Hamas is headquartered, from Oct. 7 to Thursday, according to the Associated Press.
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Consequences have already set in for universities accused of allowing antisemitism in on-campus protests. Israeli billionaire Idan Ofer and his wife Batia have stepped down from Harvard University’s executive board after dozens of student groups signed a letter that said they “hold the Israeli regime entirely responsible for all unfolding violence” from Hamas.
Some employers, including law firm Davis Polk, have rescinded job offers to students who engaged in activism against Israel, while other employers threatened they would not hire students.
