They Shoved Me To The Ground At Columbia For Wearing A Kippah

(Daily Wire) As the crowed swarmed me, one student yelled, “He’s subhuman!” Another student shouted, “I can’t wait for Hamas to come to your door … al-Qassam is going to kill all your friends for no reason.”

I pointed with pride to the red Kippah, Jewish skullcap, that adorned my head. It was soon forcefully ripped off by a “peaceful” student who dug his nails into my scalp as he pulled it off, along with some hair. This was one of three assaults I was subjected to at Columbia University.

I am a “professional Jew.” It takes a lot to unnerve me. As an Israeli Olympian and captain of an Israeli bobsled team that is majority non-Jewish (Druze comprise most of our team,) my job is to represent the nation and country of Israel. Representing Israel for the past 10 years has been the greatest honor of my life, and it has given me a rather unique perspective on the mutating virus of Jew hate that has become so visible these past six months.  (Read More)

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