CAMBRIDGE, MA - Several reports have shared the disturbing and shameful news of a freshman at Harvard University who was verbally and physically harassed by a group of students as he made his way through a pro-Palestinian protest that was taking place on campus.
One of those individuals who willingly took part in accosting the first-year student, who is from the Jewish state, was Ibrahim Bharmal - student and editor of the Harvard Law Review.
Bharmal is listed on Harvard's website as a student of the law school and the Kennedy School of Government. In videos posted to social media, he can be seen wearing a yellow reflective vest while waving a keffiyeh.
The protest took place on October 18th in an area of campus near the business school. According to the Post Millennial, "During the 'die-in' organized event by anti-Israel students, the aforementioned student attempted to cross from one side of the protest to the other, he was approached by a group of individuals holding keffiyehs like shields."
Video from the incident shows the student telling protesters, "Don't grab me" and "don't touch my neck" as they physically blocked him while at the same time "telling him to exit."
The student attempted to break through the cloth barriers, but was unable to do so. He then told his fellow students, "I live here." However, they did not listen and continued to berate the student.
Bharmal is captured in the video among those holding keffiyehs and signs. He can be seen harassing the student while chanting, "Shame!"
A post on X from Harvard Law Review that is now over a week old, continues to be flooded with comments that include the video of Bharmal. Users are demanding a comment from the review in an effort to confirm if the individual is in fact, Bharmal. Other users are accusing the Harvard Law Review of antisemitism.
The protest on the Ivy League's campus comes three weeks after the terrorist group Hamas launched a violent attack on Israel. This attack sparked a war and hundreds of thousands of innocent lives have been lost.
According to the Canary Mission, in addition to being an editor of the Harvard Law Review, Bharmal is the co-president of the Harvard South Asian Law Students Association (SALSA). This is one of the many groups that signed on to a now infamous joint statement authored by the Palestine Solidarity Committee blaming Israel for Hamas' violent attacks.
After facing backlash, the SALSA backtracked and "retracted" its support. Bharmal and others identified during the incident on campus were reported to the Harvard University Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Boston Office. Another individual, Elom Tettey Tamaklo, a divinity school graduate student and undergrad proctor, was also identified as being part of the incident.
The statement to the FBI said, in part, "An Israeli student on his way to class pulled his phone out to film the rioters and he was attacked. He was assaulted both physically and verbally. Throughout the assault he kept calm, but was aggressively attacked by Pro-Palestine rioters. At least two of those involved have been identified as employees of the University and have not yet been dismissed from their posts."
One of those individuals who willingly took part in accosting the first-year student, who is from the Jewish state, was Ibrahim Bharmal - student and editor of the Harvard Law Review.
Bharmal is listed on Harvard's website as a student of the law school and the Kennedy School of Government. In videos posted to social media, he can be seen wearing a yellow reflective vest while waving a keffiyeh.
The protest took place on October 18th in an area of campus near the business school. According to the Post Millennial, "During the 'die-in' organized event by anti-Israel students, the aforementioned student attempted to cross from one side of the protest to the other, he was approached by a group of individuals holding keffiyehs like shields."
Video from the incident shows the student telling protesters, "Don't grab me" and "don't touch my neck" as they physically blocked him while at the same time "telling him to exit."
The student attempted to break through the cloth barriers, but was unable to do so. He then told his fellow students, "I live here." However, they did not listen and continued to berate the student.
Bharmal is captured in the video among those holding keffiyehs and signs. He can be seen harassing the student while chanting, "Shame!"
A post on X from Harvard Law Review that is now over a week old, continues to be flooded with comments that include the video of Bharmal. Users are demanding a comment from the review in an effort to confirm if the individual is in fact, Bharmal. Other users are accusing the Harvard Law Review of antisemitism.
The protest on the Ivy League's campus comes three weeks after the terrorist group Hamas launched a violent attack on Israel. This attack sparked a war and hundreds of thousands of innocent lives have been lost.
According to the Canary Mission, in addition to being an editor of the Harvard Law Review, Bharmal is the co-president of the Harvard South Asian Law Students Association (SALSA). This is one of the many groups that signed on to a now infamous joint statement authored by the Palestine Solidarity Committee blaming Israel for Hamas' violent attacks.
After facing backlash, the SALSA backtracked and "retracted" its support. Bharmal and others identified during the incident on campus were reported to the Harvard University Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Boston Office. Another individual, Elom Tettey Tamaklo, a divinity school graduate student and undergrad proctor, was also identified as being part of the incident.
The statement to the FBI said, in part, "An Israeli student on his way to class pulled his phone out to film the rioters and he was attacked. He was assaulted both physically and verbally. Throughout the assault he kept calm, but was aggressively attacked by Pro-Palestine rioters. At least two of those involved have been identified as employees of the University and have not yet been dismissed from their posts."
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