KENT STATE PROFESSOR JULIO PINO SHOUTS “DEATH TO ISRAEL” AT EVENT WITH ISRAELI DIPLOMAT
A Kent State history professor, who has allegedly been linked to
elements of Muslim extremism, reportedly lashed out at a former Israeli
diplomat speaking at the university Tuesday night.
The event was co-sponsored by the undergraduate student government and
entitled “An Evening with Ishmael Khaldi.” Khaldi spoke in regards to his
book, A Shepherd’s Journey, which details his life journey from a small tent
in a Bedouin village to the inner-circles of the Israel Foreign Service.
When his speech ended, Khaldi opened the floor to a Q&A, where History
Professor Julio Pino rushed to be the first to question Khaldi.
John Milligan of KentWired, an independent student publication,reports
that Pino began to question how Khaldi could justify speaking of foreign aid
given from Israel to countries like Turkey, when that aid was financed by
“blood money that came from the deaths of Palestinian children and babies.”
Milligan, a senior majoring in magazine journalism, then captured the most
shocking part of the exchange:
“The crowd fell into an awkward silence as the two continued to exchange
words from across the auditorium.
‘It is not respectful to me here,’ Khaldi said.
Pino responded by saying ‘your government killed people’ and claimed
Khaldi was not being respectful to him.
‘I do respect you, but you are wrong,’ Khaldi said. ‘It’s a lie.’
The exchange ended as Pino stormed out of the auditorium shouting ‘Death
to Israel!'”
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