The makers of the video, one of whom is wearing a keffiyeh and the other wearing masks of the lecturers, refer to KCL as “Killer’s College London” and accuse the War Studies department of being complicit in “genocide”.
[Missing Credit]An alleged KCL student in a keffiyeh appears in a video posted by 'KCL Stands For Justice' (Credit: Instagram)
Impersonating one of the academics, an Israeli who they say served in the IDF for 15 years, they say, “I don’t think you’re a true academic until you have contributed to apartheid and ethnic cleansing, you know?”
The students accused another lecturer, an expert on international law who has represented Israel in the United Nations and other international bodies, of helping the country to “evade human rights allegations” for money.
“As Zionists, we have no problem profiting off of human destruction and suffering,” the said mocking her.
They went on to accuse another professor of spending most of his time “on X reposting Zionist propaganda and spreading violently anti-Palestinian rhetoric”.
And another had “collaborated extensively with the IDF” and accused him of “spewing racism and xenophobia” on X.
The educators themselves did not respond to the JC’s request for comment.
A KCL spokesperson told the JC they “were appalled to learn of social media posts from alleged King’s students which make a number of claims about individual members of staff, and promote antisemitism and the harassment and intimidation of others.
“We are investigating this matter, have asked Instagram to remove the content, and will not hesitate to carry out appropriate disciplinary action against any individual who breaches the legal bounds of freedom of expression.
“We are in touch with those affected to offer our support, and are absolutely clear that antisemitism and discrimination of any kind have no place in our community and will not be tolerated to ensure that King’s is a safe and inclusive place of learning and work for all students and staff.”
