An Arizona State University scholar has been barred from the institution after he was caught in a viral video screaming at a woman wearing hijab during a pro-Israel protest near campus.
Jonathan Yudelman was a postdoctoral research scholar at ASU’s School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership, and also taught a pair of classes during the spring semester.
On Sunday, Yudelman was caught on camera harassing an unidentified woman participating in a demonstration in support of Israel. She’s already trying to get away from Yudelman, who was mocking and mimicking her, at the start of the clip.
“I’m literally in your face, that’s right,” Yudelman tells her in the video.
Another man seen with Yudelman can also be heard speaking over the two.
“If you don’t like it, go back to Jihad,” he says to the woman.
The pair can then be seen backing her into a tree.
“You’re disrespecting my religious boundaries,” the woman says, to which Yudelman responds: “You disrespect my sense of humanity, b—h.”
Their insults only end when other people attempt to intervene. One person nearby can be heard yelling “Hate crime!” in the background.
Yudelman was initially placed on leave in wake of the viral confrontation earlier this week, but the university’s president, Michael Crow, has since confirmed he has been banished from campus.
“He is no longer permitted to be on campus and will never teach here again,” he said in a statement to CNN.
