No wonder anti-Semitism and the BDS movement are so popular among college students. After all, with professors like Rutgers’ Michael Chikindas, it’s bound to rub off sometimes:
New Campus Anti-Semitism Scandal: @RutgersU Department of Food Science Professor Michael Chikindas is revealed as a hardcore anti-Semite. https://t.co/VwAw7GK9S1
Case recalls @oberlincollege's Joy Karega. Facebook captures follow. pic.twitter.com/hcbxKDMhxv
— John-Paul Pagano (@johnpaulpagano) October 24, 2017
Hat tip to @Israellycool: https://t.co/DeNGF500VW
— John-Paul Pagano (@johnpaulpagano) October 24, 2017
Today's anti-Zionist-not-antisemite is a real piece of work. Then again, aren't they all? https://t.co/G1MyLDJrO2
— (((David Lange))) (@Israellycool) October 23, 2017
.@RutgersU Professor Chikindas is a prolific anti-Jewish crank, surpassing even @oberlincollege's Joy Karega in the frequency and viciousness of his anti-Semitic social media. pic.twitter.com/wEpI6MGBcp
— John-Paul Pagano (@johnpaulpagano) October 24, 2017
.@RutgersU food sciences Professor Michael Chikindas freely mixes anti-Semitism with homophobia. Among other evils, Israel is the gay capital of the world (even more than Holland!) pic.twitter.com/9TensEo9Xb
— John-Paul Pagano (@johnpaulpagano) October 24, 2017
Anti-Semitism is a conspiracy theory & conspiracy theorists are endlessly inventive. @RutgersU professor Michael Chikindas is relatively original in claiming that the Jews are responsible for the Armenian Genocide. pic.twitter.com/nLGPXU79wg
— John-Paul Pagano (@johnpaulpagano) October 24, 2017
Studies show that if you believe one conspiracy theory, you can and often do believe in others. @RutgersU professor Michael Chikindas believes in many: the Illuminati, the Mossad, New World Order, The USS Liberty "false flag" attack… pic.twitter.com/xNf7ShefMS
— John-Paul Pagano (@johnpaulpagano) October 25, 2017
In addition to anti-Semitism & homophobia, @RutgersU professor Michael Chikindas is a misogynist. With these three hatreds, he exhibits what you might call the fascist's trifecta. pic.twitter.com/6bL9OXu7mh
— John-Paul Pagano (@johnpaulpagano) October 25, 2017
As with @oberlincollege's Joy Karega, the anti-Semitism of @RutgersU's professor Michael Chikindas has a far-Right timbre. Chikindas echoes medieval anti-Judaism by targeting even the Jewish God. pic.twitter.com/6trTbkQNJf
— John-Paul Pagano (@johnpaulpagano) October 25, 2017
In October of last year, @BrandeisU released a study identifying @RutgersU as one of the worst "Hotspots" of Antisemitism & Anti-Israel Sentiment. https://t.co/8DqxL95dyI
Curiously it said anti-Jewish sentiment at @RutgersU was less connected to Israel & more "traditional". pic.twitter.com/CyOo6jLM6z
— John-Paul Pagano (@johnpaulpagano) October 25, 2017
While @RutgersU Professor Michael Chikindas is obviously obsessed with Israel, the far-Right themes & tropes he uses are less related to Left-wing anti-Zionism & indeed more in line with "traditional" anti-Semitic conspiracism.
— John-Paul Pagano (@johnpaulpagano) October 25, 2017
Nonetheless it should be noted that a leading far-Left anti-Semite, also at @RutgersU, the Associate Professor of Gender Studies Jasbir Puar, is about to drop her new book on Israel's vampyric extraction of Palestinian resources.https://t.co/7727akbKja
— John-Paul Pagano (@johnpaulpagano) October 25, 2017
I wrote about @RutgersU professor Jasbir Puar, who echoed Alison Weir's blood libel that Israel harvests the vital organs of Palestinians, here for @TabletMag. https://t.co/oKTKk3uwqr
— John-Paul Pagano (@johnpaulpagano) October 25, 2017
What is happening at @RutgersU, whose Jewish student body is bookended by exemplary anti-Semites of the far-Right and far-Left?
— John-Paul Pagano (@johnpaulpagano) October 25, 2017
Epilogue: I almost forgot that Alessio Lerro, the @TempleUniv Adjunct who questioned the Holocaust figure of 6 million Jewish dead, was also at @RutgersU, a TA there before moving on to Temple.https://t.co/pDxfjfEIf8
— John-Paul Pagano (@johnpaulpagano) October 25, 2017
Sounds like Rutgers might have a serious anti-Semitism problem.
https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/923241767742394370
He seems nice… /Sarcasm
— Not Michele Dauber (@Notmldauber) October 25, 2017
That is disgusting
— Geeza. (@romfordgeeza) October 25, 2017
The Facebook posts captured above are from this past May.
He deep-sixed his Facebook account tonight when the story got viral. I personally witnessed the posts and collected many of them.
— John-Paul Pagano (@johnpaulpagano) October 25, 2017
He was interviewed about the posts by @shirimoshe of @Algemeiner and he denied nothing. He explained it in part as retaliation for ill treatment by Jews.
— John-Paul Pagano (@johnpaulpagano) October 25, 2017
In turn, @RutgersU is investigating. It’s real.
— John-Paul Pagano (@johnpaulpagano) October 25, 2017
More from The Algemeiner:
Neal Buccino, a spokesperson for Rutgers, told The Algemeiner that “Professor Michael Chikindas’ comments and posts on social media are antithetical to our university’s principles and values of respect for people of all backgrounds, including, among other groups, our large and vibrant Jewish community. Such comments do not represent the position of the University.”
He added that while Rutgers respects the free speech rights of its faculty members, it also seeks to “foster an environment free from discrimination, as articulated in our policy prohibiting discrimination.”
“The university is reviewing this matter to determine if actions taken in the context of his role as a faculty member at Rutgers may have violated that policy,” Buccino added.
As of now, it appears Chikindas is still employed by Rutgers. So, stay tuned …
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