‘Why do they hate us?’

Megh Vemuri, an Indian-American bachelor’s student at the MIT, commented on Israel, which was triggered by several Israelis, including PhD students Gai Zicind, who called their comments “hatred rhetoric”.In a post shared on X with a picture of him with his family, Ziscind expressed his heartbreak and displeasure, sharing that his 5-year-old twins, 2-year-old children, and Holocost-secure-decent parents had traveled around the world to see their achievement, only a way was met with enmity during the incident.He said, “Instead, the MIT student commission speaker decided that it is appropriate to use a moment for hate rhetoric against Israel and Jews. And it was not just one person; a lot of people in the crowd torn with cheers and anger,” he said in the post.He said, “My children would not have understood every word, but they felt fear and enmity, and kept asking questions,” he said.Tagging MIT, he asked in his post, “@mit can let it happen and waste a special day for hundreds of Jewish graduates and thousands of family members?”Zyskind recently concluded his message by calling for a tragedy: killing two Israeli embassy employees, a couple in Washington a week ago. “It is even more heartbreaking that last week, last week, a beautiful Jewish American couple was murdered in DC. MIT is ashamed of MIT and to allow a day for a day celebration and unity to allow hatred and division.”The Post created extensive debate online. While many expressed solidarity with Zyskind, others defended the right of Vemuri to address political issues.As the campus protested on Vemuri’s ban, MIT Chancellor Melissa Nobles said, “Sorry, I respect you that you have a message to send, but it’s not time or place.” He said, “Today is about our graduates and their families. Please respect them and allow me to continue.”