The following is taken from a transcript provided by the Harvard Program on Negotiation to students, and obtained by Tablet:

STUDENT: OK, my question is for Tzipi Livni, um, how is it that you are so smelly?

(panel looks confused)

STUDENT: Oh, it’s regarding your odor.

MODERATOR: I’m not sure I understand the question.

STUDENT: I’m question (sic) about the odor of Tzipi Livni, very smelly

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3200953&forum_id=2#30312820)

The HLS's Jewish group has defended not ID'ing the student for some reason. Popehat suggests he's a social Justice warrior with the "right" opinions.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3200953&forum_id=2#30312866)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5194&v=_7v7OtcOkn8

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3200953&forum_id=2#30313186)

Link to a time.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3200953&forum_id=2#30316644)

I must say that I concur in the assessment, albeit for purely apolitical reasons.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3200953&forum_id=2#30312911)

http://www.harvardarabstudents.com/#!leadership-council/ctzx - http://i.imgur.com/hWtP8wU.png

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3200953&forum_id=2#30314379)

*off to Morgan Lewis!*

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3200953&forum_id=2#30315513)

“I am writing to apologize, as sincerely as I can via this limited form of communication, to anyone who may have felt offended by the comments I made last week. To be very clear, as there seems to be some confusion, I would never, ever, ever call anyone, under any circumstances, a “smelly Jew”. Such a comment is utterly repugnant, and I am absolutely horrified that some readers have been led to believe that I would ever say such a thing. With regards to what I actually did say, I can see now, after speaking with the authors of this article and many other members of the Jewish community at HLS, how my words could have been interpreted as a reference to an anti-Semitic stereotype, one that I was entirely unaware of prior to the publication of this article. I want to be very clear that it was never my intention to invoke a hateful stereotype, but I recognize now that, regardless of my intention, words have power, and it troubles me deeply to know that I have caused some members of the Jewish community such pain with my words. To those people I say, please reach out. Give me an opportunity to make it right. I will assure you, as I have already assured many, that had I known it was even possible that some listeners might interpret my comments as anti-Semitic, there is absolutely no chance that I would have uttered them. I trust that those that know me and have engaged with me on a personal level will not find this at all difficult to believe. Many members of the Jewish community—some of whom hold strong differences of opinion with me—have reached out to me on their own to let me know that they did not interpret my words as anti-Semitic, because they know me well enough to know that that is not at all consistent with who I am as a person. I want to thank them and any others who have given me the benefit of the doubt, and I am writing this note in the hopes that more of you will do the same. I say this, however, fully cognizant of the fact that no amount of writing can serve as a substitute for genuine human interaction. So please, if there remains any doubt at all, do take me up on my offer above and reach out so that I can make this right to you on a more personal level.”

http://hlrecord.org/2016/04/a-statement-on-recent-anti-semitic-comments/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3200953&forum_id=2#30314186)

>>To be very clear, as there seems to be some confusion, I would never, ever, ever call anyone, under any circumstances, a “smelly Jew”

um, that's exactly what you did, you sandnigger.

lol @ this half apology

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3200953&forum_id=2#30314196)

Welp! He assured himself of that...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3200953&forum_id=2#30314304)

and arabs are the ones who actually smell.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3200953&forum_id=2#30315208)

Jewish Harvard Law Students Support ‘Smelly’ Commenter, Husam El-Qoulaq

http://observer.com/2016/04/jewish-harvard-law-students-support-smelly-commenter-husam-el-qoulaq/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3200953&forum_id=2#30351760)

A Letter in Support of Husam

We, the undersigned Jewish students, write in support of our friend and peer Husam El-Qoulaq, and to condemn the vicious efforts we’ve seen to defame his character.

At a recent panel on Palestinian-Israeli negotiations (which notably featured no speaker representing the Palestinian cause), Husam spoke out in protest, as he often does.

To add some context that has gone largely unreported, the target of Husam’s protest that day was Tzipi Livni, a former Israeli Foreign Minister. Livni played a key role in Operation Cast Lead, a 23-day military operation that was condemned by the U.N. and other credible organizations for the brutality it visited upon Palestinian civilians. In 2009, a British judge even issued a warrant to arrest Livni on allegations of war crimes for her involvement in that operation.

Over the years, we’ve seen Husam experiment with many forms of engagement on this issue, from handing out informational fliers to asking pointed substantive questions at events. Earlier this semester he tried a different tactic, calling a Palestinian speaker a “smelly liar.” He did the same with Livni, asking her during a Q&A how it could be that she was “so smelly.”

We understand those who criticize Husam’s words as disrespectful, reckless, or inappropriate, and we know that he would probably agree with all of those critiques. But based on our own personal experiences with Husam, we reject the charge that our friend is an anti-Semite. Knowing Husam, we could all see that his aim was more mischief than malice. He said more about this in an apology he posted in The Record:

“I am writing to apologize, as sincerely as I can via this limited form of communication, to anyone who may have felt offended by the comments I made last week. . . . I want to be very clear that it was never my intention to invoke a hateful stereotype, but I recognize now that, regardless of my intention, words have power, and it troubles me deeply to know that I have caused some members of the Jewish community such pain with my words. To those people I say, please reach out. Give me an opportunity to make it right. I will assure you, as I have already assured many, that had I known it was even possible that some listeners might interpret my comments as anti-Semitic, there is absolutely no chance that I would have uttered them.”

Though it should be obvious, we are not condoning anti-Semitism. We have all felt the pangs of anti-Jewish prejudice at some point. We strive to vigilantly confront anti-Semitism wherever we see it, and we know from seeing him do it that Husam does too.

But we are also persuaded beyond all doubt that charges of anti-Semitism have been dangerously overused. We despair at seeing the persistence of anti-Semitism in the world. But we also hate to see political protest against Israel being carelessly conflated with anti-Semitism, because it obscures and silences a great deal of legitimate dissent against a country whose ledger of human rights abuses keeps getting longer.

Husam is now the target of a vicious smear campaign. His name and face have been posted all over the Internet, where hundreds of hateful commenters pile on racist slurs, malign Muslim students at HLS who had nothing to do with Husam’s protest, and threaten various forms of violence against Husam. These tactics are part of a sadly well-worn playbook aimed at discrediting and defaming those who dare challenge Israel’s abuses against Palestinians.

Husam is one of a small handful of Palestinians on a campus where the prevailing sentiment is to back Israeli actions that he — along with much of the rest of the world — views as war crimes against his people. He is pressured either to keep silent or to speak softly about this crisis. We respect him for refusing to do either. We ask everyone else to think twice before accepting all the ignorant and hateful things that people have said about him.

We stand in support of our friend and peer Husam, and with others peacefully protesting Israeli injustice. Husam did not choose the most respectful form of protest this time, but protest is not always respectful. At root, it’s about exposing and confronting injustice, which Husam does with a bravery that we envy.

Sincerely, and Chag Sameach.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3200953&forum_id=2#30355597)

>> Earlier this semester he tried a different tactic, calling a Palestinian speaker a “smelly liar.” He did the same with Livni, asking her during a Q&A how it could be that she was “so smelly.”

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3200953&forum_id=2#30355599)

ALPHA follow up/clarification. Lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3200953&forum_id=2#30363799)