University of Miami officials are investigating a heated confrontation at a campus club fair after a student was captured on video making inflammatory claims about Judaism and directing hostile remarks at Jewish students staffing a pro-Israel table.

The incident unfolded this past Tuesday afternoon during tabling activities by Students Supporting Israel, a campus group affiliated with the national organization. Video footage shows a student identified in media reports as Kaylee Mahony telling Jewish students that the Talmud teaches Jews that eating with non-Jews is �like eating with an animal,� and gesturing toward them as she told bystanders that �these people� believe non-Jews are animals.

In the same exchange, the student appears to challenge the Jewish students on theology, making the ridiculous claim that Judaism was founded roughly a century after Christianity.

The University of Miami acknowledged the encounter in a statement Wednesday, confirming it was �aware of the exchange that occurred between students on Tuesday afternoon.�

�We strongly support our students� rights to freedom of expression,� the university said, adding that �we understand that lines can be crossed.� The school said it has policies in place to ensure student safety and that the incident is being �investigated thoroughly,� emphasizing its commitment to a campus environment where students feel �safe, welcomed and supported.�

Additional footage appears to show a woman identified by the student newspaper, the Miami Hurricane, as a member of the university�s committee on student organizations escorting the student away from the table.

Ella Leon, a freshman and one of three students staffing the Students Supporting Israel table, told JNS that the confrontation escalated quickly. According to Leon, Mahony initially shouted �Free Palestine� at the students and accused them of responsibility for deaths in Gaza. When asked to lower her voice, Leon said, the student began yelling that �rabbis eat babies� and told people nearby that the Jewish students were �disgusting.�

Leon told the Miami Hurricane that the student also said Jews should not be allowed on campus and referred to them as �dirty,� allegations Mahony later disputed in a video posted to her TikTok account, which has since been taken down. In that video, Mahony appeared to deny using the word �dirty� or saying Jews should be barred from campus, while standing by other comments.

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