"Jew" Shirt Lady at Yale Pro-Palestine Protest

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Jew Shirt Lady at Yale Pro-Palestine Protest refers to a woman wearing a T-shirt with "Jew" written on it in blue at a pro-Palestine encampment and protest at Yale University. The viral video was posted by her husband William Iannuzzi (@BordwellNole) on Twitter / X in late April 2024, who wrote, "My wife is a brave Jew. We stood alone at Yale University today. She wore no mask and was proud. Notice the horde hiding behind their masks." After its upload, the video inspired mass discourse and debate related to the 2023-2024 Israel-Hamas Conflict. Many people criticized the woman and her husband for calling the protesters a "horde." Others found the video cringe and near-sighted, evident in viral quotes and replies.

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On April 22nd, 2024, students at Yale University organized a pro-Palestine protest in which hundreds of people occupied an intersection in New Haven, Connecticut, blocking traffic to raise awareness.^[1][2]

Later on April 22nd, X^[3] user @BordwellNole posted a video of his wife at the pro-Palestine protest, seen wearing a T-shirt with "Jew" written on its front and "Israel" written on its back, as well as a Star of David. @BordwellNole captioned the video, "My wife is a brave Jew. We stood alone at Yale University today. She wore no mask and was proud. Notice the horde hiding behind their masks." In one day, the tweet received roughly 32.5 million views and 31,000 likes (shown below).

My wife is a brave Jew. We stood alone at Yale University today. She wore no mask and was proud. Notice the horde hiding behind their masks. pic.twitter.com/rw8W2yqFKx

— William Iannuzzi (@BordwellNole) April 22, 2024

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In the video's replies, multiple users went viral for critical responses. For instance, X^[4] user @AnarkYouTube replied on April 22nd, 2024, writing, "…Nobody even reacted. Your provocation failed. This demonstrates that you are not unsafe among supporters of Palestinian liberation," receiving over 61,000 likes in a day (shown below, left).

Also on April 22nd, X^[5] user @DrSakriKaia replied with a screencap of the video, showing a banner in the background reading, "Jews for a free Palestine." @DrSakriKaia claimed, "No, this is narcissistic behavior," receiving over 2,300 likes in a day (shown below, right).

Quotes of the video posted during the same timeframe went more viral than the replies, like one shared by X^[6] user @isaiah_bb on April 22nd, 2024, who said, "It’s actually a really great example of how you’re totally safe at these protests, thank you," receiving over 123,000 likes in a day (shown below, left).

X^[7] user @hayxtt also quoted the post on April 22nd, writing, "I just love how not a single person gives af 😭," receiving over 191,000 likes in a day (shown below, right).

Posts in support of William Iannuzzi (@BordwellNole) and his wife wearing the "Jew" shirt were not prevalent after the video's upload.

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