Khameer Kidia is a physician, writer, and anthropologist affiliated with Harvard Medical School and the University of Zimbabwe. Beyond his academic work in global mental health, Kidia has become a vocal figure in pro-Palestinian activism on and off campus. He has taken part in protests, signed radical open letters, and helped found the Harvard Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine—an organization known for whitewashing terrorism and dismissing antisemitism under the guise of advocacy.
Khameer Kidia’s Actions:
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May 2024: Signed the “Academics Boycott Columbia University” letter, part of a campaign to pressure institutions into conceding to radical encampment demands.
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January 2024: Signed the Harvard Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine statement and the January 6 letter that helped formally launch the group’s on-campus chapter.
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October 2023: Co-signed the Harvard Faculty Open Letter demanding the university condemn the supposed harassment of pro-Palestinian students—ignoring the harassment, threats, and violence targeting Jewish students.
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November 2023: Participated in a pro-Palestinian rally at the University of Maine during the height of Hamas’s war against Israel, aligning himself with activists who glorified resistance and justified terrorism.
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November 2023: Signed a Harvard faculty letter claiming the university’s new antisemitism task force threatened academic freedom—minimizing widespread concerns about the rise of antisemitic behavior on campus.
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March 2024: Co-edited a global mental health paper that included the “Occupied Palestinian Territories,” reinforcing politicized narratives in academic literature.
Why Khameer Kidia Is a Problem on Campus
Khameer Kidia uses his respected academic status to legitimize extreme political activism and discredit institutional efforts to protect Jewish students. As a founding member of Harvard Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine, Kidia has been instrumental in normalizing a culture that treats antisemitism as a political inconvenience. His presence fuels radicalization under the cover of scholarship and undermines the neutrality and safety of Harvard’s campus environment.
