A Wall Street analyst who was fired after he was filmed telling a Jewish American to “go back to your country” as he covered a hostage poster with an antisemitic sign has issued a heartbreaking apology after he and his wife received death threats.
Kurush Mistry and his friend, Shailja Gupta, said their actions were “misguided and thoughtless,” and claimed they had never supported Hamas.
“After taking some time to reflect and reflect on our recent actions, we would like to extend our sincerest apologies to the Jewish men we yelled, gestured and badmouthed, and to the global Jewish community for our recent actions in NYC ,” Mistry and Gupta said in a statement Friday.
“Our behavior was unacceptable, and we are ashamed of our actions and words,” they said, adding: “We hope to have the opportunity to speak to the man in person and apologize directly to him.”
The couple later said, “We have never supported Hamas and have always believed it to be a terrorist organization.
Kurush Mistry was fired from his job as an oil analyst for a Connecticut-based commodities company after a video surfaced of him telling a Jewish American to go home.@MrAndyNgo / X The woman identified as Gupta repeatedly told the man to “f– off” and accused Israelis of being “rapists.” @MrAndyNgo / X
“This is the first time we are involved in a civic protest, and our goal is to highlight the plight of Palestinian men, women, and children who are dying and suffering in Gaza,” they explained.
“The way we do that is misguided and pointless.”
“For example, our posters with bad words have been interpreted as supporting terrorism, and we apologize profusely for that.
The woman repeatedly told the Jewish man to “stop” and accused the Israeli of being a “rapist.” @MrAndyNgo / X
“We fully acknowledge the pain of Jews in the US, in Israel, and around the world, and we regret that our actions added to that pain.”
The couple later stated, “Since that incident, we have both received many death threats.
“We share [this] knowledge is not for sympathy, but for stating the truth factually.
“We have learned a valuable lesson about the need to love all as brothers and sisters, instead of highlighting disagreements and causing more pain.
“We strongly condemn antisemitism, violence and terrorism in every form,” Mistry and Gupta claimed, before repeating their apologies “to all whom we have offended and caused pain to, especially the global Jewish community, fellow Americans and fellow Indians.
“We hope that with our future actions and words, we will slowly earn back your trust in our good intentions for all humanity and hopefully you will see that we are more than our worst actions and mistakes.”
Mike Paul, a spokesman for the couple, told The Post that since the video went viral, Mistry and Gupta have had to report several “threats of violence” to local law enforcement.”
He also said he “heard in their hearts that they were sorry for what they did,” adding that the couple only faced “deep disappointment” that the story of “the suffering of Palestinian men, women and children” was “not told. “
“That’s where their heart starts,” Paul said, noting “even the president of the United States has changed his stance from initially just talking about Israel and the Jews” to talking about what’s happening to the people of Gaza.
“He realized there was clear and consistent evidence to see what happened,” Paul said. “To even say that is controversial.”
But, Paul said, Mistry and Gupta have since “realized that it wasn’t presented the right way.”
In the viral video, Mistry and Gupta are seen confronting each other on the Upper West Side over a leaflet they shot on a poster, which reads: “Israel is an apartheid state and commits genocide.”
“Go live in Israel … back to your country!” Mistry told the person who confronted them, who replied: “I am an American. I am an American Jew.”
Later in the video, Gupta accuses Israelis of being “rapists,” claiming, “I’ve proven it.”
Mistry and Gupta are seen in the video taking down the poster.@MrAndyNgo / X The couple said, “Since the incident, both of us have received a lot of death threats.”@MrAndyNgo / X
After the video went viral on social media, Freepoint Commodities, a Stamford, Ct.-based company, released a statement saying it was “aware of recent antisemitic incidents reported on social media, and the individual involved is no longer associated with Freepoint.
“We welcome the diversity of views and opinions held by our employees, but Freepoint does not tolerate discrimination and hate speech directed at any group,” the statement said.
But Paul claims their apology should be taken at face value.
“I think when someone apologizes for this, it’s less head work and more heart work,” he said, adding that when everyone can speak from the heart, “we come together.”
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