A Wall Street analyst has been fired after he was filmed telling an American Jew to “go back to your country” while he also covered hostage posters with signs accusing Israel of being an “apartheid state” of “genocide.”
Freepoint Commodities confirmed in a statement that the employee seen in the now-viral video “is no longer associated with” the company which “does not tolerate discrimination and hate speech directed at any group.”
He was identified by journalist Andy Ngo as Kurush Mistry, which a source later confirmed to the Financial Times. The woman he was with – who called the Israeli a “rapist” – was his partner, Shailja Gupta, the report said.
Ngo said the clip – which has has been viewed more than 6.5 million times — was filmed last Thursday at the intersection of 68th Street and Riverside Boulevard.
The man recorded was heard asking the couple’s name and if they were “proud” covering posters of some of the more than 200 people still held hostage by Hamas terrorists.
A man identified as Kurush Mistry has been fired from his position as an oil analyst for a Connecticut-based commodities company after a video surfaced showing him telling a Jewish American to “go back to your country.” @MrAndyNgo / X
“It’s none of your kings business, man, don’t be,” snapped the woman angrily as she and the man both flipped their middle fingers at the camera.
Asked again if they were “really proud” of themselves, the man replied emphatically: ‘Very proud. Very proud.”
The man, identified as Mistry, then held up a leaflet they had taped onto the poster, which read: “Israel is an apartheid state and commits genocide.”
“Go live in Israel … back to your country!” he told the person who confronted them, who replied: “I am an American. I am an American Jew.”
A video posted online showed Mistry and his partner covering hostage posters with signs accusing Israel of “genocide”. /X
The woman identified as Gupta also recorded the incident, telling the man: “I’m f–king America too, honey … Me too, so you f–k off too.”
He then claimed that the Jewish man didn’t “want my f-king country to exist,” stating he meant “Palestine” – calling him an “uneducated prick” when he said it wasn’t a country.
Later in the video, Gupta accuses Israelis of being “rapists,” claiming, “I’ve proven it.”
The couple’s identity was confirmed by two sources in the Financial Times, as Mistry was terminated from his job at Freepoint Commodities. @MrAndyNgo / X
Freepoint Commodities, a Stamford, Ct.-based company, released a statement saying it was “aware of recent antisemitic incidents reported on social media, and the individuals involved are 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.
Mistry has worked at Freepoint Commodities for nine years, according to his LinkedIn profile. He previously worked with Morgan Stanley, Barclays, and Lehman Brothers.
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