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Student suspended for ‘F— the Jews’ video defends himself on antisemitic podcast
Hannah Feuer
May 7, 2025

Mo Khan, the suspended Temple University student who posted video of a “F— the Jews” sign at a Philadelphia sports bar, could have gone on a free educational trip to Auschwitz — as Barstool Sports owner Dave Portnoy initially offered. Instead, the 21-year-old appeared on Holocaust denier Stew Peters’ podcast to tell his side of the story. Peters, a longtime promoter of antisemitic conspiracy theories, has called for the mass deportation of all Jews from the U.S., claimed that President Donald Trump’s support for Israel was driven by “Jewish paymasters,” and blamed the assassination of JFK on the Mossad. On Tuesday’s podcast, Khan said he “absolutely” agreed with Peters that people should “join forces” to fight “Jewish supremacy.” READ MORE

FORWARD Can a visit to Auschwitz really change an antisemite? When two customers at a Philadelphia sports bar asked waitresses to make a sign that said “F— the Jews,” they probably didn’t expect a free trip to Auschwitz. But that’s what Dave Portnoy, the controversial founder of Barstool Sports — and a proud Jew — initially offered. After firing the two employees involved in the incident, which also implicated a Temple University student, Portnoy said he’d pay for the customers to go on a tour of the Nazi death camp. By Monday, he had rescinded the offer to the student, accusing him of walking back his apology.