Universities and schools throughout the US have skilled an increase in antisemitic and anti-Israel exercise since Hamas’ brutal assaults on Oct. 7. Anti-Israel agitators have staged huge protests, disrupted programs and occasions, and arrange encampments. However, it is not simply the scholars who’re concerned, it is also the college.
Columbia Business School affiliate professor Shai Davidai is looking on President Donald Trump to problem an government order to cease establishments that rent professors who assist US-designated terror organizations from receiving federal funds.
In a repost from the account Documenting Jew Hatred on Campus at ColumbiaU, Davidai urged Trump to behave.
“I feel it’s time for the president to signal a quite simple government order: no federal funds to personal establishments that rent professors who assist U.S.-designated terrorist organizations,” Davidai wrote.
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Davidai believes Columbia is in violation of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and “mustn’t obtain federal funding” based mostly on the hiring and elevating of terror group-supporting school.
“For the previous 15 months, we’ve seen open assist for the annihilation of the State of Israel,” Davidai instructed Fox News Digital. “Not simply criticism of the federal government of Israel, however the existence of Israel and Israelis on college campus each by college students but additionally by professors.”

However, Davidai emphasised that this isn’t simply an Israeli problem, it’s an American problem. He notes that the agitators usually echo the rhetoric of the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps, seeing Israel as “little Satan” and America as “large Satan.”
“This is anti-Americanism. They hate America, and so they say so, it’s not me placing phrases of their mouths.”
Columbia University turned a hotbed of anti-Israel and antisemitic exercise following the Oct. 7 assaults, even drawing nationwide consideration as then-President Minouche Shafik was grilled by lawmakers in regards to the state of affairs. Despite a change in college management, anti-Israel agitators are nonetheless energetic on campus.
Last week, anti-Israel agitators disrupted a course known as the Modern History of Israel, which was being taught by Avi Shilon, a visiting professor from Israel’s Tel-Hai Academic College. Tel-Hai has confronted the specter of Hezbollah assaults on account of its location close to Israel’s northern border.
“Just like Hezbollah wouldn’t let him educate his class in Israel, the Hezbollah supporters right here in New York City simply barged into his class and wouldn’t let him educate,” Davidai mentioned.
COLUMBIA STUDENTS CONFRONT ANTI-ISRAEL PROTESTERS WHO STORMED CLASSROOM WITH ANTISEMITIC FLYERS

The passenger that accosted Adams accused him of leaving the state whereas anti-Israel agitators had been being arrested by police at Columbia University in latest days. (Peter Gerber)
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Columbia didn’t reply to a request for remark. However, after the incident, interim President Katrina Armstrong issued a press release.
“Today a History of Modern Israel class was disrupted by protesters who handed out fliers. We strongly condemn this disruption, in addition to the fliers that included violent imagery that’s unacceptable on our campus and in our neighborhood. No group of scholars has a proper to disrupt one other group of scholars in a Columbia classroom. Disrupting educational actions constitutes a violation of the Rules of University conduct and the character of the disruption could represent violations of different University insurance policies,” the assertion reads.
“We will transfer shortly to research and tackle this act. We wish to be completely clear that any act of antisemitism, or different type of discrimination, harassment, or intimidation in opposition to members of our neighborhood is unacceptable and won’t be tolerated.”