{"id":2158591,"date":"2024-01-24T20:34:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T01:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unauthorized-pro-hamas-protest-erupts-at-columbia-university\/"},"modified":"2024-01-24T20:36:34","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T01:36:34","slug":"unauthorized-pro-hamas-protest-erupts-at-columbia-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unauthorized-pro-hamas-protest-erupts-at-columbia-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Unsanctioned Hamas Protest Breaks Out at Columbia University"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Funauthorized-pro-hamas-protest-erupts-at-columbia-university%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2158591&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Unauthorized Pro-Hamas Protest Erupts on Columbia\u200b University\u2062 Campus<\/h2>\n<p>Despite warnings from university administrators that such speech and demonstrations would not be permitted, an unauthorized pro-Hamas protest erupted on Columbia University\u2019s campus on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli Columbia professor Shai Davidai\u200d \u2014 who has previously\u2062 sounded the alarm regarding openly \u200danti-Semitic activity at the prestigious school \u2014\u2063 shared some \u200cdetails\u2064 about the event in a thread posted to X, noting that the \u2062university still\u200c appeared reluctant to take\u200d even\u2064 the smallest steps to \u2062put a stop to it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn\u2062 UNAUTHORIZED pro-Hamas protest,\u201d Davidai began. \u201cBy\u2062 refusing to hold the organizers accountable, Columbia is sending a big\u2064 f*** you to every Jewish and Israeli student, faculty, or staff. The President \u2064of Columbia needs to be held \u2062accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Everything is so egregious, I don&#8217;t even \u200bknow where to begin.<\/p>\n<p>So let&#8217;s \u200bstart \u2064with this:<\/p>\n<p>Here is one of the \u2064main organizers, riling up the crowd by telling them that there is nothing more honorable than dying for a noble\u200d cause.<\/p>\n<p>Where have\u200c I heard that one before? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fGlgbMRWVA\">pic.twitter.com\/fGlgbMRWVA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2062Shai\u2063 Davidai (@ShaiDavidai) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShaiDavidai\/status\/1750264496533156057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 24, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He then shared the first \u200cof several videos, which featured a speaker \u2064who told the crowd that there was \u201cnothing\u200c more honorable than dying for \u2064a noble cause.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere have I heard that one before?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n<p>The next video featured \u2062a\u2064 chant calling for the genocide of all\u200c Jews and the elimination of\u2064 Israel\u2063 as\u2064 a Jewish state.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE\u2062 TO GET \u200bTHE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the river to the \u2062sea, Palestine will be Arab,\u201d he\u2062 quotes the speaker as saying. \u201cAccording to this person, my 93 year \u200bold Jewish grandmother and 4 year\u2064 old Jewish \u2063niece do not have\u200d a \u200cright to exist in \u200dIsrael. So much for \u2018peaceful\u2019 protests.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here&#8217;s a third organizer at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Columbia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Columbia<\/a>, calling for an armed \u2062resistance \u200din NYC!<\/p>\n<p>Remember:\u2063 during the\u2064 5 years of the 2nd \u200bIntifada in \u200cIsrael, \u2062there were \u200b144\u2062 suicide bombings.<\/p>\n<p>Almost 700 Israeli civilians were murdered.<\/p>\n<p>How is it OK to call for\u2064 killing civilians in the U.S? \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5QGKnRbbJf\">pic.twitter.com\/5QGKnRbbJf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shai Davidai (@ShaiDavidai) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShaiDavidai\/status\/1750264499540537526?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 24, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A third organizer riled the crowd further,\u200c calling for \u201carmed resistance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201dHow is \u200cit\u200d OK to call for killing civilians in the U.S.?\u201d Davidai asked.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Remember:<\/p>\n<p>EVERYTHING you just saw is\u2064 against <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Columbia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Columbia<\/a>&#8216;s \u200brules.<\/p>\n<p>6 weeks ago, \u2064the President of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Columbia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Columbia<\/a> said that\u200b speech\u2063 like this &#8220;will not be tolerated.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Well,\u200c guess what? \u2062Not only does she fucking tolerate\u2064 it, she \u200dis REFUSING\u2062 to do anything about it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hh86HxzIUj\">pic.twitter.com\/hh86HxzIUj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shai Davidai (@ShaiDavidai) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShaiDavidai\/status\/1750264502883319887?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 24, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Davidai shared one additional video of the chants, after which he again pointed \u2063out that everything said and done at the protest was in violation of stated university\u2063 policy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRemember: \u2063EVERYTHING you just saw is against @Columbia\u2019s rules. 6 weeks ago, the President of @Columbia\u200b said that speech like this \u2018will not be tolerated.\u2019 Well, guess what? Not only does she f***ing tolerate it, she is REFUSING to do anything about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Davidai \u2064then stated that the university was aware of \u200bwho was leading the protests, saying that alumni and donors \u2014\u200b as well as prospective students \u2014 should be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-fla-authorities-investigating-hack-on-pinellas-county-water-supply\/\" title=\"FBI, Fla. authorities investigating hack on Pinellas County water supply\">paying close attention<\/a> \u2064to the\u2063 school\u2019s repeated failure to address anti-Semitic \u200cprotests and demonstrations.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200c What actions should Columbia \u2062University take to \u2062address\u2063 the occurrence of pro-Hamas protests on its campus and create a \u2062safe \u200dand inclusive\u200c environment for\u200b all \u200cstudents<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ings in which 1,100 Israelis were killed \u2064and 8,341 were injured.\u2062 Imagine if \u2062a Columbia student were \u2063to carry out \u200ba similar act!<\/p>\n<p>\u2063<\/p>\n<p>Can \u2063you \u2064imagine the outrage? And yet, \u2063Columbia \u2064appears to not only tolerate,\u200d but\u200c also enable these types \u200bof dangerous sentiments and actions \u2063on its campus.<\/p>\n<p>Davidai then went on to describe how \u200bthe university\u2019s response to the\u2063 protest was lacking. He noted that while\u2062 the university claims to value \u200cfreedom of\u2062 speech and expression, \u2063it seems to only apply \u200dthat value to certain groups.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf this were any other minority or marginalized group, \u2063people would be up in arms,\u201d Davidai wrote. \u201cBut apparently, when it comes to the Jewish and Israeli community, it\u2019s a different story. \u200dThe double standard is clear \u2064and deeply troubling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is \u2063not the first time that pro-Hamas sentiments and activities have erupted on Columbia\u2019s campus.\u2063 In October 2023, a similar unauthorized protest took place, in\u2064 which participants openly expressed support for the terrorist \u200corganization.<\/p>\n<p>At that time, Davidai had called on the university to take action to\u2062 prevent such events from occurring again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot continue to allow our campus to be a breeding \u200dground\u2063 for hatred and anti-Semitism,\u201d he\u2064 wrote in a letter to the university\u2019s president. \u201cIt is\u200c the responsibility of the \u2064university to create a safe and inclusive environment for all students, and \u2064that \u2063includes Jewish and\u200b Israeli students as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, it\u200b seems that Columbia University has\u200c failed to fulfill this responsibility. The continued \u2062occurrence of pro-Hamas protests on campus is not only a\u2064 threat to the safety and well-being of Jewish and Israeli students, but also undermines the university\u2019s mission of fostering \u2064a diverse \u2063and inclusive community.<\/p>\n<p>It is crucial that the university take immediate and decisive action to address this issue. This includes identifying \u200dand holding\u2064 accountable\u2064 the organizers of the unauthorized\u2063 protest, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dennis-prager-calls-antisemitic-backlash-an-awakening-to-university-moral-cesspool\/\" title=\"Dennis Prager deems antisemitic backlash a wake-up call to university's 'moral cesspool'.\">implementing educational programs<\/a> to foster \u2063tolerance and understanding, and creating a clear policy \u200cthat prohibits the expression of hate speech and support\u200c for terrorist organizations on \u200bcampus.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the university must \u2064make it clear that such actions will not be tolerated and that\u200d there will\u2062 be \u2063consequences for those who engage in\u200c them.<\/p>\n<p>As a respected \u2063academic institution, Columbia University should strive to be a leader in promoting respect, inclusivity, and diversity. It must take a stand \u200cagainst \u200dhate and anti-Semitism, and \u200dwork\u2063 to create \u200dan environment\u200b in which all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-washington-high-school-is-instructing-teachers-to-avoid-saying-biologically-male\/\" title=\"This Washington High School Is Instructing Teachers To Avoid Saying \u2018Biologically Male\u2019\">students feel safe<\/a>, respected, and valued.<\/p>\n<p>It is my hope that Columbia University will acknowledge the gravity of this situation and take the necessary steps to address it. The\u2062 Jewish and\u200b Israeli community \u200bat Columbia deserves to\u200c be protected and supported, and \u200cit\u200b is the responsibility of the university \u200cto ensure that \u200cthis\u200d happens.<\/p>\n<p>Only through decisive \u2064action can Columbia University begin to restore its reputation and fulfill\u2064 its mission of \u200bproviding\u2063 a safe and inclusive environment for all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite university warnings, an unauthorized pro-Hamas protest occurred at Columbia University. 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