{"id":2227258,"date":"2024-04-22T14:19:01","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T18:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/patriots-owner-robert-kraft-pulls-the-plug-on-columbia-donations-citing-virulent-hate-on-campus\/"},"modified":"2024-04-22T14:21:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T18:21:02","slug":"patriots-owner-robert-kraft-pulls-the-plug-on-columbia-donations-citing-virulent-hate-on-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/patriots-owner-robert-kraft-pulls-the-plug-on-columbia-donations-citing-virulent-hate-on-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Patriots owner Robert Kraft halts Columbia donations due to &#8216;virulent hate&#8217; on campus"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fpatriots-owner-robert-kraft-pulls-the-plug-on-columbia-donations-citing-virulent-hate-on-campus%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=2227258&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--><p>New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has decided to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-group-of-korean-christians-confronts-anti-israel-protestors-at-harvard\/\" title=\"VIDEO: Korean Christians Confront Anti-Israel Protestors at Harvard\">cease donations<\/a> to Columbia\u2063 University,\u200c citing &#8220;virulent hate&#8221; towards Jewish individuals on campus amidst anti-Israel\u200c demonstrations. Kraft expressed his disappointment, stating that the institution he once cherished\u200b no longer reflects\u200d his values. Concerned about\u2063 student and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-rep-upton-concerned-for-staff-safety-after-receiving-piece-of-sh-t-traitor-voicemail\/\" title=\"GOP Rep. Upton Concerned For Staff Safety After Receiving 'Piece of Sh-t Traitor' Voicemail\">staff safety<\/a>, he awaits\u2062 corrective measures\u200c before reconsidering support.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<section id=\"article\">\n<article data-post-title=\"Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Pulls the Plug on Columbia Donations, Citing 'Virulent Hate' on Campus\" data-post-slug=\"http:\/\/is-the-gaza-war-over-two-israeli-national-security-experts-disagree\" data-post-url id=\"print-1882482\">\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\tNew England Patriots owner Robert Kraft (AP)\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft on Monday said he will no longer donate to his alma mater Columbia University due to the &#8220;virulent hate&#8221; on campus against Jewish people amid widespread anti-Israel protests.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;The school I love so much\u2014the one that welcomed me and provided me with so much opportunity\u2014is no longer an institution I recognize,&#8221; the NFL team&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-4-business-moguls-cheering-for-the-little-guys-in-the-gamestop-fiasco\/\" title=\"The 4 Business Moguls Cheering For \u2018The Little Guys\u2019 In The GameStop Fiasco\">billionaire owner<\/a> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StandUp2JewHate\/status\/1782388392438686076\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span>  in a Monday statement, noting he is &#8220;deeply saddened at the virulent hate that continues to grow on campus and throughout our country.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;I am no longer confident that Columbia can protect its students and staff and I am not comfortable supporting the university until <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/legacy-media-largely-ignore-damning-report-about-ny-nursing-home-deaths\/\" title=\"Legacy Media Largely Ignore Damning Report About NY Nursing Home Deaths\">corrective action<\/a> is taken,&#8221; Kraft added<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The anti-Israel protests at Columbia, which started Wednesday morning with an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/columbia-suspends-arrests-anti-israel-student-protesters\/\"><span>encampment<\/span><\/a><span>  by hundreds of students on the university\u2019s main lawn, have turned <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/campus\/columbia-university-campus-unravels-in-face-of-anti-semitic-eliminationist-protests\/\"><span>violent<\/span><\/a><span>  and featured anti-Semitic slogans. More than 100 Columbia students have since been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/20\/nyregion\/arrested-columbia-students-suspended.html\">arrested<\/a> and suspended from the university. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Kraft has <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thekeyexecutives.com\/2021\/03\/15\/columbia-university-scores-big-from-billionaire-benefactor-alum-robert-kraft\/\"><span>donated<\/span><\/a><span>  millions to Columbia after attending the Ivy League university on a &#8220;full academic scholarship&#8221; and graduating in 1963. One of Kraft\u2019s largest donations helped open the Kraft Center for Jewish Student Life in 2000.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Kraft on Monday said he hopes that &#8220;in this difficult time, the Kraft Center at Columbia will serve as a source of security and safety for all Jewish students and faculty on campus who want to gather peacefully to practice their religion, to be together, and to be welcomed.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Patriots<\/span> <span>owner also urged the administrators at Columbia to put an end to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-rush-to-declare-that-makhia-bryant-was-unarmed-proves-that-narrative-matters-more-than-truth\/\" title=\"The Rush To Declare That Ma\u2019Khia Bryant Was Unarmed Proves That Narrative Matters More Than Truth\">protests immediately<\/a> and &#8220;work to earn back the respect and trust of the many of us who have lost faith in the institution.&#8221;<\/span>\t<\/p>\n<p><span>Kraft\u2019s remarks came after Columbia president Minouche Shafik <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/columbia-moves-all-classes-online-amid-campus-chaos\/\"><span>announced<\/span><\/a><span>  all Monday classes would be moved online amid safety concerns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;To deescalate the rancor and give us all a chance to consider next steps, I am announcing that all classes will be held virtually on Monday,&#8221; Shafik said on Monday, stressing that &#8220;over the past days, there have been too many examples of intimidating and harassing behavior on our campus.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft announced on Monday that he will cease donations to Columbia University, his alma mater, citing &#8220;virulent hate&#8221; on campus targeting Jewish individuals during anti-Israel demonstrations. 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