{"id":2227280,"date":"2024-04-22T14:38:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T18:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-israel-professor-denied-entry-at-columbia-university\/"},"modified":"2024-04-22T14:40:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T18:40:14","slug":"pro-israel-professor-denied-entry-at-columbia-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-israel-professor-denied-entry-at-columbia-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-Israel Professor Barred from Entering 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\">14<\/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%2Fpro-israel-professor-denied-entry-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=2227280&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>A Columbia University professor, Shai Davidai, was barred\u200d from campus \u200cwhile attempting to lead\u200b a sit-in \u200cagainst anti-Israel demonstrators. The\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/under-our-civil-rights-regime-fake-murders-are-punished-and-real-murders-arent-worth-mentioning\/\" title=\"Fake murders are penalized under our civil rights system, while real murders are disregarded.\">incident\u2064 led<\/a> to a confrontation \u2064with the university&#8217;s COO. Amid escalating tensions and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-pledging-to-reopen-schools-joe-biden-endorses-chicago-teachers-unions-illegal-strike-video\/\" title=\"After Pledging to Reopen Schools, Joe Biden Endorses Chicago Teachers Union\u2019s Illegal Strike (VIDEO)\">safety concerns<\/a>, the university shifted to remote learning, addressing protests demanding divestment from Israel-linked companies. Davidai highlighted concerns\u200d over safety and antisemitism.  <\/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<p>A pro-Israel professor at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/columbia-university\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Columbia University<\/a> declared on Monday that he was denied entry while making his way to lead a sit-in at the campus site where anti-Israel demonstrators have set up camp.<\/p>\n<p>Shai Davidai, an assistant <a href=\"https:\/\/business.columbia.edu\/faculty\/people\/shai-davidai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">professor<\/a> in the Management Division of Columbia Business School, can be seen in one video posted to social media <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/luketress\/status\/1782407863282926014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">telling onlookers<\/a> outside a gate that the university had deactivated his ID card.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Columbia has deactivated Shai Davidai\u2019s ID, he is blocked from campus <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/38pIgdDFf3\">pic.twitter.com\/38pIgdDFf3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Luke Tress (@luketress) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/luketress\/status\/1782407863282926014?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In another, Davidai confronted Columbia University COO Cas Holloway, who responded by telling Davidai that he would be allowed to hold his own demonstration on the Math Lawn, which is separate from the lawn where pro-Palestinian protesters have set up their so-called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaspectator.com\/news\/2024\/04\/19\/gaza-solidarity-encampment-enters-third-day-following-mass-arrests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cLiberation Zone.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;You can not let people who support Hamas on campus, and me, a professor, not on campus \u2013 let me in!&#8221; \u2013 Shai Davidai shouted outside of the Columbia University gates attempting to go inside the &#8216;Liberated Zone&#8217; encampment with his supporters.<\/p>\n<p>Video by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yyeeaahhhboiii2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@yyeeaahhhboiii2<\/a>\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zE25gzzUJm\">pic.twitter.com\/zE25gzzUJm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Oliya Scootercaster \ud83d\udef4 (@ScooterCasterNY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScooterCasterNY\/status\/1782416147331117063?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cEarlier today, [Columbia University] refused to let me onto campus. Why? Because they cannot protect my safety as a Jewish professor. This is 1938,\u201d Davidai <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShaiDavidai\/status\/1782432139474043117\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> in a post to X.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire reached out to Columbia University seeking comment.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, students began to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/22\/us\/columbia-university-protests-classes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">erect tents<\/a> on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/columbia-university-moves-to-remote-learning-as-campus-rancor-puts-jewish-students-on-edge\/\" title=\"Columbia University shifts to online classes amid campus tension affecting Jewish students\">central campus lawn<\/a> at Columbia and insisted they would not leave until the university meets their demands, including divestiture from companies that have ties to Israel, according to The New York Times. Police arrested more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/20\/nyregion\/arrested-columbia-students-suspended.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">100 students<\/a> for refusing to leave and the participants also face suspensions, but the protest activity has persisted for nearly a week.<\/p>\n<p>Holloway <a href=\"https:\/\/publicsafety.columbia.edu\/news\/enhanced-safety-measures-morningside-campus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> \u201cenhanced safety measures\u201d on Sunday that included an increase in police patrols, private security, and tighter ID checks at campus security to address the \u201cgathering of large crowds on campus and around the Morningside perimeter are causing considerable disruption and distress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After a campus rabbi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/columbia-rabbi-warns-of-extreme-antisemitism-advises-jewish-students-to-return-home-asap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">urged<\/a> Jewish students to go home due to the \u201cextreme antisemitism and anarchy\u201d that the university and New York Police Department could not contain, Columbia shifted to remote learning on Monday before the Passover holiday was set to begin at sundown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo 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,\u201d Columbia University Minouche Shafik said in a statement. \u201cFaculty and staff who can work remotely should do so; essential personnel should report to work according to university policy. Our preference is that students who do not live on campus will not come to campus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, Davidai shared to X a message that he sent to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/columbia-rabbi-warns-of-extreme-antisemitism-advises-jewish-students-to-return-home-asap\/\" title=\"Columbia Rabbi Urges Jewish Students to Return Home Due to Rising Antisemitism\">university leadership stating<\/a> that he planned to go to campus on Monday and sit \u201cpeacefully right in the center of the illegal encampment that you have allowed the pro-Hamas mob to establish in the middle of campus.\u201d<\/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 TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The message, which was included in a screen grab, said several Jewish and Israeli students, faculty, and staff would join him. Davidai said he was requesting a police escort of at least 10 officers. New York City Councilwoman Inna Vernikov <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/InnaVernikov\/status\/1782042799418040826\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">responded<\/a> to the post by tagging the New York City Police Department and saying that she is \u201crequesting escort for this group and will make an official request.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, before the confrontation on campus, Davidai posted a response he received from Holloway saying that his event could be held on the Math Lawn and that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-roy-biden-admin-policies-fueling-cartel-traffic-uptick\/\" title=\"Rep. Roy: Biden admin. policies fueling cartel traffic uptick\">public safety officers<\/a> would be present for Davidai and his students.<\/p>\n<p>Davidai <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShaiDavidai\/status\/1782376296984547635\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> the response was \u201cnothing more than a continuation of six months of gaslighting and degrading the Jewish community of\u201d Columbia University and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShaiDavidai\/status\/1782376674530570610\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">encouraged<\/a> people to bring Israeli and American flags in an effort to create a \u201csafe space for Jewish and Zionist students on campus and standing up against terrorism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The National Review <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zach_kessel\/status\/1782438104277590089?s=46&#038;t=o-U3qwC25WnWaylJ0oeG7Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">obtained<\/a> a different message that Holloway emailed to Davidai earlier in the morning on Monday that said the professor was \u201cnot permitted to enter the West Lawn\u201d while citing \u201cthe obvious risk to the safety of students and other members of our community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Columbia University professor, Shai Davidai from the Management Division of Columbia Business School, was refused entry on his way to lead a sit-in at the site occupied by anti-Israel protesters. 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