{"id":2578126,"date":"2026-03-10T10:16:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T14:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/columbia-university-denounces-radical-student-group-sympathizing-with-iran\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T10:19:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T14:19:21","slug":"columbia-university-denounces-radical-student-group-sympathizing-with-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/columbia-university-denounces-radical-student-group-sympathizing-with-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Columbia University Denounces Radical Student Group Sympathizing With Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Fcolumbia-university-denounces-radical-student-group-sympathizing-with-iran%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=2578126&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>An unaffiliated Columbia university student group, CUAD, posted messages on social media showing sympathy for Iran and denouncing Israel, including a Persian post saying \u201cDeath to America\u201d after the death of Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in late February. The group described the news as \u201cdevastating\u201d and said,\u201cOur hearts are with the Iranian people. Iran has every right to defend itself against zionist warfare.\u201d Columbia University stated that CUAD is not linked to the university and has no evidence that any CUAD members are students, staff, or faculty. On March 1, Columbia issued a statement reaffirming zero tolerance for unaffiliated groups using the university\u2019s name and logo and said it is indeed <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >exploring additional legal avenues<\/a> to stop CUAD from using Columbia\u2019s branding; the matter has been referred to law enforcement. The episode occurred amid broader campus tensions and ongoing scrutiny of university ties to Israel-related entities and pro-Palestinian activism.  <\/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><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Columbia University reiterated their denouncement of &ldquo;Columbia University Apartheid Divest,&rdquo; a purported student group unaffiliated with the Ivy League school that opposes Israel, after its social media accounts sympathized with Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in joint military operations by the United States and Israel on Feb. 28, the group posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X that the news of the Islamic cleric&rsquo;s death was &ldquo;devastating.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our hearts are with the Iranian people. Iran has every right to defend itself against zionist warfare,&rdquo; the group said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Devastating news. Our hearts are with the Iranian people. Iran has every right to defend itself against zionist warfare. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vap2XYa1Go\">https:\/\/t.co\/vap2XYa1Go<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CU Apartheid Divest (CUAD) (@ColumbiaBDS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ColumbiaBDS\/status\/2027925512627101757?\">March 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); 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\t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/news\/columbia-university-distances-itself-from-death-to-america-student-group\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted<\/a> by Blaze Media, CUAD had a number of other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media posts<\/a> in recent days sympathizing with the Iranian regime and categorically denouncing Israel.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, the account posted &ldquo;Marg bar Amrika&rdquo; &mdash; which translates to &ldquo;Death to America&rdquo; &mdash; after the slaying of Khamenei.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Columbia University&rsquo;s anti-Israel student group, CUAD&mdash;which organized the campus encampment&mdash;just tweeted &ldquo;Death to America&rdquo; in Persian. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5egmIPKhAP\">pic.twitter.com\/5egmIPKhAP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Avi Mayer &#1488;&#1489;&#1497; &#1502;&#1488;&#1497;&#1512; (@AviMayer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AviMayer\/status\/2027895981350490178?\">February 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>CUAD later posted that X forced them to &ldquo;delete our &lsquo;marg bar amrika&rsquo; in order to gain back access to our account but the sentiment still stands,&rdquo; apparently because the post violated platform rules.<\/p>\n<p>On March 1, Columbia University issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/communications.news.columbia.edu\/news\/university-reaffirms-zero-tolerance-unaffiliated-group-cuad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> making clear that the school is not associated with CUAD, and that they are &ldquo;exploring additional legal avenues&rdquo; to stop them from using the school name and logo.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s deeply troubling to see this anonymous X account assert a false connection to Columbia, using such unequivocally reprehensible language,&rdquo; the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The University condemns the use of such violent, abhorrent language, and its use in conjunction with our institution.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The statement added that the school does not know who &ldquo;comprises or leads this anonymous group.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The matter has been referred to law enforcement for further investigation,&rdquo; Columbia University said. &ldquo;There is no evidence, at this point, that anyone currently in control of this social media account is a Columbia student, staff, or faculty member.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Columbia University has faced pressure from the Trump administration after students mounted widespread protests over the school&rsquo;s associations with Israeli companies and entities.<\/p>\n<p>The students have contended that Israel is a categorically oppressive regime unjustly displacing Palestinians in Gaza since the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attacks by Hamas.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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Following the death of Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in late February during joint U.S.-Israeli operations, CUAD posted that the news was devastating and that Iran has the right to defend itself against \u201cZionist warfare,\u201d and they also shared a message saying \u201cDeath to America\u201d in connection with Khamenei\u2019s death. CUAD later claimed that X forced them to delete the \u201cDeath to America\u201d post in order to regain access to their account, though they maintained the sentiment.<\/p>\n<p>On March 1, Columbia University issued a statement clarifying that it is not associated with CUAD and said it is pursuing legal avenues to stop the use of the university\u2019s name and logo by the group. The university condemned the violent, abhorrent language and noted there is no evidence that anyone currently in control of the account is a Columbia student, staff member, or faculty member; the matter has been referred to law enforcement for further investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Columbia also noted that it has faced pressure from the Trump administration after student protests over the university\u2019s associations with Israeli companies and entities, while students argue that Israel is an oppressive regime displacing Palestinians in Gaza since Hamas\u2019s October 7, 2023 attacks. Blaze Media reported that CUAD had other recent posts sympathizing with the Iranian regime and denouncing Israel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2578127,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Michael-Featured-Image-778.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[75467,39970,37337,3823,75466],"class_list":["post-2578126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-administration-response","tag-campus-news","tag-columbia-university","tag-iran","tag-student-groups"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Michael-Featured-Image-778.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2578126"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2578130,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578126\/revisions\/2578130"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2578127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2578126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2578126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2578126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}