Praying for your safety, Jonathan. You are brave to document this insanity. It is absurd to see that those who believe words are violence have destroyed physical safety within ivory towers.
Call out Columbia’s new DIE President Minouche Shafik. Less than a year on the job, she is competing hard against Gay, Magill, and Kornbluth for the worlds most destructive, craven, and incompetent university leader. Shafik is a classic commissar whose demoralized resume includes the Gates Foundation, World Bank, IMF, Georgetown, Penn, Oxford, and LSE. The longer you spend in these institutions, the more your spine soul and brain rot away.
Minouche Shafik is a Trojan horse who was appointed as Columbia's president mainly because she had the right DEI demographics (female, Egyptian-born, Muslim, and an authentic British Baroness). A Baroness! And once she was in place at Columbia, she was in the perfect position to turn a blind eye to all the Jew-Hatred exploding under her impressive nose.
Do you know why Minouche couldn't testify before Congress as her three bosom buddies did last December? Because she had the perfect excuse. She was hard at work, attending a conference in Dubai. That's right -- Dubai! Swimming pools. Movie stars. Hamas terrorists. Biblical floods.
Last week, Minouche's answers were well-rehearsed, bumbling and/or evasive. Sometimes, all three. When she was asked whether that rabid Islamist professor Joseph Massad was still on board, she lied. Lied! Before the US Congress!
Now it's time to send the Her Ladyship packing. Maybe she and Claudine can head off on a girls-only adventure. Disneyland should be perfect this time of year.
If you listened to her testimony before Congress, you would know that President Shafik is an Egyptian Copt not Muslim and that in 1966 her family’s assets were seized by Nasser’s dictatorship and her family fled the country, finding safety and a chance to start anew in the American South.
It’s easy to talk about taking immediate strong-appearing actions, locking students up and all the rest. We are on the sidelines and don’t risk any consequences. One thing that needs to be examined is what seems to be a nationwide coordination of the protests (beginning with letters the day after the October 7 massacres blaming Israel). If there’s coordination, how is behind it and financing it needs to be uncovered.
Most Universities are entering finals and the view appears to be, just get through Commencement and then you have the summer to review failures and clarify procedures. As it stands, the 108 arrested Columbia students have severely impacted their academic opportunities. There will not doubt be additional disciplinary procedures against at least some of the students identified in this important piece.
One thing Columbia and the other Universities might consider is a public statement saying flat-out that divestment is not on the table nor is severing ties with Israeli institutions and that, if that is unacceptable to certain students, then perhaps the institution where they now find themselves is not a good fit and they should find an alternative.
The interim president of The New School just announced that she plans to negotiate with these student terrorists, regarding the school's financial ties to Israel. Never mind that the school needs all of the financial support it can get, considering that it negotiated with the transgender terrorists to pay for their gratuitous surgeries. There goes the New School, down the Progressive toilet...
Good lord---how STUPID are these morons??? Negotiate with terrorists????? I'm BEYOND done with this. I seriously should be president. This is NOT hard. SHUT IT DOWN period. Let them leave. They're evil. Be done with them. GO!
Except, Dog L, we must remember Biden is buying votes by forgiving student debts! These antisemitic, anti America universities of “higher learning” won’t lose money! In fact, they may already be being funded by the SAME “who knows who” investors. Those who are financing ALL America’s riots, looting, defunding police, buying WOKE soft on criminals DAs! Does billionaire Soros ring a bell?!
She was raised as a Muslim. And Jews in Egypt didn’t get any sympathy from the Copts. I recall Ted Cruz giving a speech last year at a dinner for recent Egyptian Christians who emigrated to the United States. When he stated the need to support Israel, he was booed by the audience.
Minouche was raised as a Muslim? How exactly did you find that out? If Minouche was raised as a Muslim, then I was right about her after all. As was the Jewish Daily Forward.
And if that's true then Minouche hid that very significant part of her biography when she testified before Congress. The sin of omission. Just a nice Chrisitan girl singing Joy to the World at the Great Pyramid of Giza (or is it Gaza?).
Anyway, Minouche is hanging on by a thread. Not even the airhead Hamas groupies who paint their toenails while sitting in a pup tent facing Butler Library --not even they want her now. Perhaps at this very moment Minouche is praying to Allah to save her neck.
According to "Who is Nemat Shafik, Columbia’s president under fire?: Many accuse Nemat “Minouche” Shafik of exacerbating the turmoil on campus" posted on April 19th the Jewish Daily Forward, "She is a baroness, an economist, an immigrant, a Muslim American and president of Columbia University, which made international headlines this week as a campus in turmoil over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."
Not the first time that the “Forward” has made an error of fact and, this time, it’s a sloppy one that suggests a character bias (coddling pro-Hamas demonstrators because of a Muslim faith) that does not actually exist. Not much can be done about such things beyond taking note.
Regardless of whether or not she's Muslim, she lied before Congress. And she was clearly brainwashed during her time at woke institutions, including the World Bank and the London School of Economics.
And incidentally, you may have faith in the "consequences" that are being imposed, but I do not. Some number of students who were so publicly "suspended," are actually still on campus and still raising hell on the lawn in front of Butler Library. The suspension is a joke.
Just an aside re: truth abt. Minouche. A few months ago kicked 2 groups off campus. Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voices for Palestine. Then student groups went to the Board and demanded her dismissal. Like who do they think they are. If they don’t like Columbia ‘s policies they should leave. There would be many qualified applicants especially smart Jews who would live to have their spot. And Egyptians have no love lost for Palestinians. She has done more than any other head of University to try and stop the madness.
Yes. And did you happen to catch the video of at least a dozen Republican congresspeople who popped up on the Columbia campus yesterday and demanded that Shafik be fired. It was so good to see. I bet that at this very moment Shafik is negotiating her golden parachute. And the headhunters are already hard at work searching for her replacement.
Minouche Shafik, AOC and other of New Yorks so-called leaders know full well that the best way to support their Hamas-loving agitators without getting their hands dirty is to remain silent while this is happening, or in the case of Colombias Minouche Shafik - keep they police away.so they can't stop the protestors.
Yes. She needs to "spend more time with her family." Here's hoping there's some scandal like plagiarism that the two Christophers (Rufo and Brunet) can uncover and report on..
Vote all Dems out! They must recognize the Jewish vote matters. We will NOT be ignored. What do you want this world to look like? If all Jews are gone....what happens? Who would you rather your neighbors be? Not a tough question to answer.....
It’s my understanding that it’s out of respect for God that Jews don’t speak/spell our Creator’s name. If you don’t understand something, maybe it’s be better to take a second to try and understand, rather than so quickly practicing condescension and judgement.
Are you questioning another person's religious restrictions? That sounds close to being antisemitic to me. You don't understand because you don't WANT to understand!
Agree. If there is a violation of student rules or the law that suspends or expels the person from academic participation then their student visa should be withdrawn. A student visa is a privilege not a guaranteed right.
Karrie, We don't live in that world unfortunately. Even if DJT and and an all republican house and senate were to magically be elected in November, we still wouldn't live in a world where that would be possible. This is not meant to be a cynical, pessimistic, or nihilistic comment - it's just reality.
Perhaps not now, but one must feel actionable or resort to despair. In the meantime here is another tact - call for emergency interim reviews by both state and federal accrediting bodies of the institutions enabling these behaviors.
What law prevents NYPD to enter private university grounds when violence is occurring? Do cops have to be invited to enter a private home when domestic violence is taking place.
None. Police have the absolute right to enter any private property when a crime is being committed. The university is full of it on this, and NYC too cowardly to call the bluff.
I would think that is so but even Mayor Adams says the NYPD is not allowed to enter Colombia unless asked. I don't think he'd say that if it weren't true. My guess is that no crime is in progress that would permit NYPD's presence. (Yes the assaults written about on these pages are crimes but NYPD cannot enter the campus on the grounds of pre-crime. Perhaps they could enter campus to arrest the assailants post-assault, but that is not the same thing as just having a presence on campus.)
I'm sure NYC and Columbia have a political agreement: Columbia will do its own routine security and policing so as not to waste NYPD resources, and in return, NYPD will stay off campus unless summoned. I imagine that's what the mayor meant. That agreement would, as you said, keep NYPD from having a routine presence on campus.
But that's only a political agreement. Legally, police including NYPD, can go onto any property, public or private, if a crime is being committed.
"if a crime is being committed" being the operative statement. Protesting and hate speech are not violations of the law. Assault is, but the police can't show up on the crime until it is in progress or already happened. I don't think this is political, I think it is the law.
Interesting discussing this with you, mm. I found this article after our last exchange, because I wanted to see how the town-gown interface works at Columbia, and thought it might interest you too. I believe you're largely correct: because Columbia is private property, NYPD cannot legally conduct routine patrols or police the campus as it would public streets. In its place,
Columbia relies on its own security personnel to "police" campus affairs. They're not sworn officers, though, and can't make arrests.
Since Jewish students are being openly assaulted, the problem is not a lack of NYPD, but a lack of security. Since Columbia doesn't want NYPD on campus, it is obligated to provide all the security required in volatile situations. Columbia doesn't appear to be doing that.
Back when dinosaurs ruled the earth, I attended Northern Illinois University. It faced the same issues during the Vietnam War protests: who would police the campus when violence threatened? NIU had a security department, and decided to upgrade it to a police department. Security officers became sworn police officers under State of Illinois regulations, and to this day are the University Police, not campus security, with full police powers. They and City of DeKalb Police work with each other when circumstances require a heavier police presence.
It's arguably two crimes. First the documented physical assaults of at least two protesters while they were happening. Second, aren't there laws prohibiting law enforcement from doing nothing to stop assaults taking place right next to them?
I can remember instances where cops got charged and convicted for NOT stopping assaults. Why is this case different? Why not charge the Columbia U police for the same negligence or dereliction?
Actually, police do need to be invited to a college campus. Colleges have their own tribunals regarding campus rapes, students cheating, vandalizing, etc. This ensures that a black mark won't be on a student's public record. If the police are called in it is followed by real charges. Colleges try to protect students from reality.
Can you provide a cite to support your claim? The police certainly do not wait to rush a campus or any institution when gun violence or a riot or fire breaks out.
I can see this at Disney world, which is (or was) a separate political subdivision. But unless Columbia is a separate political subdivision, don't see how this could be the case.
Hello, I work at an ivy and can tell you that when a student breaks our code of conduct, it is resolved by the college. The student is brought before a board that consists of one or more administrators, professors, a student representative, a class Dean, and if serious enough, a title 9 lawyer. We have an arrangement with the fire dept for fire issues, and if there is an active shooter on campus our alert system registers with the town police. None of this is unique to my institution.
Yet many college campus police do not have the training or equipment to solve crimes, control demonstrations, etc. There is also pressure on campus administrators to under report crimes to statistically imply that the campus is safe,
It will be interesting to see what crime statistics Columbia and other schools will report.
Absolutely. Statistics also play a role in the annual "Top Colleges in the United States." If I'm correct, those ratings also take into account the retention rate (hence, students may return and take classes after being suspended) and the amount of alum donations they receive.
Agree, it appears that downgrading criminal activity and failing to expel perpetrators enhances the college rating. What an accurate way to portray a college( huge eye roll)
Colleges have their own lawyers. Believe me, this is as frustrating for me as it is for anyone. Ivy's are committed to helping students and keeping their records clean. Yes, civil rights violations are determined by college presidents and the administration, many of whom are cowards, or, don't want to bite the hand that feeds them.
I thought exactly the same (about the brown shirts) reading these 2 articles today and watching all the videos brought tears to my eyes.
I used to wonder why did the Jews stay (before the holocaust) instead of fleeing and why didn’t others speak up until it was too late and yet here I still remain, subjecting my children to this non-stop HATE. I don’t want to be driven from my home, but I can’t stand being in NY any longer.
I can’t wrap my head around the fact that NY has the largest population of Jews and yet now there’s non-stop open violence (that never makes the “regular” news, thousands of dollars of destruction, anti-Semitic graffiti on businesses, statues, places of worship (both Jewish AND Catholic) at schools and in the streets, blockades on roads preventing commuters from catching their flights, blocking commuters from entering huge transit hubs like Penn Station to get home from work and harassment and intimidation at churches and synagogues, outside funerals, the Thanksgiving Parade, the Rockefeller Tree Lighting, etc. for months since October.
Why should Jews have to hide their necklaces and yarmulkes to simply walk down the street now? Why are all of our politicians (from the local levels up) allowing these animals, these so-called “peaceful” protesters to assault and harass innocent peace-living people so freely without any consequences?
Only 25 years ago they were teaching the horrors of the Holocaust and the role of the bystander at The New School and calmly discussing “never again” and yet here we are AGAIN!
There needs to be the FBI and CIA diligently tracing, exposing, and stopping the funding and leadership of these pro Hamas activities. The Nazis succeeded in 1930 by the strategic use of propaganda and intimidation by the brown shirts. There was nothing spontaneous about the ability of the Nazis to seize power and there is nothing spontaneous about the pro Hamas movement.
JoAnne, when the President and his propagandist MSM DON’T CONDEMN these Palestinian Flag Waving, Pro HAMAS, Pro Iran, Anti Israel, ANTI AMERICA thugs & terrorist, referring to them as “Mostly Peaceful Protestors” do you seriously think the Biden FBI, DOJ or DOD would get involved???!!! Plus, Biden is desperate to keep these votes!
Besides, those alphabet enforcers are too busy targeting parents who are too loud at School Board Meetings, or Christians who SILENTLY PRAY near abortion clinics, or near BLM & ANTIFA riots!
I’M “TRIGGERED” with no “Safe Space” but because I’m a Southern White Woman, Center leaning Right of Center, who did not previously support Trump, but absolutely do now, then I must be just a deplorable.
I have a son in the military and because of that I naively hope that there are those who also recognize and are committed to their oath to the constitution and not the president. I believe and hope that there are good people with cool heads and intellect even when our leaders are not.
Do I trust this jerk and fool of a president to hold up his oath of office? As much as I believe that Joe’s uncle was the main course in New Guinea (notice how MSM did not call Joe out for such a racial geographic stereotype?! )
My vote , perhaps like yours, will be a vote against Biden and a hope that Trump will surround himself with great advisers and listen to them to move this country to be a better place.
Yes. There's nothing spontaneous about these student uprisings. They're funded by Qatar and Iran.
As I understand it, the CIA and FBI have already been captured by woke ideology.
The impetus for the Nazi takeover actually came from second-rate professors at the German universities who knew their stars would rise if they could discredit and expel their school's Jewish professors.
Hopefully, there are agents genuinely concerned and able to recognize & prioritize threats and illegal activities. Maybe even place our country before politics?!
The Jews wanted to flee but no one would let them in. The British had strict quotas for mandate passing. Because of the fucking Arabs. A story that never .
Indeed, the Arabs of Palestine spent 3 years engaging in strikes, riots, and terrorism in order to force the Brits to restrict Jewish immigration. They succeeded with the infamous White Paper of May, 1939. It is fair to say that the Jewish community in the Palestinian Mandate, which already numbered well over 100,000, could have saved at least that number and probably a multiple of that if allowed. But the British needed the Arabs to back off from openly supporting the Nazi cause.
All true. It’s clear that many many Jews would have left Europe if any one would take them in. Here’s looking the US which did nothing. Saying that Jews stayed is not understanding the dynamics.
The Democratic party is not the Nazi party. That simply is not true. These pro-Hamas demonstrators are a very public acting and violent group of people, but they compromise a relatively very small group. The rest of us Americans are busy working or spending time with our families. Yes, some Democrats support them, but most Democrats living in the real world, outside of these elite universities, condemn them and their actions. Remember Virginia when Trump was President and Jew-haters carried tiki torches, chanting "Jews will not replace us"? Trump did not condemn them, but instead stated that there were "very fine people" on both sides.
Robert: same statement, circa 1937: The ordinary German is not the Nazi party. That simply is not true. These Brown Shirts are a very public acting and violent group of people, but they comprise a relatively very small group. The rest of us Germans are busy working or spending time with our families. Yes, some Germans support them, but most Germans living in the real world, outside of these elite universities, condemn them and their actions.
I used to wonder how Hitler could have lured so many people into the moral swamp called the Nazi Party. Not anymore.
And please listen to Trump’s uncut quote from Charlottesville - it won’t kill you. So tired of the “very fine people on both sides” lie.
Only after the Allies laid waste to Germany did we learn that the majority of Germans were opposed to Hitler. Some other Germans from outer space must have elected him Chancellor.
The only way 60,000 Hamas soldiers hide and are supported in a civilian population of 2 million is with the support of the majority of Gazans. The only way a $250 million tunnel project is undertaken is with tacet support. Gazans have the government they wanted and are now getting the result they deserve.
Sorry Roberta they are. Just look at their actions ignore their words it’s only deeds that matter. They will not punish the people who assaulted the injured people. They will celebrate them. They will show up in an organized fashion with all of the same gear same face coverings they will have logistical support and yet we will never see them pursued like the Jan 6 protesters nor punished like them. All of the evil is coming from the Democrats and it’s been like this since 2009.
Yes! Exactly, Roberta! But Democrats gonna democrat! Makes me extremely angry! Their lies never cease!
Ironically, I WAS NOT a Trump supporter. I saw him as a bloviating narcissist (which he is!), but my God, after 3 years of destruction by this Biden Regime, I have NO CHOICE but to vote for Trump!
The “very fine people” was proven a lie pushed by the media and gullible rubes like you. Just stop it. I’m no DT fanboy, but you’d better read the whole episode. Just stop.
The answer is simple enough. Biden will have a spending bill on his desk in a few days that encompasses both Israel and Ukraine military aid. All or nothing. If he signs it - and I imagine he has to - the ads in Michigan telling the Muslim crazies clustered there that Biden re-armed Israel should do the trick.
Bring back the guy who moved the US Embassy to Jerusalem after eight former presidents promised to but didn't. They were all advised by the sclerotic State Department that it'd be upsetting. Peace only comes from ass whipping strength. Have we learned nothing?
Robert Moore, my guess is Robert Edelmann, who brought up the tiki torch lie, AND from his post, is a Democrat who gets his news from the MSM “WOKE Progressive Propaganda Activist” who, even in the face of evidence, have never retracted their lies about Trump’s comments.
And they wonder WHY we are such a divided nation! After all, they promised, “Biden will bring statesmanship, integrity and unity back to America” What a joke!
And were you up in arms over the Charlottesville protest but now not worried about the campus protests? Did the Democrats and the media make a Charlottesville mountain out of a molehill which involved a couple hundred (at most) disaffected and marginalized misfits who marched for one weekend while they are now ignoring the thousands of students and others in our blue cities protest for going on 6 months, many blatantly and unmistakably anti-semitic. Your last name suggests that you may be Jewish (I don't know). Go about your life Robert, but if you are Jewish, when that train rolls into the station, you will be on it too.
I agree with you in that I do not like any of the "Squad". But if you keep an open mind and look around, you will find Democrats from NY like Ritchie Torres who very strongly supports Israel, and Democrats like Senator John Fetterman from Pennsylvania who is also a very strong supporter of Israel (he hung an Israeli flag from the roof of his house when pro-Palestinian protestors came there to try to harass him). The very popular Governor of Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro, is a Democrat and is Jewish, and very much supports Israel. The foreign aide bill that supports Israel and Ukraine that was just approves by the House was a bipartisan bill, and passed despite opposition from some Democrats and some Republicans.
Robert E, the Democrat Party of today IS NOT the Party of my grandparents or parents, nor from my younger years!
Yes, there are some Democrats who support Israel, but when the Democrat Majority Senate leader and the Democrat President “kowtow” to the WOKE Left Progressives then it is NO LONGER a Party to be affiliated with! They even threw RFK Jr. under the bus, and he’s a KENNEDY!
Steve, Omar’s daughter got a 3 day suspension, and is using it like a Badge of Honor! Not one thing will happen to these students, except to be praised for their courage to stand up against the Israeli Colonizers!
Oh how I wish that were true that the pro Palestine folks comprise only a relatively small group and perhaps in some areas of the country that is true. But in my very woke west coast community, the majority of Dems went pro Palestine extreme within a week of the Oct 7 massacre. My city council voted unanimously to support Palestine; UNANIMOUSLY within two weeks of Oct 7. 60-70 and 80 year old anti war activists whom I have known and worked with for decades, overnight decided that Israel was wrong and Palestine was right, end of discussion and started protesting with Hamas slogans and Palestinian flags everywhere. This is not just a small group of radical misguided young people, it is a fucking disease that is spreading faster than I can believe. Maybe not everyone is as violent as the pro Hamas radicals on campuses, but the influence of those radicals now dominates the woke blue dem world. In the literary world, in academia ,at peace vigils etc etc. Discrimination against Jews is just the visible fallout from this.
When govt and business are cooperating in ideological governance that is corporatism. That is leaning towards fascism. DEI and Woke ignorance is the ideology of the left. So you might want to question your leadership.
That's a lie and you should know it. Trump said, "As I said on remember this, Saturday, we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence.". He defended some of those who objected to tearing down a statue and renaming a park but then said, "I’m not talking about the neo-Nazis and the white nationalists, because they should be condemned totally."
Thank you, Bob! How difficult is it for these Democrats who only get their news from the MSM Propagandist TO RESEARCH IT THEMSELVES?? Of course, when you have Trump Derangement Syndrome, you WANT to believe any & all negativity about him … even the blatant lies!
You sir, do not speak the truth on this “Trump Derangement Syndrome” lie!
Robert, GO BACK and do some homework, please! Trump was VERY CLEAR on who he was talking about, during the Virginia tiki torch incident! But typical of the Democrat's reporting! ALWAYS picking & choosing and taking Trump’s words OUT of Context! Yet, allwhile excusing Biden’s blunders & lies! Seriously??!!
Trump has said & done many things the Democrats can take issue with, yet they still want to makeup bullsh*t lies about him. WHY?
No wonder we are such a divided, hateful country! God help us all!
There is no way to “like” this article in any way…this is an incredibly terrible way to treat humans. If this is the story amongst many “elite” college campuses-it’s a disgrace and I’m utterly disgusted.
I "liked" the article because TFP is giving readers a first-hand account of what went on - and is still going on - at Columbia University. No sane person likes what the Jew-haters are doing.
I appreciate your perspective. It’s very difficult with limited “buttons” to press. I would like to believe that most people are moderate…reading this article along with most of what I read via Free Press….I just can’t understand humans being unnecessarily unkind or cruel to each other. Yet, I see it all the time (as well as having personal experiences-as we all do), but damn! We have the basic commonality of being human, having fears, wanting to take care of our families and our communities.
Columbia, like other universities, has an obligation to protect its students. So does the NYPD. If someone were murdered on campus, you can be sure that the cops will be there regardless of whether the president requests it. It’s a felony, and police are required to respond to felonies. So, as it turns out, is assault and battery, which is plainly the case here. NYPD and Eric “the Wonderful” Adams are completely incorrect hiding behind the putative rule of engagement requiring the Columbia administration to request the cops before they can respond.
Bottom line: assuming the truth and accuracy of the essay, both Columbia U and the NYPD are grossly criminally and civilly negligent. Lawyers are necessary here. Only a fool would forego chasing down these bastards. ALL of them.
Praying for your safety, Jonathan. Many of your peers have been brainwashed and, in spite of their supposed academic intellect, refuse to read or acknowledge history. Our Jewish tradition teaches us that we must not be bystanders in the face of evil, and you are making our people proud by doing just that. When the haters succumb to their basest instincts, we Jews rise to our noblest. Stay brave and strong - we support you!!
So proud that you and your brother are standing up to prejudice and hatred at Columbia. It is beyond comprehension that this type of mob mentality is allowed to thrive on campuses across America. If a loud, violent, white robed KKK protested publicly i don’t think Columbia would let them be. Or would they?
It’s pure insanity to see the Far Left WOKE acting EXACTLY like the Far Right KKKers! BOTH cover their face, BOTH hate Jews, BOTH hate America, and BOTH promote destruction of Israel!
Who knew, “The enemy of my enemy truly is my friend AND comrade” Hitler would be so proud!
Your courage is to be admired. Most don't have your strength and resolve.
I don't agree with the call of the campus Rabbi to flee the campus. Stand up for what is right (as you have been).
Some of the demonstrators will say they are not anti-Semitic. They just want a cease fire. Uh-huh. That's why they yell "Go back to Poland." It's all just in support of the people of Gaza, you see.
SMH. These self-identified woke liberals are more hateful and intolerant than their right wing supremacist brethren.
Mr. Lederer, if I had my way the snarling visages of these odious fools would be splashed across the news and every employer's watchlist. They are an embarrassment to themselves, their parents and the University. Stay your course. The vast majority of Americans are with you.
The leftist march through the institutions, which many Jews have been a part of, is now biting you in the ass, because the left always eats itself in its voracious appetite for fresh new causes / enemies.
Will Jews see this and vote for the party that isn’t captured by people that hate them? Will Jews remember that MAGA people stand with Israel while the Ivy League dons can barely contain their contempt?
Praying for your safety, Jonathan. You are brave to document this insanity. It is absurd to see that those who believe words are violence have destroyed physical safety within ivory towers.
Call out Columbia’s new DIE President Minouche Shafik. Less than a year on the job, she is competing hard against Gay, Magill, and Kornbluth for the worlds most destructive, craven, and incompetent university leader. Shafik is a classic commissar whose demoralized resume includes the Gates Foundation, World Bank, IMF, Georgetown, Penn, Oxford, and LSE. The longer you spend in these institutions, the more your spine soul and brain rot away.
Our "elite" universities are madrassas for the woke jihad: https://yuribezmenov.substack.com/p/how-to-wage-a-progressive-jihad
Minouche Shafik is a Trojan horse who was appointed as Columbia's president mainly because she had the right DEI demographics (female, Egyptian-born, Muslim, and an authentic British Baroness). A Baroness! And once she was in place at Columbia, she was in the perfect position to turn a blind eye to all the Jew-Hatred exploding under her impressive nose.
Do you know why Minouche couldn't testify before Congress as her three bosom buddies did last December? Because she had the perfect excuse. She was hard at work, attending a conference in Dubai. That's right -- Dubai! Swimming pools. Movie stars. Hamas terrorists. Biblical floods.
Last week, Minouche's answers were well-rehearsed, bumbling and/or evasive. Sometimes, all three. When she was asked whether that rabid Islamist professor Joseph Massad was still on board, she lied. Lied! Before the US Congress!
Now it's time to send the Her Ladyship packing. Maybe she and Claudine can head off on a girls-only adventure. Disneyland should be perfect this time of year.
If you listened to her testimony before Congress, you would know that President Shafik is an Egyptian Copt not Muslim and that in 1966 her family’s assets were seized by Nasser’s dictatorship and her family fled the country, finding safety and a chance to start anew in the American South.
It’s easy to talk about taking immediate strong-appearing actions, locking students up and all the rest. We are on the sidelines and don’t risk any consequences. One thing that needs to be examined is what seems to be a nationwide coordination of the protests (beginning with letters the day after the October 7 massacres blaming Israel). If there’s coordination, how is behind it and financing it needs to be uncovered.
Most Universities are entering finals and the view appears to be, just get through Commencement and then you have the summer to review failures and clarify procedures. As it stands, the 108 arrested Columbia students have severely impacted their academic opportunities. There will not doubt be additional disciplinary procedures against at least some of the students identified in this important piece.
One thing Columbia and the other Universities might consider is a public statement saying flat-out that divestment is not on the table nor is severing ties with Israeli institutions and that, if that is unacceptable to certain students, then perhaps the institution where they now find themselves is not a good fit and they should find an alternative.
The interim president of The New School just announced that she plans to negotiate with these student terrorists, regarding the school's financial ties to Israel. Never mind that the school needs all of the financial support it can get, considering that it negotiated with the transgender terrorists to pay for their gratuitous surgeries. There goes the New School, down the Progressive toilet...
Good lord---how STUPID are these morons??? Negotiate with terrorists????? I'm BEYOND done with this. I seriously should be president. This is NOT hard. SHUT IT DOWN period. Let them leave. They're evil. Be done with them. GO!
The schools ARE the terrorists up and down the line.
Yes. Negotiate with student terrorists. And then one by one, these schools will fall as they're clearly starting to.
Except, Dog L, we must remember Biden is buying votes by forgiving student debts! These antisemitic, anti America universities of “higher learning” won’t lose money! In fact, they may already be being funded by the SAME “who knows who” investors. Those who are financing ALL America’s riots, looting, defunding police, buying WOKE soft on criminals DAs! Does billionaire Soros ring a bell?!
I’m sure that the Qataris will pick up the slack…
She was raised as a Muslim. And Jews in Egypt didn’t get any sympathy from the Copts. I recall Ted Cruz giving a speech last year at a dinner for recent Egyptian Christians who emigrated to the United States. When he stated the need to support Israel, he was booed by the audience.
Minouche was raised as a Muslim? How exactly did you find that out? If Minouche was raised as a Muslim, then I was right about her after all. As was the Jewish Daily Forward.
And if that's true then Minouche hid that very significant part of her biography when she testified before Congress. The sin of omission. Just a nice Chrisitan girl singing Joy to the World at the Great Pyramid of Giza (or is it Gaza?).
Anyway, Minouche is hanging on by a thread. Not even the airhead Hamas groupies who paint their toenails while sitting in a pup tent facing Butler Library --not even they want her now. Perhaps at this very moment Minouche is praying to Allah to save her neck.
According to "Who is Nemat Shafik, Columbia’s president under fire?: Many accuse Nemat “Minouche” Shafik of exacerbating the turmoil on campus" posted on April 19th the Jewish Daily Forward, "She is a baroness, an economist, an immigrant, a Muslim American and president of Columbia University, which made international headlines this week as a campus in turmoil over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."
https://forward.com/fast-forward/604894/nemat-shafik-columbia-antisemitism-gaza/
Not the first time that the “Forward” has made an error of fact and, this time, it’s a sloppy one that suggests a character bias (coddling pro-Hamas demonstrators because of a Muslim faith) that does not actually exist. Not much can be done about such things beyond taking note.
Regardless of whether or not she's Muslim, she lied before Congress. And she was clearly brainwashed during her time at woke institutions, including the World Bank and the London School of Economics.
And incidentally, you may have faith in the "consequences" that are being imposed, but I do not. Some number of students who were so publicly "suspended," are actually still on campus and still raising hell on the lawn in front of Butler Library. The suspension is a joke.
Just an aside re: truth abt. Minouche. A few months ago kicked 2 groups off campus. Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voices for Palestine. Then student groups went to the Board and demanded her dismissal. Like who do they think they are. If they don’t like Columbia ‘s policies they should leave. There would be many qualified applicants especially smart Jews who would live to have their spot. And Egyptians have no love lost for Palestinians. She has done more than any other head of University to try and stop the madness.
Let's not forget, Shafik had her dhimmi Jews on the panel to protect her.
Yes. And did you happen to catch the video of at least a dozen Republican congresspeople who popped up on the Columbia campus yesterday and demanded that Shafik be fired. It was so good to see. I bet that at this very moment Shafik is negotiating her golden parachute. And the headhunters are already hard at work searching for her replacement.
No one there cares about Republicans. It is the Democrats that are either with the terrorists or complicit.
Minouche Shafik, AOC and other of New Yorks so-called leaders know full well that the best way to support their Hamas-loving agitators without getting their hands dirty is to remain silent while this is happening, or in the case of Colombias Minouche Shafik - keep they police away.so they can't stop the protestors.
She needs to resign or just be fired outright.
Yes. She needs to "spend more time with her family." Here's hoping there's some scandal like plagiarism that the two Christophers (Rufo and Brunet) can uncover and report on..
Vote all Dems out! They must recognize the Jewish vote matters. We will NOT be ignored. What do you want this world to look like? If all Jews are gone....what happens? Who would you rather your neighbors be? Not a tough question to answer.....
Jonathan, his brother, their friends: mensches all. May G_d protect them.
If you can’t actually SPELL OUT God’s name why would you think He would protect you? I don’t understand that…..
It’s my understanding that it’s out of respect for God that Jews don’t speak/spell our Creator’s name. If you don’t understand something, maybe it’s be better to take a second to try and understand, rather than so quickly practicing condescension and judgement.
Are you questioning another person's religious restrictions? That sounds close to being antisemitic to me. You don't understand because you don't WANT to understand!
Jews don’t spell out God’s name. Take a few minutes to learn about the world’s religions instead of insulting people.
Why would you even post that?
Debby, do you actually not understand that? Or are you using this to pick a fight?
Debby, I don't like to be rude but, I guess I will be because that is such an ignorant comment.
Not your business
Suspend federal dollars to the institutions. Tax payers should not be underwriting this dangerous anarchy.
Also - take away their tax breaks.
501c3 does prohibit political activities.
How will giving more money to the government solve this problem?
Any foreign student should be sent packing, if they’re part of this hateful cadre
Agree. If there is a violation of student rules or the law that suspends or expels the person from academic participation then their student visa should be withdrawn. A student visa is a privilege not a guaranteed right.
Why stop at foreign? Why not just "any student"?
yes no money no school
Yes! University would wither and die without federal grants with their huge indirects.
Karrie, We don't live in that world unfortunately. Even if DJT and and an all republican house and senate were to magically be elected in November, we still wouldn't live in a world where that would be possible. This is not meant to be a cynical, pessimistic, or nihilistic comment - it's just reality.
Perhaps not now, but one must feel actionable or resort to despair. In the meantime here is another tact - call for emergency interim reviews by both state and federal accrediting bodies of the institutions enabling these behaviors.
What law prevents NYPD to enter private university grounds when violence is occurring? Do cops have to be invited to enter a private home when domestic violence is taking place.
None. Police have the absolute right to enter any private property when a crime is being committed. The university is full of it on this, and NYC too cowardly to call the bluff.
Thank you!
I would think that is so but even Mayor Adams says the NYPD is not allowed to enter Colombia unless asked. I don't think he'd say that if it weren't true. My guess is that no crime is in progress that would permit NYPD's presence. (Yes the assaults written about on these pages are crimes but NYPD cannot enter the campus on the grounds of pre-crime. Perhaps they could enter campus to arrest the assailants post-assault, but that is not the same thing as just having a presence on campus.)
I'm sure NYC and Columbia have a political agreement: Columbia will do its own routine security and policing so as not to waste NYPD resources, and in return, NYPD will stay off campus unless summoned. I imagine that's what the mayor meant. That agreement would, as you said, keep NYPD from having a routine presence on campus.
But that's only a political agreement. Legally, police including NYPD, can go onto any property, public or private, if a crime is being committed.
"if a crime is being committed" being the operative statement. Protesting and hate speech are not violations of the law. Assault is, but the police can't show up on the crime until it is in progress or already happened. I don't think this is political, I think it is the law.
Interesting discussing this with you, mm. I found this article after our last exchange, because I wanted to see how the town-gown interface works at Columbia, and thought it might interest you too. I believe you're largely correct: because Columbia is private property, NYPD cannot legally conduct routine patrols or police the campus as it would public streets. In its place,
Columbia relies on its own security personnel to "police" campus affairs. They're not sworn officers, though, and can't make arrests.
Since Jewish students are being openly assaulted, the problem is not a lack of NYPD, but a lack of security. Since Columbia doesn't want NYPD on campus, it is obligated to provide all the security required in volatile situations. Columbia doesn't appear to be doing that.
Back when dinosaurs ruled the earth, I attended Northern Illinois University. It faced the same issues during the Vietnam War protests: who would police the campus when violence threatened? NIU had a security department, and decided to upgrade it to a police department. Security officers became sworn police officers under State of Illinois regulations, and to this day are the University Police, not campus security, with full police powers. They and City of DeKalb Police work with each other when circumstances require a heavier police presence.
https://ny1.com/nyc/queens/news/2024/04/22/heavy-police-presence-remains-outside-columbia-university-as-protests-continue
My question as well
It's arguably two crimes. First the documented physical assaults of at least two protesters while they were happening. Second, aren't there laws prohibiting law enforcement from doing nothing to stop assaults taking place right next to them?
I can remember instances where cops got charged and convicted for NOT stopping assaults. Why is this case different? Why not charge the Columbia U police for the same negligence or dereliction?
Actually, police do need to be invited to a college campus. Colleges have their own tribunals regarding campus rapes, students cheating, vandalizing, etc. This ensures that a black mark won't be on a student's public record. If the police are called in it is followed by real charges. Colleges try to protect students from reality.
Can you provide a cite to support your claim? The police certainly do not wait to rush a campus or any institution when gun violence or a riot or fire breaks out.
I can see this at Disney world, which is (or was) a separate political subdivision. But unless Columbia is a separate political subdivision, don't see how this could be the case.
Why is this different
Hello, I work at an ivy and can tell you that when a student breaks our code of conduct, it is resolved by the college. The student is brought before a board that consists of one or more administrators, professors, a student representative, a class Dean, and if serious enough, a title 9 lawyer. We have an arrangement with the fire dept for fire issues, and if there is an active shooter on campus our alert system registers with the town police. None of this is unique to my institution.
Yet many college campus police do not have the training or equipment to solve crimes, control demonstrations, etc. There is also pressure on campus administrators to under report crimes to statistically imply that the campus is safe,
It will be interesting to see what crime statistics Columbia and other schools will report.
Absolutely. Statistics also play a role in the annual "Top Colleges in the United States." If I'm correct, those ratings also take into account the retention rate (hence, students may return and take classes after being suspended) and the amount of alum donations they receive.
Agree, it appears that downgrading criminal activity and failing to expel perpetrators enhances the college rating. What an accurate way to portray a college( huge eye roll)
Murder? Do colleges decide when federal laws, civil rights are violated?
Colleges have their own lawyers. Believe me, this is as frustrating for me as it is for anyone. Ivy's are committed to helping students and keeping their records clean. Yes, civil rights violations are determined by college presidents and the administration, many of whom are cowards, or, don't want to bite the hand that feeds them.
Exactly.........
Do your history read what the brown shirts did in Germany in the 1930’s. You’re living the modern version. Nazi party =Democratic Party
I thought exactly the same (about the brown shirts) reading these 2 articles today and watching all the videos brought tears to my eyes.
I used to wonder why did the Jews stay (before the holocaust) instead of fleeing and why didn’t others speak up until it was too late and yet here I still remain, subjecting my children to this non-stop HATE. I don’t want to be driven from my home, but I can’t stand being in NY any longer.
I can’t wrap my head around the fact that NY has the largest population of Jews and yet now there’s non-stop open violence (that never makes the “regular” news, thousands of dollars of destruction, anti-Semitic graffiti on businesses, statues, places of worship (both Jewish AND Catholic) at schools and in the streets, blockades on roads preventing commuters from catching their flights, blocking commuters from entering huge transit hubs like Penn Station to get home from work and harassment and intimidation at churches and synagogues, outside funerals, the Thanksgiving Parade, the Rockefeller Tree Lighting, etc. for months since October.
Why should Jews have to hide their necklaces and yarmulkes to simply walk down the street now? Why are all of our politicians (from the local levels up) allowing these animals, these so-called “peaceful” protesters to assault and harass innocent peace-living people so freely without any consequences?
Only 25 years ago they were teaching the horrors of the Holocaust and the role of the bystander at The New School and calmly discussing “never again” and yet here we are AGAIN!
There needs to be the FBI and CIA diligently tracing, exposing, and stopping the funding and leadership of these pro Hamas activities. The Nazis succeeded in 1930 by the strategic use of propaganda and intimidation by the brown shirts. There was nothing spontaneous about the ability of the Nazis to seize power and there is nothing spontaneous about the pro Hamas movement.
JoAnne, when the President and his propagandist MSM DON’T CONDEMN these Palestinian Flag Waving, Pro HAMAS, Pro Iran, Anti Israel, ANTI AMERICA thugs & terrorist, referring to them as “Mostly Peaceful Protestors” do you seriously think the Biden FBI, DOJ or DOD would get involved???!!! Plus, Biden is desperate to keep these votes!
Besides, those alphabet enforcers are too busy targeting parents who are too loud at School Board Meetings, or Christians who SILENTLY PRAY near abortion clinics, or near BLM & ANTIFA riots!
I’M “TRIGGERED” with no “Safe Space” but because I’m a Southern White Woman, Center leaning Right of Center, who did not previously support Trump, but absolutely do now, then I must be just a deplorable.
I have a son in the military and because of that I naively hope that there are those who also recognize and are committed to their oath to the constitution and not the president. I believe and hope that there are good people with cool heads and intellect even when our leaders are not.
Do I trust this jerk and fool of a president to hold up his oath of office? As much as I believe that Joe’s uncle was the main course in New Guinea (notice how MSM did not call Joe out for such a racial geographic stereotype?! )
My vote , perhaps like yours, will be a vote against Biden and a hope that Trump will surround himself with great advisers and listen to them to move this country to be a better place.
Yes. There's nothing spontaneous about these student uprisings. They're funded by Qatar and Iran.
As I understand it, the CIA and FBI have already been captured by woke ideology.
The impetus for the Nazi takeover actually came from second-rate professors at the German universities who knew their stars would rise if they could discredit and expel their school's Jewish professors.
FBI is still busy tracking down and arresting J6 attendees, they don’t have time for anything else!
Hopefully, there are agents genuinely concerned and able to recognize & prioritize threats and illegal activities. Maybe even place our country before politics?!
The Jews wanted to flee but no one would let them in. The British had strict quotas for mandate passing. Because of the fucking Arabs. A story that never .
Indeed, the Arabs of Palestine spent 3 years engaging in strikes, riots, and terrorism in order to force the Brits to restrict Jewish immigration. They succeeded with the infamous White Paper of May, 1939. It is fair to say that the Jewish community in the Palestinian Mandate, which already numbered well over 100,000, could have saved at least that number and probably a multiple of that if allowed. But the British needed the Arabs to back off from openly supporting the Nazi cause.
All true. It’s clear that many many Jews would have left Europe if any one would take them in. Here’s looking the US which did nothing. Saying that Jews stayed is not understanding the dynamics.
The Democratic party is not the Nazi party. That simply is not true. These pro-Hamas demonstrators are a very public acting and violent group of people, but they compromise a relatively very small group. The rest of us Americans are busy working or spending time with our families. Yes, some Democrats support them, but most Democrats living in the real world, outside of these elite universities, condemn them and their actions. Remember Virginia when Trump was President and Jew-haters carried tiki torches, chanting "Jews will not replace us"? Trump did not condemn them, but instead stated that there were "very fine people" on both sides.
Robert: same statement, circa 1937: The ordinary German is not the Nazi party. That simply is not true. These Brown Shirts are a very public acting and violent group of people, but they comprise a relatively very small group. The rest of us Germans are busy working or spending time with our families. Yes, some Germans support them, but most Germans living in the real world, outside of these elite universities, condemn them and their actions.
I used to wonder how Hitler could have lured so many people into the moral swamp called the Nazi Party. Not anymore.
And please listen to Trump’s uncut quote from Charlottesville - it won’t kill you. So tired of the “very fine people on both sides” lie.
Only after the Allies laid waste to Germany did we learn that the majority of Germans were opposed to Hitler. Some other Germans from outer space must have elected him Chancellor.
The only way 60,000 Hamas soldiers hide and are supported in a civilian population of 2 million is with the support of the majority of Gazans. The only way a $250 million tunnel project is undertaken is with tacet support. Gazans have the government they wanted and are now getting the result they deserve.
Yes. They've got the result they deserve. Seventy percent of Gazans support Hamas.
Sorry Roberta they are. Just look at their actions ignore their words it’s only deeds that matter. They will not punish the people who assaulted the injured people. They will celebrate them. They will show up in an organized fashion with all of the same gear same face coverings they will have logistical support and yet we will never see them pursued like the Jan 6 protesters nor punished like them. All of the evil is coming from the Democrats and it’s been like this since 2009.
I think you meant to reply to Robert, not Roberta.
You are correct
Yes! Exactly, Roberta! But Democrats gonna democrat! Makes me extremely angry! Their lies never cease!
Ironically, I WAS NOT a Trump supporter. I saw him as a bloviating narcissist (which he is!), but my God, after 3 years of destruction by this Biden Regime, I have NO CHOICE but to vote for Trump!
The “very fine people” was proven a lie pushed by the media and gullible rubes like you. Just stop it. I’m no DT fanboy, but you’d better read the whole episode. Just stop.
The answer is simple enough. Biden will have a spending bill on his desk in a few days that encompasses both Israel and Ukraine military aid. All or nothing. If he signs it - and I imagine he has to - the ads in Michigan telling the Muslim crazies clustered there that Biden re-armed Israel should do the trick.
Bring back the guy who moved the US Embassy to Jerusalem after eight former presidents promised to but didn't. They were all advised by the sclerotic State Department that it'd be upsetting. Peace only comes from ass whipping strength. Have we learned nothing?
Still pushing that often used lie about Trump praising the tiki torch crowd as "fine people".
Robert Moore, my guess is Robert Edelmann, who brought up the tiki torch lie, AND from his post, is a Democrat who gets his news from the MSM “WOKE Progressive Propaganda Activist” who, even in the face of evidence, have never retracted their lies about Trump’s comments.
And they wonder WHY we are such a divided nation! After all, they promised, “Biden will bring statesmanship, integrity and unity back to America” What a joke!
And were you up in arms over the Charlottesville protest but now not worried about the campus protests? Did the Democrats and the media make a Charlottesville mountain out of a molehill which involved a couple hundred (at most) disaffected and marginalized misfits who marched for one weekend while they are now ignoring the thousands of students and others in our blue cities protest for going on 6 months, many blatantly and unmistakably anti-semitic. Your last name suggests that you may be Jewish (I don't know). Go about your life Robert, but if you are Jewish, when that train rolls into the station, you will be on it too.
Imagine believing the “very fine people” hoax as a truth. How embarrassing for you.
Do better.
Than where is AOC as a rep from nyc? Where is Omar whose daughter was there, where is bush. The list goes on. They stay silent.
I agree with you in that I do not like any of the "Squad". But if you keep an open mind and look around, you will find Democrats from NY like Ritchie Torres who very strongly supports Israel, and Democrats like Senator John Fetterman from Pennsylvania who is also a very strong supporter of Israel (he hung an Israeli flag from the roof of his house when pro-Palestinian protestors came there to try to harass him). The very popular Governor of Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro, is a Democrat and is Jewish, and very much supports Israel. The foreign aide bill that supports Israel and Ukraine that was just approves by the House was a bipartisan bill, and passed despite opposition from some Democrats and some Republicans.
Robert E, the Democrat Party of today IS NOT the Party of my grandparents or parents, nor from my younger years!
Yes, there are some Democrats who support Israel, but when the Democrat Majority Senate leader and the Democrat President “kowtow” to the WOKE Left Progressives then it is NO LONGER a Party to be affiliated with! They even threw RFK Jr. under the bus, and he’s a KENNEDY!
The party is more and more left. When your party no longer represents you, it’s time to leave
Steve, Omar’s daughter got a 3 day suspension, and is using it like a Badge of Honor! Not one thing will happen to these students, except to be praised for their courage to stand up against the Israeli Colonizers!
Oh how I wish that were true that the pro Palestine folks comprise only a relatively small group and perhaps in some areas of the country that is true. But in my very woke west coast community, the majority of Dems went pro Palestine extreme within a week of the Oct 7 massacre. My city council voted unanimously to support Palestine; UNANIMOUSLY within two weeks of Oct 7. 60-70 and 80 year old anti war activists whom I have known and worked with for decades, overnight decided that Israel was wrong and Palestine was right, end of discussion and started protesting with Hamas slogans and Palestinian flags everywhere. This is not just a small group of radical misguided young people, it is a fucking disease that is spreading faster than I can believe. Maybe not everyone is as violent as the pro Hamas radicals on campuses, but the influence of those radicals now dominates the woke blue dem world. In the literary world, in academia ,at peace vigils etc etc. Discrimination against Jews is just the visible fallout from this.
When govt and business are cooperating in ideological governance that is corporatism. That is leaning towards fascism. DEI and Woke ignorance is the ideology of the left. So you might want to question your leadership.
That's a lie and you should know it. Trump said, "As I said on remember this, Saturday, we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence.". He defended some of those who objected to tearing down a statue and renaming a park but then said, "I’m not talking about the neo-Nazis and the white nationalists, because they should be condemned totally."
Thank you, Bob! How difficult is it for these Democrats who only get their news from the MSM Propagandist TO RESEARCH IT THEMSELVES?? Of course, when you have Trump Derangement Syndrome, you WANT to believe any & all negativity about him … even the blatant lies!
I’m embarrassed for them!
Trump didn't say that
You sir, do not speak the truth on this “Trump Derangement Syndrome” lie!
Robert, GO BACK and do some homework, please! Trump was VERY CLEAR on who he was talking about, during the Virginia tiki torch incident! But typical of the Democrat's reporting! ALWAYS picking & choosing and taking Trump’s words OUT of Context! Yet, allwhile excusing Biden’s blunders & lies! Seriously??!!
Trump has said & done many things the Democrats can take issue with, yet they still want to makeup bullsh*t lies about him. WHY?
No wonder we are such a divided, hateful country! God help us all!
If Columbia were a serious institution -- and it most certainly is not -- every one of these students would be expelled tomorrow.
I doubt many were actual students.............
You're probably right. But the solution for non-students is even easier because they're trespassing.
Sadly Dave I suspect the vast majority are students.
There is no way to “like” this article in any way…this is an incredibly terrible way to treat humans. If this is the story amongst many “elite” college campuses-it’s a disgrace and I’m utterly disgusted.
I "liked" the article because TFP is giving readers a first-hand account of what went on - and is still going on - at Columbia University. No sane person likes what the Jew-haters are doing.
I appreciate your perspective. It’s very difficult with limited “buttons” to press. I would like to believe that most people are moderate…reading this article along with most of what I read via Free Press….I just can’t understand humans being unnecessarily unkind or cruel to each other. Yet, I see it all the time (as well as having personal experiences-as we all do), but damn! We have the basic commonality of being human, having fears, wanting to take care of our families and our communities.
You are brave and your own parents should be very proud. 🇮🇱✡️
Columbia, like other universities, has an obligation to protect its students. So does the NYPD. If someone were murdered on campus, you can be sure that the cops will be there regardless of whether the president requests it. It’s a felony, and police are required to respond to felonies. So, as it turns out, is assault and battery, which is plainly the case here. NYPD and Eric “the Wonderful” Adams are completely incorrect hiding behind the putative rule of engagement requiring the Columbia administration to request the cops before they can respond.
Bottom line: assuming the truth and accuracy of the essay, both Columbia U and the NYPD are grossly criminally and civilly negligent. Lawyers are necessary here. Only a fool would forego chasing down these bastards. ALL of them.
Joe, remember it “mostly peaceful protest” and how else can these antisemitic, anti America students “express their feelings” ??!!
I'm sure it's "mostly non-violent."
Praying for your safety, Jonathan. Many of your peers have been brainwashed and, in spite of their supposed academic intellect, refuse to read or acknowledge history. Our Jewish tradition teaches us that we must not be bystanders in the face of evil, and you are making our people proud by doing just that. When the haters succumb to their basest instincts, we Jews rise to our noblest. Stay brave and strong - we support you!!
So proud that you and your brother are standing up to prejudice and hatred at Columbia. It is beyond comprehension that this type of mob mentality is allowed to thrive on campuses across America. If a loud, violent, white robed KKK protested publicly i don’t think Columbia would let them be. Or would they?
Gail, my thoughts!
It’s pure insanity to see the Far Left WOKE acting EXACTLY like the Far Right KKKers! BOTH cover their face, BOTH hate Jews, BOTH hate America, and BOTH promote destruction of Israel!
Who knew, “The enemy of my enemy truly is my friend AND comrade” Hitler would be so proud!
Columbia might allow it if they were protesting Israel and the Jews.
This is a depraved mob scene. I am so sorry. Stay strong. We support you.
Your courage is to be admired. Most don't have your strength and resolve.
I don't agree with the call of the campus Rabbi to flee the campus. Stand up for what is right (as you have been).
Some of the demonstrators will say they are not anti-Semitic. They just want a cease fire. Uh-huh. That's why they yell "Go back to Poland." It's all just in support of the people of Gaza, you see.
I agree. Go again tomorrow with a bigger group of friends. No retreat.
SMH. These self-identified woke liberals are more hateful and intolerant than their right wing supremacist brethren.
Mr. Lederer, if I had my way the snarling visages of these odious fools would be splashed across the news and every employer's watchlist. They are an embarrassment to themselves, their parents and the University. Stay your course. The vast majority of Americans are with you.
The leftist march through the institutions, which many Jews have been a part of, is now biting you in the ass, because the left always eats itself in its voracious appetite for fresh new causes / enemies.
Will Jews see this and vote for the party that isn’t captured by people that hate them? Will Jews remember that MAGA people stand with Israel while the Ivy League dons can barely contain their contempt?
T Reid-- don't hold your breath!!
It's so puzzling.
T Reid, ask BARI if she’ll continue to be a Biden Democrat, like Nellie & Olly!
Where are the Police? Unbelievable!
The Police are finally stepping up. Lock Them Up!
The New York Times
BREAKING NEWS
As Gaza protests escalate on campus, dozens were arrested at Yale, Columbia moved to remote classes and officials planned to close Harvard Yard.
Hardly arrested. Released in minutes without a blemish. Most of it is theater.