Columbia Denies Campus Access to Jewish, Pro-Israel Professor

Breitbart— Prof. Shai Davidai, a Jewish Israeli who has led counter-protesters against anti-Israel demonstration at Columbia University, was denied access to the main campus on Friday, ostensibly for his own safety from an anti-Israel mob.

TheBlaze—Columbia bars Jewish, pro-Israel professor from campus where pro-Hamas students have taken over — cancels in-person classes. Columbia University has reportedly barred an Israel-born, Jewish professor from entering the Ivy League’s main campus, where pro-Hamas students have taken over, the New York Post reported.Shai Davidai, an assistant professor at Columbia Business School, has been an outspoken supporter of Israel and called for “a PEACEFUL sit in at Columbia’s declared ‘Liberation Zone’” on Monday morning amid the ongoing protests at the New York university.Anti-Israel students set up an encampment on the lawn at...

Newsweek—Jewish Professor Says Columbia Barred Him From Campus. A Jewish professor at Columbia University says he has been barred from campus after criticizing the university's response to antisemitism in the rise of Free Palestine protests.Shai Davidai, an assistant professor in the management division of Columbia Business School, said he has been banned from campus after being vocal against the Free Palestine movement on campus and the lack of protection from the university for Jewish members of the community."I have not just a civil right as a Jewish...

The Foreign Desk—Columbia University Suspends Press Access on Campus Amid Pro-Palestine Protests. "Media access to campus is suspended. Campus is accessible only to CUID-holders and essential personnel as a safety measure and that includes media," the University announced. The post Columbia University Suspends Press Access on Campus Amid Pro-Palestine Protests first appeared on The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari.