Columbia Bans Pro-Israel Jewish Professor From Main Campus
Columbia Bans Pro-Israel Jewish Professor fromFrom Main Campus
The Facts
Columbia University has deactivated the ID card of Shai Davidai — an Israeli-American assistant professor at Columbia Business School — and banned him from entering the main campus.
Davidai, a vocal supporter of Columbia's Jewish community after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel, had planned to hold a pro-Jewish "peaceful sit-in" near a pro-Palestine encampment at the Ivy League college's lawn on Monday.Columbia University has deactivated the ID card of Shai Davidai, an assistant professor at its Business School, effectively banning him from entering the Morningside campus on Monday.
The Spin
Davidai has been punished for calling out Columbia University for its refusal to sanction pro-terror organizations, its support of pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel student protests, and its failure to address rampant antisemitism on campus. Stopping a professor from organizing a counter-protest in support of Israel in an Ivy League school — which allows pro-Hamas protesters to construct a tent city inside its boundaries — is a clear act of discriminatory and unlawful retaliation.
Davidai isn't banned from Columbia University but only barred from accessing certain areas becausefor of his own safety. By using social media to target, harass, and bully students for their political views over the past few months, he has violated university policies, abused his power as a faculty member, and posed a significant threat to the Columbia community. Davidai was rightly turned away as he is hell-bent on exploiting and amplifying the tensions post-Oct. 7 to pursue a vile agenda.
