Columbia deactivates dissident Israeli-American professor's ID

• Published date: 22 April 2024
• Author: JERUSALEM POST STAFF
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

"They deactivated my card," Davidai said in a video circulating on social media, adding, "We just want to be Jewish on campus." Further videos showed Davidai attempting to enter the campus but being blocked

Davidai had earlier advertised a "PEACEFUL sit in at Columbia's declared 'Liberation Zone,'" inviting followers on X to bring Israeli and American flags.

Davidai has called for National Guard to step in

The professor, who publicly objected to demonstrations on campus expressing support for the October 7 attacks and to what was broadly considered a tepid response by university administrators shortly after the outbreak of the war, has become a lightning-rod of controversy as the situation of terror-support on campus has captured mainstream attention, including several congressional investigations.

When Columbia President Minouche Shafik testified before the House of Representatives earlier this week, she was asked specifically about Davidai, and reported...