Columbia University students are distributing an anti-Semitic newspaper called “Columbia Intifada,'' and one New York state lawmaker is complaining about its influence.
Copies of a newspaper started by students belonging to an anti-Israel club were distributed on campus. It includes articles titled “Zionist peace means Palestinian blood'' and “The myth of the two-state solution.'' The New York Post reported. Please note that the identity of the author has not been disclosed.
“if @Columbia We cannot protect Jewish students on campus, they should lose federal funding and have their tax-exempt status revoked,” Rep. Mike Lawler (RN.Y.) posted on X. An intifada against American Jewish students? Please expel them. ”
Newspaper image posted on Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine X accountthe group calls it the “official newspaper.”
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Student demonstrators parade with Palestinian flags outside the entrance to Hamilton Hall on the Columbia University campus in New York on April 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Mary Altafer, Pool)
The Columbia newspaper released a statement about the paper on Friday.
“Using Columbia's name in a publication that glorifies violence and makes people in our community feel targeted in any way violates our values,” it reads. . “As we have repeatedly stated, discrimination, incitement of violence and terrorism is unacceptable and contrary to the ideals of our community. We are investigating this incident through our appropriate offices and policies. Masu.”
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A billboard is seen at Columbia University near a protest camp supporting Palestinians in New York City on April 27, 2024. (Reuters/Caitlin Ochs)
The paper said the publication worried some Jewish students.
“When you see titles like 'the two-state solution myth,' these people don't want peace,” said Brooke Chasalow, 20.
Another student, who declined to identify herself, said she was “supportive.”
People fall to the ground during a scuffle at Columbia University during an anti-Israel protest on September 3, 2024. (Fox News)
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“We encourage diversity of thought in schools that are censored,” she told the Post.
The Ivy League university was plagued by anti-Israel protests during the spring semester, prompting the school to cancel university-wide commencement ceremonies and make changes to campus safety ahead of the start of the new academic year early this fall. Ta.
