Columbia University, a hotbed of anti-Semitism and left-wing extremism, will have a professor who celebrated the October 7, 2023 Hamast terrorist attack teach a course on Zionism in the new year.
Joseph Massad is a professor of contemporary Arab politics at Columbia University.
special interest His research focuses on “Theories of Nationalism, Sexuality, Race, and Religion,'' and he regularly middle east eyesradical blog clearly owns said Jamal Bessasso, a former employee of Qatar's Al Jazeera and Hamas-affiliated Al Quds TV. Massad has also contributed for many years to the pro-Palestinian propaganda website Electronic Intifada.
Massad on October 8, 2023, the day after Hamas terrorists massacred more than 1,100 Israelis.
I wrote an article The title was “Just a Battle or the Palestine Liberation War?'' where he expressed surprise and obvious joy at the so-called “victory of the Resistance''.
“What can a motorized paraglider do in the face of one of the world's most formidable armies? Apparently much is in the hands of an innovative Palestinian resistance, and in the early hours of Saturday morning it was attacked by air, land and sea. launched a surprise attack on Israel,” Massad wrote. “In fact, as this amazing video shows, these paragliders have become the air force of the Palestinian resistance.”
In addition to suggesting that a terrorist attack had been provoked, Massad praised the terrorists' “successes.”
“Perhaps the main outcome of the resistance's temporary occupation of these settler colonies will be a fatal blow to the confidence that Israeli settlers had in their army and their ability to defend it,” Colombia said. The university professor continued. “In order to protect their lives and the future of their children, settlers' flight from settlements may become a permanent escape. They are never safe living on land stolen from others. Maybe he finally realized that he couldn't leave.”
At one stage in the article, Massad implied that the victims were “brutal colonizers” and said: “The sight of Palestinian resistance fighters storming the Israeli checkpoint separating Gaza from Israel was alarming.” said.
Massad described the attack as “remarkable,” “alarming,” “shocking” and “startling,” while calling Israel's response “barbaric.”
According to the university's announcement,
class directoryMr. Massad will teach a course on “the history of the Jewish Enlightenment (Haskalah) in 19th century Europe and the development of Zionism through the current peace process between the State of Israel and Arab countries and the Palestinian national movement.”
The listing also notes that the Hamas apologist will also provide “a historical overview of the Zionist-Palestinian conflict to provide undergraduate students with the context of the current situation.”
Nearly 50 students have already enrolled in the class, which is not surprising given the amount of anti-Israel sentiment on campus.
Just last week, anti-Israel extremists marched on campus. make a call Calling for a “free and liberated Palestine,” they raise the following flag: reportedly Read “Globalize the Intifada” and “In Our Lifetime.”
Blaze News previously reported that pro-Hamas protesters chanted “resistance is justified” on the one-year anniversary of the October 7 terrorist attack. Video from the demonstration showed protesters shouting, “There's only one solution! Revolution!”
The university appears reluctant to do anything meaningful to curb pro-terrorism sentiment on campus.
In August, the House Education and Labor Committee held students responsible for violent demonstrations and encampment occupations in April, when pro-Hamas militants illegally camped outside Columbia University for more than a week and destroyed buildings. They complained that the university did not expel any of them. It violated property, repeated genocidal rhetoric, and demanded the sale of facilities from Israel.
“This would be like having a white supremacist teach you about the American civil rights movement.”
Faced with such unchecked extremism, a Jewish student took Columbia University's hand by force and filed a lawsuit.
blame The university said that “a small group of fringe protesters targeted Jewish students and faculty with harassment, hate speech, and violence simply because they were (or appeared to be) Jewish.” “to do” is allowed. Columbia Airlines agreed to strengthen safety measures in June. settlement.
The Israeli Embassy in the United States responded to news of Massad's career path with the following response:
ask Regarding X, “How many people has he already been able to indoctrinate?”
Amid backlash against the course, the university
issued In a statement Tuesday, he condemned his controversial remarks but indicated he intended to teach the course anyway.
“Professor Massad's comments after the October 7 terrorist attacks were distressing to many in our community and contributed to deep controversy on campus. We do not celebrate violence and terrorism. “We have consistently denounced all actions taken and abetted,” he said in a statement. “We remain committed to the principles of free expression and the open exchange of opinions and perspectives through opportunities for constructive dialogue and understanding across our campus community, and learning that promotes intellectual inquiry and analytical thinking with civility.” We strive to provide an environment and classroom of tolerance and respect.”
Columbia University also noted that Massad's course is one of three courses students can take next semester on Zionism and Israeli history.
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Lawrence RosenblattHe is an adjunct professor of international and public affairs at Columbia University and has submitted his resignation. reported Jerusalem Post.
“I hereby resign from my position as a faculty member at Columbia University, effective immediately. ” by Joseph A. Massad, who advocated the destruction of the State of Israel and celebrated the October 7 attack. ”
I wrote Rosenblatt. “It's the same thing as having a white nationalist teach you about the American civil rights movement and the struggle for black equality, a climate change denier teaching you about the effects of global warming, and a misogynist teaching you about feminism.” It would be similar to receiving it.”
Rosenblatt, who is reportedly not scheduled to teach in the spring semester, said Massad has a right to be heard and has a right to express his opinion, but that “Columbia has a responsibility to teach objectively and impartially.'' There is,” he pointed out.
“At best, a class on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict co-taught by diverse Israeli and Palestinian perspectives may be acceptable, but not by someone who advocates the extermination of some people. But what's happening here? “Being there is not,” Rosenblatt continued. “Colombia has not only lost its moral compass, it has also lost its intellectual compass.”
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