A Columbia University professor who called Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel “amazing” will teach an upcoming course on Zionism at the Ivy League school.
Class led by Joseph Massad cover “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 states and the Palestinian national movement,” according to the description on Columbia University's website.
The day after Hamas launched a bloody attack on Israel, Massad posted a column on his website. electronic intifada“The sight of Palestinian resistance fighters storming the Israeli checkpoints separating the Gaza Strip from Israel is devastating not only to Israelis, but especially to Palestinians and Arabs who have marched across the area to support the Palestinians in the fight.'' It was shocking for people as well.” against their cruel colonizers. ”
“A scene witnessed by millions of jubilant Arabs who spent all day watching the news as Palestinian fighters from Gaza breached the fences of Israeli prisons or glided over them in planes. was equally great,” he added.
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Supporting student protesters who barricaded themselves in Hamilton Hall during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in New York City in April, despite orders from university officials to disperse or be suspended. Protesters gather in front of the gates of Columbia University. 30th, 2024. (Reuters/David Dee Delgado)
Columbia University and Massad did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's requests for comment.
Congressman Ritchie Torres (New York), a staunch ally of Israel in Congress, Criticize the class on X, “Why should American taxpayers subsidize ideological indoctrination that glorifies the mass murder, maiming, mutilation, rape, and kidnapping of Jews and Israelis?”
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Fighters from the Hamas militant group participate in a military parade in the central Gaza Strip on July 19, 2023. (Majidi Fatih/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
“October 7 Apologist Joseph Massad will teach a course on Zionism at Columbia University (which he has called “amazing” and “incredible”). What's next at Columbia University? [Former Ku Klux Klan leader] David Duke teaches a course on anti-racism. ”
Lawrence Rosenblatt, an adjunct professor of international affairs and public relations at Columbia University, reportedly resigned over the course.
On April 26, 2024, anti-Israel demonstrators in New York City set up encampment on the campus of Columbia University. (Spencer Pratt/Getty Images)
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“While Massad has the right to think what he thinks and say what he believes, Columbia has a responsibility to teach objectively and impartially,” Rosenblatt said in his resignation letter, which was obtained by the association. said. Jerusalem Post. “At best, it might be acceptable to have a joint class on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from diverse Israeli and Palestinian perspectives, but not by someone who advocates the eradication of some people.”
