LA Review of Books cancels interview with pro-Israel professor Shai Davidai
The Los Angeles Review of Books decided to cancel an interview with Shai Davidai, an Israel-born professor known for addressing antisemitism at Columbia University. Senior editor Rob Latham labeled Davidai as “a toxic figure” after initially commissioning freelancer Melissa Uchiyama to conduct the interview in connection with his forthcoming book, “American Intellectual Antisemitism: The Anti-Jewish […]
Outspoken Columbia prof. Shai Davidai banned from campus
Shai Davidai, an outspoken Columbia University business professor, participated in violent anti-Israel demonstrations last week during the first anniversary of Hamas' deadly October 7 attack on the Jewish state. He was expelled from campus after clashing with students and confronting school officials. The Ivy League school told Mr. Davidai's lawyers that Columbia University leaders alleged […]