Columbia University professor Shai Davidai, who hosted a counter-protest in defense of Jewish students, criticized 'Squad' members for defending anti-Israel protesters.
A Columbia professor barred from campus after hosting a pro-Jewish rally slammed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Wednesday, following her comments on the 'nonviolent' anti-Israel protesters. 'AOC is agent of chaos, and I am just looking forward to my kids and grandkids reading about this chapter in history, and the list of all the rabid antisemites, and to see her name,' professor Shai Davidai told 'America's Newsroom.
Cortez, in her X post on Tuesday, wrote, 'Calling in police enforcement on nonviolent demonstrations of young students on campus is an escalatory, reckless, and dangerous act. It represents a heinous failure of leadership that puts people’s lives at risk. I condemn it in the strongest possible terms.' Her rhetoric came as chaos on Columbia's campus ignited concerns among the Jewish community as they feared for students' safety.
Davidai, who was born in Israel and has been critical of Columbia's response to the widespread protests, planned a counter-demonstration. He said Monday that his keycard to enter the school's main campus had been deactivated. The development outraged Jewish students, prompting them to chant, 'Let Shai in!' In an X post, Davidai wrote, 'Earlier today, Columbia University refused to let me onto campus. Why? Because they cannot protect my safety as a Jewish professor.
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