Columbia’s Joseph Massad Calls BS on University President Minouche Shafik’s Testimony

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Columbia University professor Joseph Massad emerged on Wednesday contradicting claims made by the school’s president earlier that day before a congressional panel. Massad told the Electronic Intifada that, contrary to Shafik’s claims, he is not to his knowledge under any investigation by university officials, nor has he been removed from his post as chairman of

WATCH: Columbia President’s Commitment to Tackle Anti-Semitism Falls Short

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Columbia University president Minouche Shafik in a House congressional hearing on Wednesday declared her personal commitment to confronting the explosion of anti-Semitism on campus. As Shafik gave her testimony, dozens of Columbia students protested throughout the school’s campus with chants of “intifada” and “there is only one solution.” Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) asked Shafik

Biden DOJ Enlists Kristen Clarke, Who Defended Black Nationalists Charged With Voter Intimidation, To Combat Voter Intimidation

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Justice Department civil rights chief Kristen Clarke released guidelines this week on how to report cases of voter intimidation, asserting that “voter intimidation has no place in our democracy.” Years earlier, Clarke defended a New Black Panther Party member who threatened a Philadelphia poll worker while brandishing a club. As a civil rights attorney in

Jamaal Bowman Defends Ilhan Omar’s Daughter After Suspension for Her Role in Anti-Israel Tent City at Columbia

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Omar grilled Columbia president one day before her daughter, Isra Hirsi, was suspended for participating in ‘indefinite occupation’ of university property L: Isra Hirsi and her mother, Rep. Ilhan Omar (Twitter/@israhirsi), R: Jamaal Bowman (Getty Images) New York Democratic congressman Jamaal Bowman rallied to the defense of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D., Minn.) daughter after she