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
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
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
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
PHILADELPHIA—President Joe Biden wrapped up his three-day tour of Pennsylvania on Thursday in an event featuring members of the Kennedy family, a sign of the Biden campaign’s growing nervousness about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s third-party challenge. Kerry Kennedy, RFK Jr.’s sister and ex-wife of disgraced New York governor Andrew Cuomo, introduced Biden at Philadelphia’s Martin
Jamaal Bowman and Cori Bush could be the first ‘Squad’ members to lose an election Cori Bush, Jamaal Bowman (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) The congressional “Squad” is on the ropes as its most vulnerable members find themselves outraised and outpolled by their pro-Israel primary challengers. Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D., N.Y.), who initially dismissed reports of Hamas
FBI director Christopher Wray on Wednesday said his agency is on alert for anti-Semitic hate crimes ahead of Passover, a week-long Jewish holiday that starts next Monday. “Today, we at the bureau remain particularly concerned that lone actors could target large gatherings, high-profile events, or symbolic or religious locations for violence—particularly a concern, of course,