Columbia University President Says Calling for Annihilation of Jews Violates School’s Code of Conduct by Jackson Richman – US Politics News

Columbia University President Minouche Shafik said in a congressional hearing on April 17 that calling for the annihilation of Jews violates the Ivy League school’s code of conduct, as she came under fire over the university’s response to growing on-campus antisemitism since Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
In the attack, Hamas killed, raped, and took Israelis hostage, resulting in the largest single-day massacre of Jews since the Holocaust.
At the House Education and Workforce Committee hearing, in response to a question by Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.) whether “calling for the genocide of Jews violates Columbia’s code of conduct,” Ms. Shafik—along with Columbia Law School Professor David Schizer and Board of Trustees Co-Chairs David Greenwald and Claire Shipman—said, “Yes, it does.”…