Campus Antisemitism
University spokeswoman Katherine Alvarado stated that “we will abide by the injunction as this case makes its way through the courts.”
A spokesman for the Secure Community Network told JNS that the group anticipates a “challenging environment on campus.”
The university added the reference at some point between Aug. 20 and 23.
“The university has had the entire summer to plan for the upcoming school year,” wrote Reps. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) and Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.)
The school also suspended Students for Justice in Palestine for the next year.
Sacred items thrown on the floor included prayer books, candles, kiddush cups and menorahs.
“Columbia should be a partner in our efforts to ensure Jewish students have a safe learning environment on its campus,” stated Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.).
“The incidents from last year are part of a broader, disturbing trend,” wrote Sheldon Freilich, the group’s Michigan region president.
Counselors have “given priority to issues surrounding the horrific rise in antisemitic instances at some schools” Kenny Rochlin, Ramaz’s head of institutional advancement, told JNS.
The allegation is that SJP is violating the law by operating as an unregistered proxy for Hamas on American college campuses.
The university “cannot maintain a double standard regarding Jews and claim not to engage in discrimination,” Rabbi Yaakov Menken of the Coalition for Jewish Values told JNS.
Thirty-eight institutions on the list hail from the United States, 14 from China, eight from the United Kingdom, five from Australia, and four each from France and Germany.
