Top Colombian administrators caught secretly mocking anti-Semitism panel

Four high-ranking Columbia University administrators were caught mocking a panel on campus anti-Semitism during a text group chat.

An audience member sitting behind one of the administrators took photos of the texts and provided them to the audience. Washington Free Tag.

“While panelists candidly assessed the climate Jewish students were facing, senior Columbia officials responded with mockery and vitriol, dismissing allegations of anti-Semitism and suggesting…that Jewish figures on campus were exploiting the moment to ‘fundraising potential,'” the report said. Tag reported.

At one point in the exchange, one of the administrators used vomit emojis in reference to an opinion piece written by Columbia’s campus rabbi.

“…The text messages betray an attitude of ignorance and indifference toward the concerns of Jewish students on a campus where protesters called for ‘burning Tel Aviv’ and said ‘Zionists don’t deserve to live’ . The exchanges also raise questions about Colombia’s ability to combat anti-Semitism if its top leaders not only ignore the problem but also mock those who speak out about it,” the newspaper said. Tag added.

The report, released June 12, was read at a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the anti-Semitism crisis on college campuses on June 13.

The article also follows a massive controversy on the Manhattan campus, which has become the staging ground for aggressive pro-Palestinian protests in recent months.

Columbia canceled its university-wide commencement ceremony in early May, days after more than 200 anti-Israel protesters were arrested for refusing to disperse their encampment and took over Hamilton Hall, breaking the windows and barricading themselves inside – trapping the guards. Several students also reported being attacked by protesters who tried to enter the building.

Earlier in April, another violent melee occurred on campus, during which Jewish Columbia students were advised to flee campus for their own safety. The advice came after about 100 protesters participating in a pro-Palestinian occupation camp on a Columbia lawn were arrested by police in riot gear.

The Ivy League university ended up going remote for the final three weeks of the semester to protect student safety.

Earlier this month, about 25 anti-Israel activists invaded the Columbia alumni reunion on the South Lawn, pitching tents and hanging banners, one of which read “We’re Homecoming Sluts.”

Columbia also settled this month with a Jewish student who sued for anti-Semitism, agreeing to create a “safe passage liaison” for Jewish students.

MORE: Columbia goes remote for rest of semester as virulent anti-Israel protests continue to rock university

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