Columbia Pres Asked: 'Does Calling For The Genocide Of Jews Violate Columbia's Code Of Conduct?'

At a House Education Committee hearing last week, Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) questioned Columbia University President Minouche Shafik about antisemitism on campus.
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[@lizzieb6311]

Yes she STILL hands out antisemitic brochures in the Welcome Packet handed out during new student orientation. When questioned about it…she said “those brochures were written by students..not faculty”…yet she STILL,hands them out. She is not upset over anti semitism…she is upset over being CAUGHT allowing it!

[@VK-md7jm]

Spot on. She has allowed this to fester for a long time. Do you know why. She was supposed to testify along with Harvard, UPenn and MIT Presidents but skipped it citing other engagements. Find out who is their President Shafik? Where does she come from? Who was her first husband? You will understand why all this continued at Columbia for 6+ months and why she is doing lip service. People fail to understand that their goal is global domination. Every one of them is a soldier in that effort.

[@lizzieb6311]

@@VK-md7jm Thank you…I’m going to dig deeper into her regarding “who she is”. It’s no surprise to me though as you are spot on: They are Soldiers…just look at Omar…Talib…and the rest of the vile “squad”. We have been far too accepting of theirs and we’ve welcomed Trojan Horses in an effort to be “politically correct” STUPID STUPID STUPID! We have welcomed the enemy and they are showing who they are…

[@Arms26]

Anti semitism is an excuse. A made up word bandied around like a hot potato. Its an excuse.

[@howardsmith9342]

It's amazing to me how they call us nazis, while they shout for the genocide of Israel.

[@diamond3376]

The facial expressions of failure and shame 😂

[@lizzieb6311]

The facial expressions of shame over being CAUGHT allowing and enabling it.

[@sendryuti596]

Exactly

[@GraceCole-qy6ul]

The obvious argument that will probably be made is that the calls are slogans of a culture and not genocide blah blah blah. But we all know what it is really about, but those are just lightning rod scapegoats lol there are videos showing the real harassment the students are getting, aka walking by protests groups with their little jew hats and getting spat on and pushed and told they are killing people and all sorts of shit. That isn’t right for a university campus.

[@johngraham2470]

Its not a failure, she knows everything that`s happening, she was hired to do it. I believe its big network of mafia deciding whom to hire and admit.

[@damovandG]

Why isn’t she fired?🤬

[@martinbormann69]

Resign and ALL of these students would be expelled.

[@stevenwalker4923]

Harassment and calls to violence are not protected speech.

[@Sarah-im3lp]

That's correct, but calls to stop funding Israel definitely is!!

[@juliomiguel6597]

Speech is speech. The Constitution makes no distinction. Speech is speech. Murder is Murder ( more than 35 thousands murdered in Gaza in 6 months. ) I care about murder. You ?

[@nostro1001]

​@@juliomiguel6597 And of those 35k how many have been Hamas terrorists? Based on your comments it appears none!

[@juliomiguel6597]

@@nostro1001 not the 20 k dead children, for sure. In any case, I don't think the God Chosen are much interested in getting rid of Hamas. They created and funded them !!!

[@Dan-sc7us]

It's "civil disobedience", you know, like the Vietnam protesters who turned out to be right!!

[@Supernaut2000]

That woman is a pure evil person. She should be thrown in prison for 20 years without chance of parole. She is totally evasive and guilty. End of session.

[@shanevinson845]

This lady has never spoken to a single Jewish student at Columbia.

[@hawkeyeted]

She hasn't spoken to a single faculty member spreading this hate, either.

[@lanaevans7512]

Defund them. No federal funding.

[@mallockracer]

Didn't the 17 professors walk out to join the protests?

[@Memememe-is1yn]

Yes, and she helped hire and protect them.

[@Logia1978]

​@@Memememe-is1yn And she was right at least there...

[@hmc2s]

It's all now a Nazi regime on college campus.

[@AgathaWhispers]

Stop the federal guarantee of student loans

[@mozzer920]

I thought Myorkas was a liar but this nutcase takes the cake.

[@Lighthouse567]

Free speech does not include incitement to hatred , racial threats and intimidation

[@garenthal9638]

Yes but the left doesn’t see this as a violation because they don’t see Jews as humans

[@millies500]

💯🎯

[@NosebergEatzbugsVonShekelstein]

It's not against the law to hate someone... or to tell someone that you hate them.

[@millies500]

@@NosebergEatzbugsVonShekelsteinYou have the right to hate an individual, but it is not good for your own health because you hurt yourself first; when you apply it to a whole group of people, it is called hate speech.

[@juliomiguel6597]

free speech does not incite hatred, acts do. If the killing of 35 thousands of innocent people does not incite hatred, I don't want to live in this planet.

[@brianpalmer4643]

Blabbity blah blah...translation: "How do I babble long enough to say nothing?"

[@gregb7595]

She had a letter sent to them. Wow, she's disgusting.

[@annakirshenbaum1458]

What do you mean you 'wish' they wouldn't use those chants? You are the person in charge. It's your job to stop them. If you don't, it's because you either can't, which makes you incompetent for the job, or won't, which makes you complicit.

[@kathym.248]

Perfect. She missed 'the buck stops here' concept in her education.

[@user-wj6dt5bq3w]

Its not anyone's job to stop a chant about a foreign country on a campus in the United States. What imaginary world are you living in? We don't live in Israel, its no immediate threat to any student.

[@annakirshenbaum1458]

@user-wj6dt5bq3w So, you condone open calls for violence made from American soil by American residents? Also, 'By any means necessary' and 'Intifada revolution' are not chants about another country. They're about yours.

[@user-wj6dt5bq3w]

@@annakirshenbaum1458You must not be American. Americans everyday make announcements of wanting to "destroy Russia" or "bomb Iran".

[@JoshSmith222]

She seems distracted by her upcoming resignation letter.

[@lizzieb6311]

She’s distracted over being CAUGHT

[@karmar22able]

😂

[@kathym.248]

Good one.

[@GraceCole-qy6ul]

You mean several million dollars per year retirement? I am sure she will be fine lol

[@JoshSmith222]

​@@GraceCole-qy6ul A fine, rich, reviled failure. And all she had to sacrifice was her integrity. Sounds like the current Democrat mantra.

[@harrypalmer7169]

Those strong words to the faculty really worked, they have now joined the mob.

[@GraceCole-qy6ul]

Now the pitchforks are about getting those people released lol

[@nagaxplorer2022]

Very unsatisfactory answers from dr shafik . Very negative body language. Does she even mean what she says

[@JayEdwards-oz7ss]

She is an 151am15t, what did you expect?

[@nigden1]

@@JayEdwards-oz7ss 'Alan's Snackbar!'

[@AndreasJohanns]

The intersectional gymnastics is disgusting: Shafik is on record claiming "terrorism is a form of protest," so why do you think she sounds so compliant now?

[@VK-md7jm]

She has allowed this to fester for a long time. Do you know why. She was supposed to testify along with Harvard, UPenn and MIT Presidents but skipped it citing other engagements. Find out who is their President Shafik? Where does she come from? Who was her first husband? You will understand why all this continued at Columbia for 6+ months and why she is doing lip service. People fail to understand that their goal is global domination. Every one of them is a soldier in that effort.

[@sketchartist1964]

This problem exists because too many Americans assumed good people were being given high positions in our schools and universities. They trusted them to be patriotic Americans which they obviously are not.

[@sonyashas9347]

Disgraceful as president she says she wishes the genocidal slogans weren’t said but as president she’s invested with the power to stop it.

[@user-wj6dt5bq3w]

There's no such thing as genocidal statements about another country being relevant to someone living in America. For example, tell me how "Nuke Iran!" would be a personal threat to an Iranian student on campus? Again, the campus isn't located in Iran, it's in America.

[@user-lo1rd1rw9j]

Antisemitism and hate of any kind should be stopped. There parents do not teach them basic morality? My parents always taught me to respect every human being regardless of race or religion or nationality.

[@user-wj6dt5bq3w]

There is no Antisemitism or hate, a negative remark about Israel isn't hate.

[@rachelgreen3353]

And yet; they do nothing

[@garenthal9638]

They support it

[@Artistsandlegends]

"From the river to the sea " is not "upsetting", it is threatening.

[@Paidcrisisactor]

If that’s the case then so is “ from sea to shining sea”

[@user-wj6dt5bq3w]

Threatening WHERE? Israel. The campus isn't located in Israel so how is any student nearby under a direct threat from the comment? Use your head, its nonsense. Its like saying "Bomb Finland!" while attending a college in Minnesota, it has no meaning.

[@laughs150]

​@@Paidcrisisactorhow

[@Paidcrisisactor]

@@laughs150 the meaning is the same. The song is a declaration on land for both nations. Now some Americans will say “from to shining sea” is a celebration to an established country., while the latter is a battle cry. From the river to the sea was established way before the genocidal events from the Israeli government.

[@laughs150]

@@Paidcrisisactor so you are saying that the Palestinians are colonialist.

[@RubyBandUSA]

President Shafik, you don't know what a "strong message" is.

[@whatwhome6914]

It works like this. If you are not in a liberal protected group, people can say anything to you. If you are in liberal protected group, the group can classify anything people say as hate speech. Plain and simple.

[@user-wj6dt5bq3w]

And in this case CONSERVATIVES are the ones imposing hate speech codes on everyone else because they adore Israel.

[@videosurfer1811]

Islamophobia??? Seriously... What is isis ? What is hamas, what is jihad, what is intifada? Are they not ALL muslims. And speaking of muslims. Did we PUBLICALLY hear even ONE Muslim condemning hamas? Or asking to Bring back the hostages!! ANYONE ???

[@xaliimacabdullahi-lb8iz]

Do you expect to treat them in an inhumane manner and Muslims watching without self defense?

[@Opiumpoppy8]

@@xaliimacabdullahi-lb8iz you are so good at Taqiya. Hamas abducted innocent people, not all of them are Israelis, some of them are Islamic, but you have zero compassion. Hamas started this carnage on 7/10/23, so stop justifying the killings and hostage taking by Hamas!!

[@user-vn4yn9qs5x]

Does anyone think that saying terrible things about blacks or anyone else would be tolerated

[@karenlancaster2367]

NOPE, it would not

[@user-wj6dt5bq3w]

No one is saying terrible things about any race, they are bashing the state of Israel. Israel is not a race and America's college campuses are not located in Israel.

[@triciaryan2595]

omg I can't belive this they are chanting antisemitism what is that then

[@rebchizelbeak5392]

Note that she said said what the students are doing would be “looked at”. Not that it was against the rules and should be expelled. Which they should.

[@user-wj6dt5bq3w]

No one should be expelled over some chant you don't like about a foreign country.

[@mickeyandres2651]

KZbin is on blast to prevent posts about the violence we’re witnessing on campuses.

[@deadname...]

It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye.

[@garenthal9638]

@@deadname... for the sand people that was their favorite part

[@lastonestanding3417]

Aah, shit ... "distressing" Really?? "We need to be sensitive about language." Really?? "Hurtful" really? Chant in a safe place?? What?

[@karmar22able]

University leaders all know the correct answer now 🙄

[@just_a_sub3217]

Hey Forbes thank you. My left ear really enjoyed this

[@bilgekagan972]

Compared to the addicts of Harvard, PEN and IMT universities, the Colombia university President is in a relatively better situation.

[@robcarter55]

Lots of words no action

[@Anp562]

Seems like they learned something from the disastrous harvard hearings

[@lamp-stand575]

After ducking that early appearance resulting in that outrageous performance of the MIT & Harvard deans, Columbia is able to fine tune its PR schtik. Columbia leadership is despicable.

[@user-dz2hp8rr6m]

AIPAC is paying this creature ,so she has to deliver ,just like all US politicians

[@BalooBearYeah]

hurting people's feelings with challenging words and chanting the inciting to violence are two very different things ... you would think a university would know this

[@garenthal9638]

They’re only going to punish causes they don’t support and will defend ones they do support

[@user-wj6dt5bq3w]

Inciting violence WHERE? We don't live in Israel so any negative chant about Israel is absolutely harmless. Jewish students don't get the right to take away the freedom of speech of other students just to satisfy their own ego identification with Israel.

[@arieladelinechoo9845]

Human is weak and foolish...once pressured, they give in. Such a weak and useless leaders and role models in the University. You, as the HEAD, should have announced to the students to leave school premise within the next 15 minutes peacefully or else the security will come and you will be put under suspension in consideration to be expelled. Free Speech is not INTIMATION, HARASSED AND AGGRESSION toward others. You, as the school leaders should know and wiser than the students.

[@craigaven4439]

Find Solutions!!!!!1 - Its a no brainer, you say that shit you get Expelled. Put the word out of a list of phrases that will get you expelled and follow up on it !!!!!!

[@user-wj6dt5bq3w]

What shit? We don't live in Israel, nothing said against Israel is a threat to anyone inside America.

[@MajedisMyName]

So Netanyahu can use" River to sea " but protesters can't?

[@bunnylover1340]

One look at the president and her face says it all.

[@douglasshaw1320]

It's called free speech. No ifs. No ands. No buts. The very reason for the existence of the first amendment is to protect unpopular speech. There are already laws that deal with such things as terroristic threats, an example of which would possibly apply on the Columbia campus.

[@gavinlevy1693]

So sad to see what has happened to the Democrat party and their base on university campuses

[@italia689]

But quite bemusing...

[@craig6430]

Did I just have a rekindle of a 70s acid trip? WTF

[@Solky76]

We really have to ask ourselves as to how these ignorant people got so much power and how many other people have they discriminated against

[@foedeer]

The lack of clarity from the president of the university is a liability.

[@tonyennis1787]

So, these demonstrations that violate Columbia's code of conduct... what are they going to do about it, and by when? If I stood up in a class and said something terrible, would there be no repercussion until after a task force convened to talk about it?? They have penalties on the books for such violations and they have previously been enacted. So what's the hold-up now?

[@fredliperson9171]

The water is already over the dam.These people know exactly what they're doing and should be shut down ..

[@user-zf1rc6fv9e]

Only talking hapens in America no action taken......no use

[@JeffSherlock]

'Islamaphobia'--BS.

[@michal131187]

It is very disappointing that all the democrats representatives asking questions turn out to be Jewish. Do other democrats just not care about antisemitism?

[@deepakk8184]

America needs to redefine “ freedom of speech” and freedom in general. “ownership and responsibility “ must go with it.

[@glurp1]

I've seen lead doors more transparent than her long-winded response. And I loved it when he said that they don't want to suppress viewpoints.

[@CommanderJamesT.Butler2022]

This president is so weak, she is trembling.

[@Sarah-im3lp]

I agree!

[@mikiafu]

In what way?

[@deadname...]

Your chickens are coming home to roost. ~ Malcolm X

[@reneestevez7193]

¿Did he really say that?......, WOW! No wander Ol' Joe invited those black folks to eat fried chicken the other day😮 😅😅😅

[@Sarah-im3lp]

That would apply to Israel!!

[@deadname...]

@@Sarah-im3lp Palestine as well, I don't really care about either but remember when it's time to vote..... One party is chanting Death to America, the other party is chanting Make America Great Again.

[@millwallholdings]

@@Sarah-im3lp More Palestine No Ceasefire

[@joemetro352]

Oooh they sent a message! Dear God what has this country become

[@reneestevez7193]

Censorship sucks!......, at ANY chat room.

[@a.i.8583]

Ya know, there was never this pushback and criticism when they were trashing white people.

[@garenthal9638]

They still are

[@manpreet9766]

Hi muslim.

[@jameslong5139]

FIRE this woman !

[@johnobrien5037]

Looks like these administrators went to school during the Harvard, UPenn, MIT hearings.

[@user-bi8fz7vq9b]

She’s gotta go! Stop the b.s. talking and just demand she resign.

[@SUNILPATEL-tk6fo]

Educational institutions are known to be temples of education/knowledge. Students go there to gain knowledge for their future. Whatever is observed right now is not what their parents or any sensible person wants them to learn. If rules are broken they should not be there and the person in charge should also be equally responsible.

[@drmeravrosenfeld-hadad8394]

Her name is Shafik... it says it all... I don't believe a single word that comes out of her mouth...

[@johnobrien5037]

Im curious. Where would "the line" be if muslims, blacks or trans were on the receiving end? I seriously doubt there would be as much confusion and the problem would much less complex.

[@Truth_101_]

i study at the uni. she has never ever in her life spoke or consulted with jewish students. ever. shes lying

[@rand49er]

She's saying what they want to hear. I doubt she has any real beliefs regarding free speech or anything. She's an administrator, and that's it.

[@pnike1274]

Shafik seems to be very good actor, She should try in Hollywood.

[@wazInoz7009]

She doesn't know where the line is crossed - seriously ! an ivy league university president not that smart!

[@Lighthouse567]

Shafiq needs to be removed - she is clearly unfit to control what is going on in Colombia - wishing they do not use them is not enough - shafiq needs to do something about things which she isn’t .

[@Impulse735]

Look in to financials, she could be paid BIG $$$$ for allowing this and maybe for losing her job over it

[@mamaamia2995]

AIPAC is doing great job

[@hilaryagu405]

Talk less and do more in action. Students should prioritize their studies or sacrifice the space for those who genuinely want to study. live and let others too

[@herbhealsus]

These are the replacements. They said everything you wanted them to say and still want them fired. This won’t be in my life time but you will be studied by future generations

[@user-ws3hx2qn1f]

Shut down Columbia University.

[@prithvirajs4157]

Distressing wtf she's talking about. Shafik ought to go.

[@Offa7a]

What about semitism when the catalyst of the move is the Jews. Besides who “ called for genocide of the Jews”

[@arcturusme2630]

You're a University, teach them that free speech is great but don't be stupid.

[@user-jq9tm4kb8r]

She needs to be fired

[@johnallen7807]

So why is she not expelling them if they are breaking the code of conduct?

[@user-wj6dt5bq3w]

There is no code of conduct that covers not liking a foreign country's policies.

[@johnallen7807]

@@user-wj6dt5bq3w But there is for harassing and intimidating other students on the basis of their race or religion.

[@user-wj6dt5bq3w]

@@johnallen7807No one is doing that. In fact, there are many Jewish protesters supporting Palestine in these crowds.

[@user-wj6dt5bq3w]

@@johnallen7807 No one is doing that.

[@johnallen7807]

@@user-wj6dt5bq3w So? there were many Europeans who fought for the Nazis, that doesn't make it right. Remember the hostages held by Hamas, many already murdered.

[@josephmurray2234]

There is and was a solution its called education

[@user-zx6ve9es4y]

If Jewish students dont feel safe do something about it now instead od debating it!

[@allenmoses110]

Is she still President?

[@jkkjeldsen8249]

Shafik has a protective slimecoat that Gavin Newsom would envy.

[@deskilroy960]

Is there free speech on campus any more. Gaza is unfree

[@eddomovitch270]

"Wishing" is not an effective policy against JEW HATE.

[@user-wj6dt5bq3w]

River to the Sea isn't directed against American Jews, its about Israel.

[@redrackham6812]

It's all very well that Congress is holding hearings on this, but where is the bill to cut off federal funding to Columbia and other institutions clearly fostering genocidal antisemitism?

[@Eric-mp4ft]

Abit unfair being given the forthcoming questions and ready with a smartarse answers that’s makes themselves look intelligent!! Why not ask them a question or two and make them think on their backside and on the spot!! Let’s see how they manage!! It’s like them gives their students list of questions they’ll be asking tomorrow!

[@IndoCropCirclesOfficial]

*When the president of Banana Republic speaks*

[@erneststewart9117]

This so called University needs to be sacked immediately.

[@brianfoley3925]

What's more worthless than Congress?

[@ismaelmahmud6094]

Genocidal Bibi Netanyahu used the words said " Israel must have total control from the river Jordan to the sea. Is that anti-Palestinians? 😂😂

[@SouthBaySteelers]

(Our) Free speech matters (but your free speech doesn’t). The buck stops over there.

[@KommuSoft]

These all seem ChatGPT bots, these "professors" from Columbia.

[@dsgio7254]

Intifada means ....violence ? I though it meant peaceful uprising .. correct ?

[@TheRideBo]

I know I song, its has a refrein: Parole, Parole Parole

[@miguelmiranda2865]

Keep protesting peacefully y'all! Don't get caught up in the media circus! ❤️❤️🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸❤️

[@renelopez2726]

She’s from Egypt. What do you expect ? She’s not a true American ❤

[@johnselig8261]

To the doctor professor...to heck with the language...it has moved way beyond that to the physical and destructive and you say Nothing about stopping that!!! Shame!

[@dwarfburgerswampbeard6181]

Foriegn and domestic

[@erniemelanson2965]

You are fired another one bites the dust