Columbia University President Says Calling for Annihilation of Jews Violates School’s Code of Conduct

In a congressional hearing, lawmakers grill school officials over their response to anti-Semitism.

Students participate in a protest in support of Palestine and for free speech outside of the Columbia University campus in New York City on Nov. 15, 2023. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/Tribune Content Agency

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 anti-Semitism since Hamas’s terrorist attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

In the attack, Hamas killed and raped Israelis and took Israeli hostages, resulting in the largest single-day massacre of Jews since the Holocaust.