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WATCH: ‘Don’t send kids here, can’t protect them from pro-terror students,’ Columbia prof appeals to parents
An assistant professor of Columbia Business School put the Columbia University and its president to shame for supporting Hamas and pro-terror student organisations
FP Staff Last Updated:October 20, 2023 14:52:32 IST 
Source: REUTERS/X.
An assistant professor of the globally-acclaimed Columbia Business School put the Columbia University and its president to shame for standing in support of Hamas and pro-terror student organisations with a heart-wrenching speech, openly appealing parents across the world not to send their kids to the varsity.
“I speak as a father,” said Shai Davidai, dad to two “beautiful kids”.
“Please take out your phones, since I want this message to reach every parent who wants to send their kids to Columbia University and entrust their safety with us. I want all parents in America who sent their kids to NYU, to Harvard, to Stanford, to Berkeley… and I want to tell you that we cannot protect your child,” said an emotional and agitated Davidai.
“We cannot protect your children from pro-terror student organisations because the president of the Columbia University will not speak out against pro-terror student orgainsations… because the presidents of Harvard or Stanford or Berkeley will not speak out against pro-terror students organisations.”
“Last Saturday 14 US citizens were kidnapped into Gaza with 200 other Israeli, French and German nationalities. 14 citizens of the US are in Gaza and yet the president of the university is giving her support to pro-terror student organisations.”
“I have an amazing 7-year-old son and every night when I tuck him to sleep, we read a chapter of Harry Potter and he is a legitimate target of resistance here in Columbia University, just because he is an Israeli. I have a feisty 2-year-old daughter… she too is a legitimate target of resistance; that is what they are selling: ‘you can murder and kidnap my daughter in the name of resistance. And, none of the presidents of universities all around the country are willing to take a stand. This is what cowards do.”
“Minouche Shafik, president of Columbia University is a coward,” Davidai challenged the head of the varsity to eradicate pro-terror student organisations that were spreading hate.“If President Joe Biden can come out any say this is unacceptable, this is inhumane; if the mayor of New York Eric Adams can say ‘this not OK’, then where are you president Shafik? Last week we had thousands of pro-terror students singing songs that are being sung in Iraq, Libya, Yemen and Afghanistan. They were singing these songs not in Gaza, but here. And this is the school you want to send your children to?”
“They were celebrating the rape of teenage girls in a music festival in the name of resistance. And the president of the university is allowing them to march on our campuses. The Centre for Jewish Studies had to go into lockdown. This is not happening in Gaza or Tel Aviv, but here.”
“I want to tell every parent, it does not matter if you are Jewish or Muslim or Hindu or Buddhist or an atheist like me… rape is never OK… if my 2-year-old daughter was 18 now, I would never send her to Columbia.”
