COLUMBIA’S ANTISEMITIC ECOSYSTEM
Columbia University has created an “ecosystem” of antisemitism for many years. A key component contributing to this toxic atmosphere are the professors hired by the university.
Post-Oct. 7 and in violation of university policy, dozens of faculty members have led the charge against Israel, calling for the destruction of the only Jewish state in the world and slandering Israel’s actions against the genocidal terror group Hamas.
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66 professors at Columbia are currently profiled on Canary Mission for their antisemitism. (See complete list below.)
These antisemitic professors at Columbia are disproportionately affiliated with the following five interdepartmental institutes or departments:
- Center for Palestine Studies
- Institute for the Study of Sexuality and Gender
- Middle East Institute
- Department of Anthropology
- Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies
PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN WORST OFFENDING DEPARTMENTS AND INSTITUTES
PROPORTION OF ANTISEMITIC FACULTY WITHIN COLUMBIA DEPARTMENTS & INSTITUTES
INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF SEXUALITY AND GENDER
- 50% of institute faculty members have Canary Mission profiles
- 30% of the current executive committee members have Canary Mission profiles
- 26% of Columbia faculty Canary Mission profiles are core faculty or affiliates of the institute
Breakdown of antisemitic faculty also part of the
Institute for the Study of Sexuality and Gender
CENTER FOR PALESTINE STUDIES
- 85% of the center’s faculty members have Canary Mission profiles
- The center was founded in 2010 by Rashid Khalidi, spokesman in the 1980s for Yassar Arafat’s Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
- In 2010, Khalidi stated that the center would steer clear of political activism, yet in 2015 and 2016, of the 44 Israel-related events sponsored by the center, 41 featured anti-Israel, pro-BDS speakers.
Proportion of Center for Palestine Studies faculty members
displaying various types of antisemitism
MIDDLE EAST INSTITUTE
- Middle East Institute is used by the U.S. Department of Education as a Middle East National Resource Center
- 23% of Middle East Institute professors have Canary Mission profiles
- 21% support BDS
- 3 professors at the institute are on Canary Mission’s Columbia’s “worst offenders” list (see below)
DEPARTMENT OF MIDDLE EASTERN, SOUTH ASIAN, AND AFRICAN STUDIES
Proportion of Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian,
and African Studies faculty displaying various types of antisemitism
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DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY
Proportion of Department of Anthropology faculty
displaying various types of antisemitism
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LEADING ANTISEMITIC PROFESSORS
MOHAMED ABDOU
Mohamed Abdou, visiting professor in modern Arab studies, organizer with Students for Justice in Palestine at Cornell University.
“I might be with Hamas and support the resistance, absolutely… The warriors, the resistance fighters that were in Hamas, numbered less than 1,500. And look how they flipped the table, not only on an entire settler-colonial state with no definable borders, but rather on the whole world.”
MUNIR ATALLA
Munir Atalla, adjunct professor of film and media studies, organized an October 8, 2023 anti-Israel protest in NYC for Palestinian Youth Movement, activist with Students for Justice in Palestine while at Tufts University.
“We’re here to say that occupied people have a right to resist their occupation…”
HAMID DABISHI
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Hamid Dabishi, professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature, subject of an investigation for antisemitic abuse and intimidation of students.
“Every dirty treacherous ugly and pernicious act happening in the world just wait for a few days and the ugly name of ‘Israel’ will pop up as a key actor in the atrocities...”
KATHERINE FRANKE
Katherine Franke, professor of law.
“...Palestinian resistance 2 Israeli policy isn’t ‘Islamic terrorism’ - it’s anti-colonial resistance.”
STATHIS GOURGOURIS
Stathis Gourgouris, professor of Classics, English, and Comparative Literature and Society, BDS supporter.
Accused Israel of “systematically” killing Palestinians who, he claims, have been “dispossessed, expelled, and exterminated” by Israel.
JOSEPH HOWLEY
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Joseph Howley, professor of classics, coordinating committee member of Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine at Columbia and Barnard, speaker at anti-Israel rallies.
Signed a letter in October 2023 calling the Hamas massacre of Jews a “military response” by “an occupied people exercising a right to resist violent and illegal occupation.”
RASHID KHALIDI
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Rashid Khalidi, professor of modern Arab studies, former spokesman for the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
Labeled terrorism against Israelis as “acts of spontaneous resistance” and claimed the “occupation doesn’t have the right to call resistance ‘terrorists.’”
MAHMOOD MAMDANI
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Mahmood Mamdani, professor of government and anthropology, BDS activist, spoke at event with BDS founder Omar Barghouti.
Signed a letter in October 2023 calling the Hamas massacre of Jews a “military response” by “an occupied people exercising a right to resist violent and illegal occupation.”
JOSEPH MASSAD
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Joseph Massad, professor of modern Arab politics and intellectual history, subject of an investigation for antisemitic abuse and intimidation of students.
“This commitment to ethnic cleansing and Jewish supremacist rule has been an ideological cornerstone of the Zionist movement since its inception.”
PREMILLA NADASEN
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Premilla Nadasen, professor of history at Barnard College, supported Columbia’s chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace after their suspension.
Signed a letter in October 2023 calling the Hamas massacre of Jews a “military response” by “an occupied people exercising a right to resist violent and illegal occupation.”
BLAKE TURNER
Blake Turner, professor of psychiatry at the Columbia University Medical Center, supporter of the BDS Movement.
Signed a letter demonizing Israel at Columbia, signed a letter defending Alison Weir, founder and executive director of the antsemitic organization If Americans Knew (IAK).
ANTHONY ZENKUS
Anthony Zenkus, senior lecturer at Columbia School of Social Work, supporter of the BDS Movement.
“Israel is clearly engaged in ethnic cleansing.”
“...Zionism is racism. Zionism is aprstheid [sic]…”
Ann Douglas is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement and is the Parr Professor Emerita of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University (Columbia).Supporting BDS
Anupama Rao is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement at Columbia University (Columbia) and Barnard College (Barnard), where she is an associate professor of History.During t
Audra Simpson participated in the pro-Hamas encampment at Columbia in April 2024. The encampment was also in support of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
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Brian Boyd is a leader within the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement who was “instrumental" in passing a 2015 resolution encouraging the American Anthropological Association (AAA) to boycott Israeli academic institutions.
Brinkley Morris Messick is a vocal supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement at Columbia University (Columbia), where he is professor of Anthropology and co-founder of the Center
Bruce Robbins participated in the pro-Hamas encampment at Columbia in April 2024. He spread hatred of Israel as an encampment speaker and is a supporter of BDS - Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions
D. Max Moerman petitioned Columbia University (Columbia) President Lee Bollinger to take a position against Israel and is a supporter of aathe Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.Moerman is
David Scott is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement at Columbia University (Columbia), where he is a professor of Anthropology and Director of Graduate Studies.During the s
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Dirk Salomons promotes the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement at Columbia University.
Elizabeth Bernstein participated in the pro-Hamas encampment at Columbia in April 2024. The encampment was also in support of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
Elizabeth A. Povinelli participated in and showed support for the pro-Hamas encampment at Columbia in April 2024. She is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
Farah Griffin is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement and has defended disgraced anti-Israel Professor Steven Salaita. She is the William B. Ransford Professor of English
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Frank Andre Guridy is a Columbia University professor who justified the Hamas terrorist war crimes of October 7, 2023. He spoke at the pro-Hamas encampment at Columbia in April 2024.
Frederick Neuhouser has defended anti-Israel activism on campus, is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement and has expressed support for disgraced anti-Israel Professor Steve
Gauri Viswanathan is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement and has defended disgraced anti-Israel Professor Steven Salaita. Viswanathan is a professor in the Department of
Gayatri Spivak [Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak] showed support for the pro-Hamas encampment at the University of Toronto (UofT) in May 2024. She is also a supporter of BDS Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions.
George Saliba was the investigated for accusations of anti-Semitism at Columbia University in 2004-2005. Saliba also encouraged students to attend an anti-Israel rally and is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
Gil Anidjar is an activist with the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement and led an anti-Israel divestment campaign at Columbia University (Columbia).Anidjar has stated that the struggle for
Gil Hochberg demonized Israel and criticized its supporters in her writing and at speaking events. She also supports the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
Gray Tuttle is a professor at Columbia University who justified the Hamas terrorist war crimes of October 7, 2023.
Gregory Mann participated in the pro-Hamas encampment at Columbia in April 2024. Mann spread hatred of Israel.
Gregory Pflugfelder is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement and is an associate professor of Japanese History in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures and in
James Schamus showed support for the pro-Hamas encampment at Columbia in April 2024. He justified Hamas terrorism, supported anti-Israel activism on the Columbia and demonized Israel.
Jean Howard is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement and is the George Delacorte Professor in the Humanities at Columbia University (Columbia), teaching in the Department of
Josh Whitford participated in the pro-Hamas encampment at Columbia in mid-2024. The encampment was also in support of BDS Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions.
Lila Abu-Lughod is a leader within the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement. In 2015, she co-authored a BDS resolution at the American Anthropological Association (AAA) calling on the AAA to
Mae Ngai [Mai M. Ngai] petitioned Columbia University (Columbia) President Lee Bollinger to publicly oppose Israeli security measures, is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) moveme
Marianne Hirsch spoke at the pro-Hamas encampment at Columbia in April 2024. She is a supporter of BDS Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions
Marwa Elshakry is a Columbia University professor and activist who spread hatred of Israel and justified the Hamas terrorist war crimes of Oct 7, 2023.
Michael Harris participated in the pro-Hamas encampment at Columbia in April 2024. The encampment was also in support of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
Michael Taussig [Michael T. Taussig] has spread anti-Israel conspiracy theories and is an activist with the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement. In this capacity, he pushed a resolution enco
Michael Thaddeus advocated for the release of an academic who called upon students at a Palestinian university to design weapons to kill “Zionist soldiers in their bedrooms." Thaddeus is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement at Columbia University (Columbia), where he is a professor of Mathematics.Supporting A Militant Professor In 2016, Thaddeus was a signatory to a letter campaign demanding the release of Dr. Imad Ahmad Barghouthi, an astrophysics professor at Jerusalem’s Al-Quds University (Al-Quds). Barghouti had been arrested by Israeli securi
Muhsin Al-Musawi is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement at Columbia University (Columbia), where he is a professor of Arabic Literature.In December of 2012, Al-Musawi sign
Nadia Abu El-Haj is a leader within the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement. In 2015, she led a BDS campaign at the American Anthropological Association (AAA) to pass a resolution that would boycott Israeli academic institutions.
Najam Iftikhar Haider is a Columbia University department chair who justified the Hamas terrorist war crimes of October 7, 2023.
Naor Ben-Yehoyada is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanction (BDS) movement and was a leading participant in a controversial conference aimed at contemplating the dissolution of Israel. Ben-
Neferti X. M. Tadiar participated in the pro-Hamas encampment at Columbia in April 2024. Tadiar also justified Hamas terrorism in October 2023.
Pablo Piccato petitioned Columbia University President Lee Bollinger to take a position against Israel, demonized Israel and is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
Paige West is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement at Columbia University and Barnard College.
Partha Chatterjee is an activist with the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement. He launched a campaign calling on professors to boycott an academic seminar at The Hebrew University in Jerusal
Patricia Dailey is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement and is an associate professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University (Columbia).Supporting BDS
Rebecca Jordan-Young participated in the pro-Hamas encampment at Columbia in April 2024. Jordan-Young is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
Rhoda Kanaaneh [Rhoda Ann Kanaaneh] was a leader in the effort to push the American Anthropological Association (AAA) to boycott Israeli academic institutions. She is also a supporter of the Boycott,
Rosalind Morris [Rosalind C. Morris] is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement at Columbia University (Columbia), where she is a professor of Anthropology.Morris has also sig
Ross Hamilton is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement at Columbia University (Columbia) and Barnard College (Barnard), where he is a professor of English and director of th
Sarah Haley spread hatred of Israel and is a supporter of BDS Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions and Students for Justice in Palestine. She participated in the pro-Hamas encampment at Columbia in April 2024.
Saskia Sassen has demonized Israel and is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement. She is a Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology at Columbia University.
Taylor Carman is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement at Columbia University (Columbia) and Barnard College (Barnard), where he is a professor of Philosophy. Carman has wr
Thea Abu El-Haj [Thea Renda Abu El-Haj] was a professor in the Graduate School of Education (GSE) at Rutgers University (Rutgers). She is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) moveme
Timothy Mitchell is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement, which he has promoted at Columbia University. He has also been accused of promoting an anti-Israel agenda in the classroom.
Victoria De Grazia participated in the pro-Hamas encampment at Columbia in April 2024. De Grazia justified Hamas terrorism and is a supporter of BDS Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions.
Wayne L. Proudfoot participated in the pro-Hamas encampment at Columbia in April 2024. Proudfoot also justified Hamas terrorism in October 2023.
Zainab Bahrani participated in the pro-Hamas encampment at Columbia in April 2024. The encampment was also in support of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
Zoe Crossland is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement at Columbia University, where she is an associate professor of Anthropology.