House Republicans Call for Donors to Pull Funding From Columbia University Over Anti-Semitic Incidents

Republicans in the House of Representatives sent an April 26 letter urging major donors to Columbia University who are against the anti-Israel demonstrations to express their disapproval by way of their financial contributions. In the open letter to the Ivy League university’s donors, House Republicans, under the leadership of Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Mo.), urged donors of Columbia University to rethink their support. The lawmakers called for donors to denounce the anti-Semitic incidents taking place on the university’s campus that have led to attacks on Jewish students, and a move to remote classes while the protests continue. In protest of Columbia’s investments in companies with connections to Israel, students have occupied the Upper Manhattan campus for several days, setting up camps and conducting demonstrations....