Columbia University

At Columbia, Jewish students can find belonging beyond the anti-Israel noise - opinion

The best path forward for the Jewish students on Columbia’s campus, and any other campus in the Diaspora, is simply to continue being proudly Jewish.

Students walk on campus at Columbia University during the first day of the fall semester in New York City, US, September 2, 2025
Columbia graduate and pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil attends a press conference announcing a lawsuit against the university in New York City, September 14, 2026.

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil asks US Supreme Court to hear case seeking to avoid re-arrest

With Israel activist and former Columbia University professor Shai Davidai, this past Feb.

Harriet Jackson finds belonging in Israel after fighting campus antisemitism

Columbia University campus, first day of 2025 fall semester, in New York City. Prof. Shai Davidai exposes Ivy League radical politics, ideological indoctrination, institutional indifference, leadership failures, and the moral unraveling of American academia.

'American Intellectual Antisemitism': Shai Davidai exposes universities’ deep-rooted antisemitism


Mahmoud Khalil sues Columbia University for alleged failure to protect pro-Palestinian students

Khalil became a face of the Trump administration crackdown on students' pro-Palestinian protests after US immigration agents arrested him in March 2025 in the lobby of his university residence.

Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate and pro-Palestinian activist, stands with others announcing a federal lawsuit to be filed against Columbia University for showing "deliberate indifference" to the harassment of pro-Palestinian students, New York City, US, September 14, 2026.

No. 49: Prof. Jennifer Mnookin: Columbia’s first Jewish pres., arriving at its most turbulent hour

Mnookin has headed Columbia University since July, becoming the Ivy League school's first Jewish leader in three decades amid a time of intense campus antisemitism.

 Jennifer Mnookin attends UCLA Black Law: 50th Anniversary Solidarity Gala at The Beverly Hills Hotel on April 04, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California.

From Israel to New York: Fighting for truth on the front line - opinion

A bonus is that we’re making our fellow Jews feel safer: More seen. More heard. More represented. More protected. And that, for us, is the biggest blessing of all.

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Report outlines alleged extremist ties, chronological contradictions for pro-Palestinian activist

Mahdawi is a Columbia graduate student and prominent pro-Palestinian campus activist who originally moved to the United States from the West Bank as a student, became a lawful permanent resident.

MOHSEN MAHDAWI, US Rep. Becca Balint's (D–VT) guest speaks during the "People's State of the Union" event during US President Trump's State of the Union address in Washington, DC, US, February 24, 2026.

Driving democracy to the ground: Don't make it harder for Israelis abroad to vote – opinion

If Diaspora Jews are called back to serve in the IDF when war breaks out, the same logic should apply when Israeli elections near – they should return to vote for their country

 A man casts his vote in the Israeli general elections, at a polling station in Jerusalem, on November 1, 2022.

Columbia students drop divestment demand as new Israel program set to open

The Columbia student workers' union dropped its demand at the bargaining table Tuesday for the university to divest from Israel.

Pro-Palestinian student protesters set up a tent encampment at Columbia University on April 24, 2024.

Israel Securities Authority Chairman: “Regulation is stuck. The market and the public can't wait."

Sefi Zinger warned that delays in regulatory reform could come at a cost to investors and the wider public

Leading figures at the conference

After 100 years, Israel's kibbutzim are still adapting to war, change, and an uncertain future

Israel’s kibbutzim have moved far beyond agriculture, balancing industry, private income and community life while confronting the scars of October 7.

DEGANYA ALEF & BET: Plowing a field, 1945.

Takeaways from the NY primaries: Shifting Jewish power centers, Mamdani the Kingmaker and more

Mamdani, at his rally last week backing his preferred candidates, triggered backlash from Jewish corners for comparing pro-Israel lobbyists AIPAC to “monsters.”

Brad Lander, candidate for New York’s 10th Congressional District, speaks to the media while standing next to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani during a watch party after winning the primary elections in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., June 23, 2026.

The Mamdani effect: Democratic incumbents now have to worry about being too pro-Israel - opinion

Following Mamdani’s lead, Lander and Avila Chevalier both sought to turn their opponent’s support for Israel into a defining moral failure.

Democratic candidate for New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks after winning the 2025 New York City Mayoral race, at an election night rally in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, US, November 4, 2025.