In a brazen display of hate, Columbia University�s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) distributed a publication titled The Columbia Intifada, openly supporting violence and terrorism against Israel. The four-page newspaper, named after the intifadas responsible for countless Israeli civilian deaths, included inflammatory articles like �Zionist Peace Means Palestinian Blood� and �The Myth of the Two-State Solution.�

The publication provided instructions for �wheatpasting� (attaching to walls) anti-Israel propaganda in public spaces, furthering its campaign of incitement.�1,000 copies were printed and distributed on campus.

The backlash has been swift. Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) condemned the publication as �outrageous� and called for severe consequences if Columbia fails to protect Jewish students. �If Columbia cannot protect Jewish students on their campus, they should lose federal funding and their tax-exempt status,� he said.

Columbia University, which temporarily suspended SJP in November 2023 for unauthorized protests following the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attacks, has launched an investigation. A university spokesperson called the use of the Columbia name in a publication glorifying violence a �breach of our values.�

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) also weighed in, with CEO Jonathan Greenblatt calling the newspaper �beyond offensive� and demanding accountability from the university administration. �This is incitement, plain and simple,� Greenblatt said.

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