Robert Kraft says his alma mater, Columbia, is no longer recognizable amid anti-Israeli protests that have taken over the university. The Patriots owner also says he's cutting off funding to the school.
Pete Rose Roasts Shohei Ohtani At Autograph Signinggraduated from Columbia in '63, and has been a huge proponent of the school in every way, including financially ... but all that changed Monday when the billionaire Patriots owner made it clear he wasn't going to stand by and watch his University be taken over by hate and vitriol.
"The school I love so much - the one that welcomed me and provided me with so much opportunity - is no longer an institution I recognize," 82-year-old Kraft said in a statement released byOf course, since mid-last week, students and others have taken to Columbia's NYC campus to demand the University sever all ties to Israel. Some protestors have been seen showing support for Hamas and their actions on October 7, even calling for repeated attacks.
While Robert is far from the only alumnus speaking out, he's certainly one of the most influential. In fact, the Kraft Center for Jewish Student Life, an on-campus hub for Jewish students, bears his name.Over the weekend, The White House issued a statement admonishing those at Columbia who aren't peacefully protesting, and rather threatening to harm Jewish students.
"While every American has the right to peaceful protest, calls for violence and physical intimidation targeting Jewish students and the Jewish community are blatantly antisemitic, unconscionable, and dangerous."
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