Columbia University president Minouche Shafik resigns after outrage over anti-Israel protests on campus
Columbia University president Minouche Shafik resigns after outrage over anti-Israel protests on campus
The president of Columbia University has resigned with immediate effect just a week after three of her deans quit over a leaked text message exchange which mocked concerns about anti-Semitism. Minouche Shafik resisted demands for her resignation as protests against Israel brought the New York college to a standstill earlier this year but said on Wednesday that the 'turmoil' had taken 'a considerable toll on my family'. Donations began to dry up as wealthy benefactors reacted with disgust to the protests, and Shafik herself was widely criticized after appearing before Congress where she refused to say whether the phrase 'From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free', should be considered anti-Semitic.
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