Middle East Studies at Columbia University Rife with Anti-Israel Activism

New research from the Amcha Initiative shows that Middle East studies departments at Columbia University, including Rashid Khalidi’s Center for Palestine Studies, are rife with faculty who promote BDS and other forms of anti-Israel political activism. And in the case of Columbia’s Middle East Institute, it’s being funded by the government.

Cinnamon Stillwell analyzes Middle East studies academia in West Coast colleges and universities for Campus Watch. A San Francisco Bay Area native and graduate of San Francisco State University, she is a columnist, blogger, and social media analyst. Ms. Stillwell, a former contributing political columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, has written on a wide variety of topics, including the political atmosphere in American higher education, and has appeared as a guest on television and talk radio.
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