Columbia University has directed significant financial support toward pro-Israel advocacy organizations, including the Anti-Defamation League and AIPAC’s charitable arm, over the past three years amid heightened scrutiny of student protests. The funding contrasts sharply with the absence of comparable donations to pro-Palestine groups, raising questions about institutional priorities during a period of heightened campus activism. The revelation, detailed in a report by The Intercept, highlights how the university’s financial decisions may reflect broader political alignments. Critics may see this as evidence of unequal treatment in how the school allocates resources to different advocacy movements.


Groups like the ADL and AIPAC’s charity arm received cash from Columbia over the past three years, as the school cracked down on student protests. The post Columbia Gives Big Money to Pro-Israel Groups — But Not to Pro-Palestine Ones appeared first on The Intercept.