Robert Kraft 'not comfortable' supporting Columbia University as pro-Palestinian protests continue

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Robert Kraft indicated he will no longer be donating to Columbia University as protests continue on campus.

FOXBORO - New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft indicated he will no longer be donating to Columbia University as pro-Palestinian protests continued for a sixth day at his alma mater's New York City campus.Kraft issued a statement through his Foundation to Combat Antisemitism and its #StandUpToJewishHate campaign. 'I am deeply saddened at the virulent hate that continues to grow on campus and throughout our country,' Kraft said.

School president Minouche Shafik has announced a switch to remote learning as a way to 'deescalate' the situation. Kraft said he hopes leadership at Columbia 'will stand up to this hate by ending these protests immediately.' In Massachusetts, similar tent protests inspired by Columbia have popped up at Emerson College and MIT.Kraft says Columbia 'no longer an institution I recognize'Kraft graduated from Columbia in 1963 and has donated millions to the university.

 

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